Did you know that you can "text-a-friend" as well as "phone-a-friend" for that trivial information thats not quite worth calling 'information' or bugging your friends for?    Just don't forget to send some of your winning proceeds from those ol' chicago trivia contests.

Here's how it works:

Using Google to lookup info

Instructions

1. Create a new text message on your cell phone.

2. For the sending address, enter 46645

3. Enter a simple query in the message body...i.e.      starbucks in 80030

4. Send the message. (Depending on your carrier up to 5 minutes for a response)

Here are some listed example queries:

• star wars 80233 (movie showings in 80233)
• weather denver co
• us population
• price nikon d70 camera
• pizza 80233
• acres per yard
• 35 * 43560 (will email you back the result)
• IBM (capital letters designating stock symbol/yields current stock price)
• john smith chicago il (retrieves address and phone #)
• from jfk to 350 5th ave new york ny (directions from-to)
• half a cup in teaspoons
• Mark Twain's real name