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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."
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Just because someone's mom doesn't know something about Google doesn't make it new.
Google has had this feature for a very long time. I don't see how this is news.
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Dupe... This was in Slashdot long time ago... Lazy to look for it and prove it....
I have been using the tracking since then, its nice.
No support for DHL yet.
Google search on "google package tracking" yields this December 11, 2003 Google Weblog post.
http://google.blogspace.com/archives/001089/
If you know you're in the post office when you write down the numbers, you could just go to the USPS site. The only thing that Google adds is that it identifies the shipper by the format of the number and lets you use a control you already have to get there. Google doesn't even report the information; it just sends you to the shipper's site.
i think that this is actually an old feature. i know that i've used the numeric stuff before.
a -search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=f irefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
like for instance if you type in the word "pi" the first thing returned is the value of pi
http://www.google.com/search?q=pi&sourceid=mozill
i've also used it to find out information about cars via the VIN number.
Is it 5:30 yet?
Actually, you can do UPC numbers just by searching for the UPC number, though it just comes up with a direct search link to upcdatabase.com. You can also do reverse phone lookup. Try the following format.
rphonebook: 555-555-5555Correction: Google does not crawl and find that information - it merely recognizes the number as a UPS/Fedex/whatever number and links you to the appropriate page on the UPS/Fedex/whatever website. Note that the remote page (the shipping company's) is generated dynamically only when you enter the tracking number, and only you and the shipper know that number. Google merely saves you the trouble of manually entering the number in a search box by directly generating the search URL for you.
Rest assured that no one can crawl those pages since those pages don't exist until you create them with your number.
"When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail." - Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Try 6264492869
If you have ever tried to locate drivers or a manufac for an unknown piece of hardware, you can find the brand and model with its FCC number, which is required to be on the hardware. Good for computer geeks!
Hmm... Well, space opera's are usually called a special subgenre of science fiction.
Here's a good article about it: space opera. It is summarized there as:
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!