Phind It For Me works by letting users send an SMS message (or text message) to a Philadelphia number – (267) 293-9385. The user sends an address (presumably the location where they live or work) along with a special “hash tag.”
The hash tag is used to denote the kind of location the user is searching for.
Phind It For Me will search for locations within one square mile of the address the users sends in their SMS message, and send them back the name, address and distance to the type of location they are searching for.
Currently, users can search for the following location types in Philadelphia:
- Libraries – using the hash tag #libraries
- Schools – using the hash tag #schools
- Fire Stations – using the hash tag #fire_stations
You can view a video demonstration of how the service works on YouTube.
If you’d like to see more location types added to this service, be sure to check out how you can help make this happen.
Note – this service is currently in Beta. If you experience issues, or have suggestions for how it can be improved, please send them to the project creator.