Learn how to be notified of new search results.

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Signing Up for Google Alerts

If you do a lot of Googling, you may get tired of entering the same searches over and over, trying to find the latest search results. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to have Google notify you when new web pages appear that match your search criteria?

Well, there is. Google Alerts enables you to create a custom query and then receive notification of new search results for this query via email.

Understanding Google Alerts

A Google Alert is an email that Google sends you when it finds new items of interest. It’s a great way to keep updated when new web pages or news articles of interest appear. All you need to do is sign up for an alert and then wait for ...

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