If you don’t use GOOG-411 when you are away from your computer and need directory assistance, you should. It is free and will give you the address or phone number of any local business. Today, GOOG-411 added an obvious feature it should have had all along: it now tells you the street intersections where a business is located.
Since it knows the location information and can presumably cross-reference that with Google Maps, giving out the intersection is not too hard. To get the intersection, just ask for “details” after you get the phone number.
The thing about GOOG-411 is that it is all automated using Google’s speech recognition technology. While you are waiting for it to find the phone number and address, it plays a recording of a human voice pretending to be a computer calculating the answer (”bidabudabidabudabidabudabid”). It’s a nice touch. Almost makes you forget you are talking to a computer. Almost.
I love the “bidabudabidabudabidabudabid” sound especially when the system is taking a long time to lookup your request
sample it for hip hop…
google is scary
goog411 is an awesome service. I use it all the time to call places when i don’t have the internet available. Having intersections available just makes it that much easier to find places. Nice that they put it back in ‘details’, so as to not clutter the current great interface “i’ll connect you, or says details for more options’
I travel to NYC monthly for work. I know the city pretty well, but having a tool like this is great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of companies doing this now. And the services will only get better.
Consumers are the big winners. Think they’ll eventually insert audio ads? Seems obvious. But I’d rather pay money than endure the crap svc of Jingle.
And BTW…why do they all offer the service via 800? Gotta think most calls are from cell phones. The providers aren’t saving anyone any money, just increasing their OpEx.
Nice! An ad company finally does audio ads on the cell with giving directions.
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SG
uh….what?
I’ve used GOOG 411 countless times after leaving an address on my desk at home… It even works in Canada.
Great idea. I hope they roll this out to the text version of Goog-411. You know, when you text what you are looking for to 46645….
cool tool. but GOOG 411 has some of the worst voice recognition software i’ve ever experienced. EVER.
crap!!!!!
Map feature didn’t work for me, despite saying ‘details’…Love the free factor, but agree on the VRS. Almost as hilarious as some of my Jotts and ReQall notes to myself (my favorite Japanese restaurant was mangled beyond measure) Price is right though.
Worked subsequently; just has trouble with exotic biz/restaurant names. PERFECT for driving; tx!
I use GOOG-411 and tell everyone I know about it. Use it, don’t pay $1.50 for your cell phone 411.