Google alerts
16 Nov 07 Filed in:Internet
Today I have been struggling for a tech idea to write about. But never let it be said that I am lost for new material. Ka-ching, a very thorough post from Untwisted Vortex saved my bacon and filled me with original inspiration.
Google alerts. What can I say? They are ground-breaking and very useful, (or as Google would say: )
Oh yeah, Google alerts are very easy to set up and (gross exaggeration) they are really cool.
Before I drift into "topic rehash mode as performed by thousands of other blogs" go see RT. He explains better than me how useful the Google alerts are for tracking backlinks. I am just a pisstaker, after all.
I just thought of a new angle to this conversation. Google Alerts cut out the need for bloggers to ever go to Technorati to see who has been writing about them. Yeah, that is pretty useful, because the comprehensive listings from Google alerts will prove that Technorati don't have every link logged, which is proof that their rankings are less than reliable and not indicative of everything that is going on on the internet! Yes sir, Google alerts provide more comprehensive "internet chatter" info than Technorati. Google are great. Technorati suck el grande.
Wait a minute, a new alert - Google aren't great. They are a good idea turned into a huge bad behemoth that has its fingers and hooks on every drop of personal info on the internet. Quick, stop the alerts, you are just playing into their hands. They will work out what you like and try sell you something you don't want.
Before this degenerates any further, go read RT's post about Google Alerts, it is much more illuminating than this. And don't forget to follow the advice in this other post of his and leave a comment.
I cannot add anything else to the conversation, except I have the alerts installed and every day the Googloids send me an email to let me know who has written about topics I am interested in - ie I get loads of links to stuff written about me and the Pisstakers. Interesting innit.Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.
Oh yeah, Google alerts are very easy to set up and (gross exaggeration) they are really cool.
Before I drift into "topic rehash mode as performed by thousands of other blogs" go see RT. He explains better than me how useful the Google alerts are for tracking backlinks. I am just a pisstaker, after all.
Technorati Alert
I just thought of a new angle to this conversation. Google Alerts cut out the need for bloggers to ever go to Technorati to see who has been writing about them. Yeah, that is pretty useful, because the comprehensive listings from Google alerts will prove that Technorati don't have every link logged, which is proof that their rankings are less than reliable and not indicative of everything that is going on on the internet! Yes sir, Google alerts provide more comprehensive "internet chatter" info than Technorati. Google are great. Technorati suck el grande.
Wait a minute, a new alert - Google aren't great. They are a good idea turned into a huge bad behemoth that has its fingers and hooks on every drop of personal info on the internet. Quick, stop the alerts, you are just playing into their hands. They will work out what you like and try sell you something you don't want.
Before this degenerates any further, go read RT's post about Google Alerts, it is much more illuminating than this. And don't forget to follow the advice in this other post of his and leave a comment.
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