Text Message "GOOGLE" for Quick Free Results

I decided it's time to share one of my favorite Google offerings that hardly anyone knows about / takes advantage of. Google Mobile lets you query the power of Google using text messaging and I use it ALL the time. For example, why pay to call 411 or bother listening to ads with 1-800-FREE-411 when you just need to text "google" (466453) a business name and a zip code. Or want to know the current weather conditions and forecast? Text "weather" and a zip code to "google" and voila. The image to the right is a sample of weather results. Google makes it even simpler though, once you text them a zip code it becomes your default location and you never need to text the zip again unless you want a new zip code for the search.

Here is a small sample of handy features (click the above link for more):

• Local Address/Phone seach - Olive Garden 14586
• Local Category Search - pizza 14650
  
• Weather - weather 14623
• Sports - score Yankees
• Dictionary - define pandemic
• Movie Times - movies 14424