{"id":1207,"date":"2010-07-25T23:54:40","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T06:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2016-09-14T16:36:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T23:36:55","slug":"sending-out-a-sms-to-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/sending-out-a-sms-to-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending Out a SMS…to Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\u00a0by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/p>\n

I have posted my last post in the <\/span>LosetheLaptop.com<\/span>\u00a0contest I have been participating in.\u00a0 I am competing for votes against 9 other great bloggers as we write about our experiences with the HTC Tilt2 smartphone.\u00a0 Please go to the <\/span>LosetheLaptop.com<\/span> site and vote for me<\/strong> \u2013 both you and I could win $5,000!\u00a0 The more you vote, the more your chances (and mine!) of winning.\u00a0 Thanks for your support!<\/span><\/span><\/address>\n

\"GoogleI have some friends who love texting Google.\u00a0 Often times, they have texted Google at 466453 to get information or find an address.\u00a0 I never tried it because I found it antiquated.\u00a0 Who wants to text if you have a great smartphone with a data plan?\u00a0 Besides, I knew I’d never remember 466453.\u00a0 (I just learned in writing this article that 466453 spells Google on your keypad!)<\/p>\n

Last weekend, we took a roadtrip with these same friends to Las Vegas.\u00a0 I was enjoying the long trip as a backseat driver since I was using my Tilt2 phone with BING navigation – which told me exactly how many minutes it would be until we arrived.\u00a0 As we neared Las Vegas, we decided to visit the most famous pawn shop in the world – the one the show,\u00a0Pawn Stars, <\/a>made famous on the History Channel.\u00a0 Only, we didn’t know where it was located or what it was called.<\/p>\n

I opened up my mobile browser to begin searching.\u00a0 My friend stopped me and suggested I try using Google text instead.\u00a0 Curious, I obliged, and she gave me the number.\u00a0 I texted 466453 with this message:<\/p>\n

me<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 where is pawn stars las vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

6 seconds later I received:<\/p>\n

Google<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Local Listings:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gold & Silver Pawn Shop<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 713 Las Vegas Boulevard South<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 702-385-7912<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wow!\u00a0 Google translated pawn stars into the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and it gave me an address and clickable phone number to boot!<\/p>\n

Now, I could enter the address into my Bing Navigation, but I already was using it to get to the hotel.\u00a0 So instead I texted Google:<\/p>\n

me<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 map\u00a0\u00a0713 Las Vegas Boulevard South\u00a0 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Google<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

10 seconds later I received a URL.\u00a0 Clicking on the URL I saw a map overview and an opportunity to receive driving directions.\u00a0 I also saw a sentence that read “Selected business at this address:\u00a0 Gold and Silver Pawn Shop.”\u00a0 Clicking on this link I received detailed information on the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, such as its location, store hours, credit cards it accepts, it’s website, etc.\u00a0 There were also 154 reviews.<\/p>\n

More Great SMS Uses<\/span><\/h2>\n

Google SMS doesn’t stop with directions.\u00a0 You can use it for all sorts of information, such as<\/p>\n

Local info<\/span><\/p>\n

Weather<\/span><\/p>\n

Glossary – dictionary<\/span><\/p>\n

Sports scores<\/span><\/p>\n

Movie times<\/span><\/p>\n

Stock quotes<\/span><\/p>\n

Zip Codes<\/span><\/p>\n

Flight status<\/span><\/p>\n

Area Codes<\/span><\/p>\n

Products<\/span><\/p>\n

Q&A<\/span><\/p>\n

Translation<\/span><\/p>\n

Calculator<\/span><\/p>\n

Currency Conversion<\/span><\/p>\n

Airports<\/span><\/p>\n

Local Time<\/span><\/p>\n

…and more<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit the Google Mobile\u00a0SMS page <\/a>to learn more on how to enter your questions more clearly to receive better Google results.\u00a0 I was fascinated by the fact that you could check your flight status so I texted Google:<\/p>\n

me<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0 flight aa 2111<\/span><\/p>\n

3 seconds later Google<\/strong><\/em> returned:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21 Jul 2010<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AA211<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MIA<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Depart:\u00a0 11:50pm<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On Time<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gate: D20<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LIM<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arrive: 4:25am<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On Time<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AA:\u00a0 800-433-7300<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>http:\/\/m.flightstats.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Now that’s just plain cool!\u00a0 No browser to open, minimum typing, and you get results within seconds!\u00a0 Try it out for yourself – remember 46653<\/strong> spells out Google on your phone’s touchpad.\u00a0 It’s really addictive – kinda like those Magic 8 balls where you ask a question, shake it, and wait for an answer.\u00a0 Have fun!<\/p>\n

A Favor To Ask of You<\/span><\/h2>\n

Can you please click on the big Orange “LOSE THE LAPTOP\u00a0 VOTE FOR ME AND WIN”\u00a0button <\/strong><\/span>above and vote for me on the LosetheLaptop.com site?\u00a0 Every vote you give increases my chances of winning the final prize, $5,000.\u00a0 And what’s even better than that?\u00a0 Every vote you give also gives you for a chance to win $5,000 too!\u00a0 We could both win!\u00a0 Be sure to leave a comment on how you would use the Tilt2 to lose your laptop too to officially enter.\u00a0 Enter daily until the end of day, July 31st.\u00a0 Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever tried texting Google? Text 46453 to find a restaurant, get sports scores and stocks, check your flight status, and more. It’s easy, free, and addictive!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,16],"tags":[23,29,2777,116,119,126,157,243,273,275],"class_list":["post-1207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iphone","category-phones","tag-23","tag-att","tag-contest","tag-google","tag-google-sms","tag-htc","tag-losethelaptop","tag-smartphone","tag-texting","tag-tilt2","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}