What is the click to call feature on Google Maps?
We’re testing a new feature, click to call, on Google Maps. Click to call gives you a fast and easy way to speak directly with businesses found on our maps.
I noticed this tonight when I was setting up an appointment on my Google Calendar (I feel like a wholly-owned subsidiary of GOOG some days). Apparently, you can “click to call” and Google will take your phone number and initiate a call from the number you want to be connected to.
Do we even need phone numbers anymore? Is computational power and networking so cheap we need remember nothing?
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This leads us to look at catalogues, and at the backs of books in libraries.”
Could Dr Johnson have anticipated the internets and search engines?