Google 411 Draws You A Picture

window.document.getElementById(‘post-3845’).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Google Local Voice Search, which you get for free by calling 1-800-GOOG-411, has added a new feature that helps you from losing your results after you hang up the phone. At any point while using the service, just say “Map it”, and you’ll get a text message containing your voice search results, as well as a picture of a Google Map showing you where to go. It’s a great addition, especially if you don’t have a pen and paper handy to write down what you hear.
You know what this reminds me of? Back when the internet was younger, if you didn’t have the money for the web, you got Juno, the free email service. There was this whole idea in place of sending out emails which would come back with the full text of web pages, letting you browse the internet without paying […]

Original post by Nathan Weinberg