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Reminder Services on the Internet
Its your wife's birthday and you commit the deadliest of all sins of not remembering it! Predictably, all hell brakes loose by the day end and you just wish there was someone or something that could have saved you from the torment and agony of it all. Well, the good news is...there is. Your rescuer has come in the form of Internet. It's said that the "The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once”. The saying might be true, but why take the risk of forgetting it for the second year consecutively when the Internet offers just the right solution in the form of Reminder and Alert services.
There are numerous websites and search engines that offer reminder and alert services. With the help of these services, you don't have to worry about forgetting things, such as your wife's birthday, important appointments, your kids parent teacher meetings etc. while keeping track of the latest business developments at the same time. When it's time to do something, you will be reminded.
The reminder messages you receive are highly customizable. So much so that besides displaying the important piece of information, other added information such as gift ideas, which flowers the person likes the most or is allergic to etc. is also included. You can add as many details on the person or the occasion as you may want to. The reminder services also alert you about the next event. Sample this reminder email: " Don't forget Mom's birthday again. Buy flowers, remember she's allergic to roses."
Creating these reminders is easy and absolutely free of cost. And don't forget your loved one's hobbies and interests so you can plan for this year's gifts. All you need to do is just enter all your important information and when you would like to be reminded, the rest will be taken care by the website.
Some good websites that offer Reminder Services
• www.memotome.com
• www.smartreminders.com
• www.bigdates.com
• www.yahoo.com
The range of reminders includes Family and Friends, Auto, Holidays, School, Pet Care, Finance, Beauty and Health, Work, Travel, vacation and entertainment. Yahoo! too offers some great reminder services as an additional feature to every member who has an email account with them. While the reminder services can help you get your life organized, the Alerts offered by different search engines like Google and Yahoo! instantly inform you of what you consider important and relevant right from latest updates on your line of business, your competitors, your favorite celebrity or any other area of interest. Any new development anywhere, and you'll be informed. Some of these are:
Google Alerts
www.google.com/alerts
Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results based on your choice of query, topic or area of interest. These alerts are specially beneficial if you are monitoring a developing news story, want to keep yourself updated about your competitors or wish to know the latest about your favorite celebrity.
You can use Google Alerts to track mentions of your name, your website, your place of work, or any people or projects that are important to you. Many people use Google Alerts to keep track of what the web is saying about them, their companies, their industries, and the projects they are involved in. The advantage of using Google Alerts is that Google Alert tracks new content across the entire web by monitoring billions of web pages indexed by Google on a regular basis. This gives it far greater reach and breadth than news alert services that are limited to tracking only news sites. Users for this service include journalists, marketers, IT professionals, lawyers, doctors, salespeople, educators, researchers, and government employees.
Creating an alert is easy. All you need to do is enter your search term with your email address and the frequency at which you wish to receive these alerts. Whatever your reasons might be for setting a Google Alert for any topic or subject you're sure to get the latest update on it, right in your inbox. Google Alerts are a great way to keep yourself informed and updated.
Google Alerts live up to the kind of expectations you have from Google. To subscribe to Google Alerts, go to www.google.com/alerts
Yahoo! Alerts
http://alerts.yahoo.com/main.php
The most popular of them all, Yahoo! delivers real time updates instantly not only in your mail inbox, but also on your Yahoo! messenger, mobile phone and PDA. The service is absolutely free of cost and is a great way to know about latest updates on various subjects. You can change your alert keywords and device preferences whenever you feel the need to. With Yahoo! Alerts you can get the latest updates on news, horoscopes, auctions, stocks, sports, weather or any other area of interest.
MSN Alerts
http://alerts.msn.com/Alerts/Default.aspx
MSN Alerts is a free service that notifies you of time-sensitive events and information from respected sources such as MSNBC, MSN Autos, www.weather.com, and MSN Money. You can receive your alerts on your computer via MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger, your e-mail inbox, your mobile device, or all three. From shopping alerts to sports, all you need to do is pick your are of interest and you'll get daily updates.
You decide what types of alerts you want to receive:
Breaking news on a topic of interest.
New highs or lows on a stock you are watching.
Severe weather warnings or forecasts for travelers.
Great flight deals for your favorite destinations
Advantages
• You can receive alerts through email, messenger, mobile or PDA
• Get updates on news, stocks, sports, weather or any other topic
• Great way to keep tabs on a developing news story
• Reminders on special occasions and events
• Absolutely free of cost
Call the electrician, pick up the dry cleaning, meeting with a new client, take your medicine, your daughter's birthday... does it ever end? Make use of the reminder services and take control over your life now!
Author Information: Atul Gupta is the CEO of www.RedAlkemi.com, an Internet Marketing and Web Development Company. You can reach him at atul@redalkemi.com |
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