Saturday, April 7, 2007

Google Reader (100+)

Google Reader (100+): "Apr 6, 2007 (16 hours ago)
Google Launches Free 411 Service
from TechCrunch by Michael Arrington

Google threw a new product called Goog-411 into Google Labs today - a free telephone based information service that could replace toll 411 calls. About 2.6 billion 411 calls are made in the U.S. each year, and it is a $7 billion/year market.

Goog-411 can be accessed by dialing 1-800-GOOG-411."

read the full article

This looks like a great service but for the US numbers only.

Buried in the text is a link to the Google local business search service "Businesses that want to add or correct data can do so here." which allows organizations to create detailed information about their services for users who find them through Google.

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