Google Alerts - Anyone testing it yet?

[Trixxxia]

I just noticed the 'Google Alerts' - just wondering how many of you have tried it or have been using it - any good? Any hidden benefits?
http://www.google.com/alerts?promo=hpp-us-1

[Brujah]

has some unique uses too with a little testing, like watching link popularity

[NinjaSteve]

I've tried it for news, but I've never gotton an alert.

[erehwon]

Its nice to have it automating news searches, I really want to putz with the programs in Google Hacks.

[OzMan]

I've been using the Google news alerts for a while now for celebrity news. Seems this is an expansion of that service to include not only news but other web content.

It works great in gmail because the alerts are stored in threads so if you don't get a chance to read them they are at leased grouped by keyword/s for easier viewing.

[Trixxxia]

Originally posted by Brujah
has some unique uses too with a little testing, like watching link popularity

Actually just set up a few subjects & asked for NEWS & WEB - cool stuff, have a few alerts already but I'm sure there are other benefits to it. Brujah, I should pick your brain!


NinjaSteve, I think you've only put NEWS - try editing and adding choosing NEWS & WEB - you'll get mroe alerts.

erehwon - ok your sparked my curiosity - now I'm off to search for the Google hacks ;)