A New product from Google Labs..
Google Voice Local Search.
This is what the Google blog has to say about the new product.
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Google Voice Local Search lets you search for local businesses from any phone and for free. If you’re in the US, call 1-800-GOOG-411 and say what you want to find. Here are some of the features:
* You can find a business listing by category. Just say “pizza,” for example.
* You can send the listing details to your mobile phone via SMS.
* The service is fully automated, so it doesn’t rely on human operators.
* It connects you directly to the business, free of charge.
In the US, 411 is the phone number for local directory assistance, but it’s pretty expensive (more than $1). 1-800-FREE-411 is a free service that uses speech recognition to process your request and ads to monetize it.
Google tested several years ago Google Voice Search, a service that let you search Google by voice, but it’s not available anymore. There’s also Google SMS: send an SMS to 466453 with your query and get business listings.
If you’re in the US, which 411 is better: 1-800-FREE-411 or 1-800-GOOG-411?
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