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Google Search starts connecting you directly to plumbers, locksmiths
Amazon launched a home services directory in 41 cities a few months ago, and now Google is dipping its toe in the water. According to the Wall Street Journal, for those "in and around" San Francisco, searching for terms like lock repair or clogged toilet will bring you a list of prescreened professionals in the area prepared to take care of those problems. As you can see in the screenshot (after the break), we gave it a try with "clean house" and got not only the list with contact info, but a way to send a few interesting parties a request quickly. The key here, is that you never have to leave Google.com for any of that, and the people listed pay for the privilege (plus screening for licenses and background checks) through Google's AdWords Express.
It's Luigi! (in the form of a quilt)
I'm not sure that this is exactly my kind of bedsheet (despite the obvious connection I have to these types of things, and before you ask, my surname does not mean "quilt-like"), but if second-best Italian plumbers are your thing, then feel free to dream about snuggling up to Luigi with this home-made quilt.[Via Kotaku]
