Liberal Talk Radio

If you’re like me, you’ve tried to use Google to search for stupid things on your cell phone. You do it by sending a TXT message to 46645 (a.k.a. GOOGL). The most important use of this service, of course, is to settle arguments at bars, where having a computer is impractical.

In my experience, if you try to use GOOGL the way you’d use google.com, it doesn’t always give you a good answer. Like any good search technology, you have to know how to game the query to get the results you want.

Fortunately, the folks at Google have put together a useful how-to guide. Did you know that “d” is the shortcut for “define?” Neither did I! Pure genius, these Google folks. You can also search for a book or product’s price by entering the ISBN or UPC code.

Now, I’d hate to be the cell phone company that got cut out of the revenue loop on this one. Nevertheless, the consumer wins.