Monday, April 02, 2007

Fun mit Google, Part Funf

So here's a list of information you can get from Google via text (or SMS, as it's called):

What you want--> what you type in (the 5 digit numbers are the zip code)
Local Listings--> chili's 60050
Weather--> weather Chicago
Flight updates--> apparently you just type in your flight number, i.e. AA2111
Airline information--> United Airlines
Sports--> cubs
Movies--> blades of glory 60050
Stock Quotes--> type the stock ticker, like tgt for Target or IBM for, well, IBM
Glossary--> define zenith
Zip Code--> 72202
Translation--> translate hello in french
Driving Directions--> woodstock il to 60156
Web Snippets--> g hubble telescope
Q&A--> abraham lincoln birthday
Area Code--> 650
Froogle--> price ipod player 40gb
Calculator--> 1 US pint in liters
Currency Conversion--> 8 usd in yen

If you can't remember what to type, you can txt "help" to Google too. They say the reply messages might come out of order, so be patient, but in my experience, you really don't have to wait very long for an answer.

And here's a site where you can practice your cell phone googling, so that when the time comes, you'll be ready--> http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/

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