If you have a cell phone and would like to use it as a search engine then you should try using Google SMS
How to use Google SMS:
1. Enter your query as a text message.
2. Send message to the 5-digit US
2. shortcode 46645 (GOOGL on most
2. phones).
3. Receive text message(s) with results
2. (takes about a minute). May see
2. multiple messages labeled “1of3”,
2. “2of3”, etc.
For a help text message, send the word ‘help’
to 46645, or visit http://sms.google.com
Business listings from Google Local
- Enter business and include city and state, or zip
- To ensure getting Google Local results, put a period
- between business and location
- Examples: ‘pizza 94301’ OR ‘pizza palo alto ca’ OR
- ‘pizza.94301’
Prices from Froogle
- Enter ‘price’ or ‘prices’ along with the product name
- Examples: ‘price ipod 20gb’ OR ‘ipod 20gb prices’
Definitions
- Enter ‘defi ne’ followed by the word or phrase
- Example: defi ne ubiquitous
Remember...
- Get up to 3 results per query. Results may arrive as
- separate text messages. - Messages may arrive out of order depending on
- wireless provider. - Results should appear within a minute, but could
- take longer.- You may get ‘no results’ if feature you’re requesting - is not supported.
- View all Google SMS features at:
- http://sms.google.com/howtouse.html