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Back in July, we covered the neat service called DIR-ECT-IONS, which at that time allowed people to get directions via SMS in Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York. Now, they’ve announced a new expanded offering, allowing people across the U.S. to use their free service.
The service is quite easy to use. From any mobile phone dial DIR-ECT-IONS (347-328-4667), tell your starting and destination address, and instantly receive a text message with Mapquest driving directions. In addition, you can ask for business chains — like Starbucks or Fedex — and receive directions to the closest location.
Finally, DIR-ECT-IONS also announced a new “mobile invitation” feature called Meet Me, enabling users to quickly create social events, invite friends, and send them directions.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
