Pssst! Here’s the 411 on, well, 411. In the past few weeks, thrifty New Yorkers have latched on to a new service that provides free directory assistance, which, considering Americans spend about $8 ...

While Google and Microsoft both recently launched their own free directory assistance services, Jingle Networks' 1-800-FREE-411 has been making inroads with advertisers like McDonald's since its ...

So you don’t have an iPhone or other web-enabled phone, you’re away from your computer and you’re tired of shelling out your precious greenbacks for 411 services; is there any other option? Well, you ...

A handful of companies are infiltrating the multibillion-dollar 411 market. Free 411 was pioneered by Jingle Networks, a company that runs ads before giving you the number you're looking for. With ...

Jingle’s patent, which it bought from inventor Scott Wolmuth, is for a system that plays an ad related to the listing a caller requests on a free 411 service. So, according to [Jingle CTO Scott] ...

On Nov. 12, one of the most useful Internet based services for the real world will shut down. Launched in 2007, Google’s 800-GOOG-411 is a free, voice-powered directory assistance service that looks ...

Tired of racking up fees for 411 calls? A San Diego-based telecommunications outfit has extended its free business 411 service to Bakersfield. 800ideas.com, Inc. has had 1-877-BAKERSFIELD up and ...