- When privacy matters
- For your eyes only
- Clear the decks for weekend fun
- Give pic files unique weekend names
- Find your way anywhere
- Weekend answer man = Google txt
- What are you doing now? Twitter.com
- Meet up. Dodgeball.com
- Social networking. Bluepulse.com
- Social banking. PayPal.com
- Choose an accessory color
- Shop without the drop
- Follow the weekend's sports
- Be your band's groupie
- Directions to the next party
- Interrupting yourself with a fake call
- Check your lipstick and discreet pics
- Find something fast
- Find a movie, reserve a ticket
- Create and beam a discreet profile
- Get a reminder to place a call
- Find the next hot spot with Yelp
- Strike up a conversation
- Being spontaneous
- Night lights
Weekend answer man = Google txt
Start using Google’s SMS service and you’ll use it all the time. It allows you to search the web using text messages. It’s great on the weekends because it helps you to react quickly whenever you or your plans change. Want a pizza? What are the movie times tonight? Answer a quiz question someone throws at you. Need a local tow truck? On and on and on.
What is it?
Google SMS enables you to send queries as text messages and get a reply in a few seconds. It’s incredibly useful for on-the-spot queries. Need to know when the restaurant closes? Txt Google to find the number and call.
When you’re mobile and need a phone number for a late night hamburger or a wine shop for a party gift, SMS the name and zip code: Vino Vino, 44444.
- Find movie theaters, movie times, and the new release playing near you with the word movie followed by your zip code. You might get 2-6 separate replies listing all the theaters in your area, as shown above with the second of three messages for movies in New York, 10011.
- Set your location for better search results. Text Set Location, followed by a city or zip code, 44444.
How to do it
- Address a new text message to 466453 (the U.S. shortcode for Google SMS).
- Type your query and send.
- You’ll receive a text message (or messages) with your results, usually within a few seconds. Results may be labeled as “1/3,” meaning one of three messages.
For more examples, send the word Help as a text message to 466453. Or, send Tips as a text message to 466453. You can also go to google.com/sms.
Sample queries
- Currency Converter: 10 usd in peso
- Latest sports scores: wash wizards
- Question & Answer: who was james joyce
- Dictionary: define segue
- Price quote: price 2gb sd card
- Queries are not case-sensitive, so you don’t have to use upper case letters in your txts.