Use Google Alerts for Content Curation for Social Media and Research.

1. Michelle Post, Ph.D., CSMS

2.  What do you need to start?
 What are Google Alerts
 What can Google Alerts be
used for?
 Homepage of Google Alerts
 Google Alerts Types
 How to create a Google Alert
 Google Alerts Help & FAQs
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3. •Live Internet Connection
•Your Favorite Internet Browser
•A working email address
• Google Alert Homepage: http://www.google.com/alerts
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4. Michelle Post, Ph.D., CSMS 4

5.  “monitoring a
developing news
story
 keeping current on
a competitor or
industry
 getting the latest on
a celebrity or event
 keeping tabs on
your favorite sports
teams
 Collecting research
data” (Google, n.d.)
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Google Alerts: https://www.google.com/alerts

7. Michelle Post, Ph.D., CSMS 7

8. Steps
 Search query (keywords of topic)
 How often (delivery frequency)
 Sources (alert types)
 Language
 Region (country)
 How many (result types)
 Your email (email address you want
results sent to)
 Create Alert
 Verify email address if necessary
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9.  For additional information review the
https://support.google.com/alerts/?page=fa
q.html
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