Oct 31 2009
Google Alerts
Yesterday I wrote about Google Reader . Google Reader as I said feeds updates on all your favorite sites to one page for your convenience.
Today however, I will be filling you in on Google Alerts . Google Alerts is somewhat similar however, rather than website addresses it goes by keywords. The results are then sent to your Gmail account. Gmail is my email of choice (I am lovin the little to no spam!), but I realize everyone has different opinions. If by chance you don’t care for Gmail, you can go to settings and add a forwarding filter in your Gmail account to go directly to your email addy of choice and will never have to mess with your Gmail account again other than to make desired changes.
So now, that being said - you can sign up for Google Alerts to come in weekly, daily, or as your keyword(s) of choice hits the internet.
As an example,in addition to my online life, I try to aid in dog rescue and rehabilitation. My keywords of choice to keep informed of this are “dog rescue”, “dog shows” along with the name of my breeds of choice. So I have 3 or 4 alerts coming to my inbox once a day to keep me informed of updated information on these topics.
As I said this could be anything that holds your interest, whether it be Obama, Wall Street, or new chicken recipes you will be kept updated on it, once you set your alerts.
Here is a video tutorial by Bonnie Boots that I am postingto give you a beneficial view of the screens as you set it up. Enjoy!
There are so many helpful things out there to make life easier, the trick is finding out about them and knowing how to tweak them suitably make them work for you.
Check back soon!
Cryptic Muse
