Google Alert is here for quite a long time and are used by many to stay updated on the subject of their interest. Few smart organisations use the service as a strategic tool to stay updated about their competitors’ move in the market - as and when they happen, automatically delivered in the mailbox.
How to setup Google Alert?
- Go to http://www.google.com/alerts
- Specify term or phrase (similar to search term) you wish to receive alerts for. For example name of your competitor or specific product of a competitor.
- Select the type of contents you wish Google to scan to send you updates from - Blogs, News, Updates (mostly from Twitter), Discussion and Video. You can also specify Everything here to receive updates from all types of contents.
- Select frequency - Daily, Weekly or As it happens.
- Specify whether you want to receive the best results only or all the results.
- How you want to receive the alerts - as an email or as an RSS feed?
- Click on Create Alert and Its done.
- You can manage your alerts later on to delete or edit alerts that you have setup.
Google Alert is really effective in sending updates. Try it and share your experience.
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