Google Alerts Reviews

HN Notify Reviews

Google Alerts mentions (4)

• Search tips

  As always, I appreciate the work you do to share the information you share here. I, too, setup alerts for topics I'm interested in years ago, but figured I'd have a look at their alerts page nowadays. For starters, the google.com/alerts page is blank basically, so sending someone there could be confusing. Instead, be aware that you'll need a Gmail account to use alerts, or if using a non-gmail, it will prompt you... Source: about 1 year ago

• Looks like someone had a bad day

  Look at other comments here, or check out https://google.com/alerts. Source: over 1 year ago

• sextortion... with proof

  The only thing you can do is ignore them, anything else is kicking the can down the road as you cannot meet their demands forever. You should run a virus scan on every device you use and implement unique passwords for each account + two factor authentication everywhere. Once you've done that, review your accounts for any unauthorized changes, paying special attention to all security settings. If you're worried... Source: about 3 years ago

• Any help?

  All you can do is ignore the scammer and see what happens. Ignore them if they contact you, and just lay low for some time. If you're worried, I suggest setting up a Google alert for your name in case anything is posted: https://google.com/alerts. Source: about 3 years ago

HN Notify mentions (9)

• Beat the LLM challenge: what would you do with a big tech website and viewers?

  I have no idea, but my usual recomendation is to read whatever patio11 wrote about that. https://www.kalzumeus.com/greatest-hits/ Probably https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/01/24/startup-seo/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1073357 * https://hnnotify.xyz/ (looks dead now). - Source: Hacker News / 14 days ago

• Ask HN: Do you like to get notified when someone replies on Hacker News?

  There are couple of existing tools already: https://hnnotify.xyz/ https://hnreplies.com/ Is your tool doing anything different ? - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Ask HN: Do you upvote direct replies?

  Regarding notifications, try HN Notify[0]. It came up a long time ago and I've been using it ever since. I love getting replies in emails. If you don't follow up on conversations, no one learns. [0]: https://hnnotify.xyz/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Ask HN: Do you use any tools to improve your HN experience?

  I built https://hw.leftium.com, a mashup of https://hackerweb.app and https://hckrnews.com. I also have a bookmarklet to quickly toggle between https://hw.leftium.com and the original version. Then I installed the Refined Hacker News extension: https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news I use two services to get notified about replies to my posts/comments: - https://hnnotify.xyz/ - https://hnreplies.com/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Ask HN: How do you keep up with replies to comment threads on HN?

  For keeping track of replies to my own comments, as previously mentioned there's the threads link at the top of the page, as well as https://hnreplies.com/ and https://hnnotify.xyz/. You can also use https://hnrss.github.io/ or http://hnapp.com/ to make RSS feeds of various types. If there's a post that is particularly interesting and you want to be able to keep abreast of new comments in it, I've found the HN... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago