Google Alerts : best tool from Google

I passed my last night in a discussion with one of my friend about Google and its services . Our prime issue was to find out the best service or tool offered by Google . No doubt the Google's search engine was at the top in the list . But , we were determined to explore other services .
We considered Gmail , GTalk , Blogger ..... and so but found that these services have alternatives ( and sometimes a Better ) . Our discussion ended with the result that the "Google Alerts" is the best , most powerful and unique service offered by Google . Yet , option for "cached version" is also powerful and unique .

By "Google Alerts" one can get an instant email notification whenever something happens to any matter or topic . for example , if want to know the latest happenings of a topic say : "Free Antivirus" , you need to do just onething - Create a Google Alert !!! All the updates related to "Free Antivirus" from blogs, web, Google groups as well as Google News will come to your Inbox , as soon as they are tracked by Google . You can also choose the sources ( Blogs , News , Videos etc ) .
Hence , you can have updates of all your favorite keywords and topics easily . If you are a Ego-surfer then Google Alerts can be a boon for you . Just enter "link:mysite.com" or "site:mysite.com" or simply your domain name !

Another , very cool idea may be getting all these updates vai RSS and hence you can read them in your RSS reader . But , I couldnot find anything like that with Google Alerts !! But , the alternative is there !!

Here is that : Search the Keyword on Google.com Using Advanced Search Option and select “past 24 hours” (or suitable gap) in the date field. This will filter all web pages from Google search results that were indexed more than 24 hours ago. Now , Copy the Google URL from the address bar of browser and paste that into the input box at Page2RSS.com . Page2RSS.com is very useful site which will create an RSS feed of your search results (or any other webpage ) that you can subscribe via email or in any news reader just like feeds of Blogs !! Now , whenever you like to Search New Items related to that Keyword just check the feed-updates in your blog reader !! But , I am not very sure about the reliability of Page2RSS .

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