Google Hack: Using the Google Phonebook

Hack #17 in the O’Reilly book Google Hacks is called “Consulting the Phonebook.”

The hack goes indepth and explains the three different syntaxes that Google supports when performing phone number lookups:

  • phonebook - searches the entire Google phonebook
  • rphonebook - searches residential listings only
  • bphonebook - searches business listings only

The authors also offer a number of tips scattered throughout the hack, such as when to use each of the above different types of searches.

If you are interested in doing reverse phone number lookups, Google Phonebook supports this as well. Here’s an example of how to do a reverse phone number lookup:

phonebook:(707) 829-0515

If you are interested in reading more about Hack #17 called “Consulting the Phonebook”, continue on over to the O’Reilly website.

September 18th, 2005 @ 01:31 AM • Filed under General