Sunday, April 6, 2008

Yellow Pages - Information service - Just Dial

The yellow pages service that was being offered by our good old Telecom service providers in bulky pages is becoming passe now. Nowadays, people dont have the patience to look through the pages or just cannot find what they want in them. Also, if you are moving and want to know about a particular business in some locality, the good old bulky yellow pages book cannot be carried everywhere.

So, talking yellow pages is the new mantra for the youth and those on the move in particular. Just like the 411 service in US and other numbers in other countries, Hyderabad has got its own directory and information services offerings like Just-Dial Services: (Yellow Pages) +91-040-24444444 and 197 service.

Just dial service is a big hit for those constantly on the net and is widely being used already. Check out the article
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/30/stories/2002053000780300.htm

On March 31, 2008, Google has launched its own information service on a toll free number in Hyderabad. The facility is avialable from 8 a.m. to midnight 24x7 according to reports. The toll free number is 1800-41-999-999 (1800-GOOG-411 offering in US).

There have been initial hiccups already as experienced by users testing this service as quoted in this article http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/06/stories/2008040657390100.htm.

Now, only time will tell how efficient the Google service will be and how the service will fare against an established player like JustDial.com.

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