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June 26 Free Phone calls at WLLA new release of Live Local went out over the weekend. Mostly minor bug fixes, but a few new features made it in as well. One of the more interesting is the ability to phone any business for free. Using it is easy - do a business search by name or category and in the result panel will be a 'Call for Free' link next to each business listing. Each pushpin popup on the map will also have the Call for free link. When you click it you specify your phone number -the system will dial both you and the business and connect you. Once you've made your first call, you can rapid dial businesses without having to re-enter your phone number.
I found this to be really useful when looking for a hotel in San Fran recently. I needed to stay near Union Square, but most hotels were already booked up, so i had to call a bunch looking for a vacancy. I did a query like this, then dialed 5 or 6 hotels until I found a vacancy. BTW, I ended up at the Triton Hotel which was a fun place and quite reasonable for a downtown hotel in SF. My room was themed for the Red Hot Chilli peppers and featured some great live and candid pix and great wallpaper in the bathroom. Anyway, a few notes about call for Free:
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