Google Search By Number 286
fizz writes "Well, Google has done it again. This time, simply enter any tracking number or id number into the Google search box, and Voila! You have a link to the shipper and tracking information. They have a funny little mom/son tech talk bit on the blog about this."
Google did this a year ago (Score:5, Interesting)
Most of /. probably knew about this, since it's been around since at least February 2004 [archive.org]
That page contains the request Are there other types of numbers you'd like Google to search? Please email us at suggestions@google.com.
Today's page contains Are there other types of numbers you'd like Google to search? Please contact us.
If in the last year Google received suggestions for other numbers to be searched, they do not seem to be implemented today. Drivers Lic #'s, SSN's, Lic Plate #'s, are not likely to be included. What numbers could Google search?
even cooler: check out the first google map hack (Score:5, Interesting)
even cooler: check out the first google map hack (it even blew the pants of the google maps crew):
http://paulrademacher.com/housing/ [paulrademacher.com]
UPS requires the terms and conditions checkbox (Score:5, Interesting)
Other things that go Google in the night.... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Google did this a year ago (Score:5, Interesting)
Drivers Lic #'s, SSN's, Lic Plate #'s, are not likely to be included. What numbers could Google search?
How about UPC numbers, reverse phone, IP address lookups.......
Privacy Concerns? (Score:3, Interesting)
-LLM
how long before SSN's and CC # will be there too? (Score:5, Interesting)
I am not blaming Google of course, it is the fault of the university and the professor.
Re:Google did this a year ago (Score:3, Interesting)
If in the last year Google received suggestions for other numbers to be searched, they do not seem to be implemented today... Lic Plate #'s, are not likely to be included.
License plate number lookup would actually be a very nice feature. At least in the state where I live you have to be one of about a hundred registered lawyers or a law enforcement agent to search the license plate database, but those individuals are willing to provide a lookup to anyone without any questions asked for about $75. Also, at least one of those people has downloaded the entire database and sells it on CD. There is really no reason for people to have to pay for this information, other than it makes a few people some money. I'd love to see google buy the CD every year and add it to a database.
ISBN. UPC. Credit cards. (Score:3, Interesting)
-russ
THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES (Score:4, Interesting)
Please stop parroting the Google Blog! (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Old news and what's wrong with Google Maps (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:This was old news a year ago. (Score:3, Interesting)
Why doesn't Gmail use this? (Score:3, Interesting)
Google Maps Sightseeing (Score:3, Interesting)
I have been using this all week and I've already made three appointments to see apartments that I found on there. It is insanely useful.
The Google Maps sightseeing blog [shreddies.org] doesn't quite have its utility, but is hours of entertainment nonetheless.
Re:Little by little (Score:3, Interesting)
Even my moms heard of Google. Hell my co-workers sister says "google-it" and she thinks that every computer house has the Internet BUILT into it (meaning if you have a house you automatically have the internet). Google is extremely popular and extremely well known. Now should we start hating it? Thats a question only the masses can hate. When we are all saying "Hail Google" and "Yavoll heir Google" then I will probably say 'down with google', but so far they are just trying to be the best.
Re:Google did this a year ago (Score:1, Interesting)
I am very much too afraid to type my social security number into google!
even if you're not expecting a package (Score:2, Interesting)
Unfortuantely, one of the teams stole the package from the room it was in.