I had a fun time learning about Google’s new free 411 service this past week and just yesterday got to experience it for myself.
I was doing my weekly volunteer “roving reporter” assignment at the local farmer’s market when someone told me about this store that had exactly what I was looking for. I dialed the number (below), gave them the business name and they immediately connected me to the store and confirmed that they had what I was looking for. Google also sent me a map to the store directly to my cell phone. Thirty minutes later I was leaving the store, purchase in hand, smiling, remembering how I had spent hours over the past few months looking for this.
The service is totally free. That’s right FREE!
Google has a short video here to learn more.
Even though its a simple process of dialing 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411), I highly recommend watching the 3-minute video.
For those living in Canada, it works for you as well (in the FAQ section).
