SnapAsk is a great service that helps you retrieve information from the web by using simple email commands.All you have to do is send a blank email to Ask@SnapAsk.com with the request in the subject line of the email and you will have the required information with in a few minutes. You receive the required information. So all my Papua New Guinean wantoks out there that have a slow internet connection and are worried about the time it takes to research a particular topic. Do fear because now help is here with SnapAsk it does the research for you. Great for Papua New Guinean primary and high school students that need a bit of extra help researching an assignment. But because it makes it so easy, that it may take away some of the learning process of learning how to research.
You can use SnapAsk to read Wikipedia articles, get stock quotes, get the latest news from Yahoo, etc. Just by learning to use a few of the commands from SnapAsk. Great tool to help you with basic research.
According to the SnapAsk website:
SnapAsk is a way to get information using e-mail. It's simple:
- Add Ask@SnapAsk.com to your cell phone or Blackberry's address book.
- When you have a question, e-mail Ask@SnapAsk.com with a command in the subject line (body of the e-mail can be blank)
- In less than 30 seconds, you'll receive an e-mail with the information!
Use the following commands by e-mailing Ask@SnapAsk.com with the request in the subject line.
| What do you want to ask? | Example |
| flight status | flight continental 14 |
| traffic | traffic los angeles, ca |
| weather | weather dallas, tx |
| dictionary | define scrupulous |
| local time | time moscow |
| stock quote | quote msft |
| latest news | news iraq war |
| Wikipedia entry | wiki cell phones (great for random trivia/bar bets!) |
| movie showtimes | showtimes bee movie seattle, wa |
| yellow pages | local dragon bar in san francisco, ca local pizza near van ness and clay, san francisco, ca |
| lyrics to find the name of a song | lyrics "how to save a life" "where did I go wrong" |
| slang term definitions | urbandictionary crunk |
| sports scores | ncaab (men's basketball) nba celtics |
SnapAsk is great for those who have e-mail access on the go (via cell phone, Blackberry, Treo, Sidekick, etc.). No need to browse or search the web over a slow connection. Get information the way you're familiar with - through e-mail.
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