Google SMS is the new Guinness Book of World Records
As you may know, the Guinness Book of World Records was created to settle bar disputes, but I think Google’s SMS service will take over that role.
You see, I was at this bar the other night and the couple sitting next to me was having a debate over how the word hiccup was spelled. He thought it was spelled ‘hiccup’ while she said ‘hiccough’. They turned to me and Aaron to ask for input. However, even after hearing what we thought, the dispute wasn’t settled. So, I send a text message reading:
define hiccup
to 46645 (GOOGL) and it came back with:
(1of2)Glossary: * hiccup: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible
and
(2of2)sound; sometimes a sym… Source: www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
I showed this to the couple next to me and told them it was from Google.
Discussion over.
Google SMS is a powerful tool, especially once I can master getting Google Local search results.
