Yahoo! Hacks

Stay Connected with Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! Alerts send information that’s important to you, when and where you need it.

Alerts are small text messages sent from Yahoo! that can let you know everything from how much snow fell at your favorite ski resort last night, to how a particular stock is faring in the middle of the day, to who was the winner at the end of a ballgame. The key is that alerts keep you up-to-date with information whether you’re sitting in front of your computer or out in the world.

To start receiving alerts, all you have to do is let Yahoo! know what you’d like to be alerted about and how you’d like to receive the alert: via email, instant message, or mobile device.

Setting up Alert Devices

The simplest way to start receiving alerts is via any email address, including your Yahoo! Mail address. When you create an alert, specify Email as the delivery method and choose one of the addresses associated with your Yahoo! ID.

Tip

Need to add or change an email address associated with your Yahoo! ID? Browse to http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile and log in to add or remove email addresses from your account.

With a bit more work, you can also receive Yahoo! Alerts on a cell phone or pager that supports SMS messages. Before you can set a mobile alert, you’ll need to visit http://mobile.yahoo.com to associate a mobile device with your Yahoo! ID. From Yahoo! Mobile, you can find out if your device can accept alerts and verify your device so that Yahoo! knows you’ve authorized ...