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Send a text query using SMS on a cell phone, and a text reply will provide address and phone number listings. That can amount to significant savings for people paying $1.25 to call 411. On many wireless plans, SMS services are essentially free. Find out more here: http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1286-3-58-224580-124202-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Do You Woot? No, we don't know what woot means, either. But if what we've seen so far is any indication, it's synonymous with great closeout deals. The concept is simple: Woot.com posts one item per day at midnight Central time. If you want it, buy it fast--that item will only be available until 11:59pm that day, or until it sells out (which happens a lot). The offerings range from electronics to computer gear to toys, but "cool stuff" seems to be the running theme. 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