Creating alerts using Google Alerts

Pt. 9 of 10 | 1:21 |

Hidden Google treasures

Thursday January 13, 2011

If you want to

stay updated on your favorite topics

, then you'll want to check out Google Alerts. If you sign into your

Google account

, you can

create and save alerts

so you'll be

automatically notified

whenever a post is made concerning your chosen topic.

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Show Notes

- Google Alerts allows you to set up email updates informing you about when your favorite topics show up in Google search results.

- Start by entering the search term that you want to be updated about.

- Now, enter what type of results you want to be notified of, how many notifications you want to receive, and how you want to receive them.

- You can click Preview results if you'd like to see what your alert will look like.

- Click Create Alert and this alert will be created. You can then manage this and other alerts by logging in to your Google account.

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