Ask YC: Do you receive Google alerts on your company and industry?
Do you think this is a reasonable way to consume news? What tricks do you have for getting relevant alerts?
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I also recommend Backtype Alerts (http://www.backtype.com/alerts), which tell you when something is mentioned in a comment.
For Tipjoy, I use:
- Twitter search in a client like TweetDeck - multi column is awesome
- google alerts
- backtype alertsGoogle Alerts is super helpful for tracking mentions of your company on the web. You should also check out search.twitter.com for mentions of your site/brand on twitter.
I haven't been as successful with using Google Alerts for broader industry news. There are too many false positives unless you are in a very niche category.
I haven't been as successful with using Google Alerts for broader industry news. There are too many false positives unless you are in a very niche category.
You know what would be cool is a Pandora style learning system for Google Alerts. "Yeah, like that", "No, not that one", "Add variety", etc.
I've seen the daily media feeds that several PR companies provide, from as small as a 2-man shop to Ogilvy. They weren't any more useful than a few terms thrown in Google alerts.
Yes. And have been doing so for years. Not the only thing I track, but works quite well. Of late, I also track particular terms on twitter, made easier if you use Tweetdeck
We were using Google Alerts but have since changed to filtrbox