Productivity: Google News Alerts Can Help You Manage Information Overload

Anytime an article hits the Web on email overload, an alert shows up in my Inbox. I signed up for Google Alerts, which are email updates of the latest, relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.

As stated on their site, some handy uses of Google Alerts include:

• Monitoring a developing news story.
• Keeping current on a competitor or industry.
• Getting the latest on a celebrity or event. (more…)

13 Comments July 10, 2008