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Google 411 — Free Information Listings via Phone

May 2nd, 2007 | Posted in Web Design 3 Comments »

If you call 800-466-4411, Google provides you with free business information listings, equivalent to calling information, only free. This Goog-411 service is worthwhile to enter as a contact on your cell phone so you can access it while driving. When I was lost in Seattle I called Google to connect with the place I was headed.

Here’s a sample of me calling for Sam Ash music store:

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[...] We arrived late (and the incorrect address didn’t help — like Newspaper Girl, we also used Goog-411 to find where the restaurant was). When we got there, the two big round tables were packed, [...]

sarah says:

October 21, 2008 at 2:11 pm

how do you edit the info that comes up on google 411 if it is incorrect? is there a way to contact google?

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