Google Alerts

Just following up on the anecdote from last night about Google Alerts... Here's the link: http://www.google.com/alerts. You can set up alerts for any keyword you want, and choose the frequency, and which media types (blogs, news, video, etc.) you want to receive. I get them for Esopus, Port Ewen and Rondout, and that way I don't miss any news about my area ... though I also have to wade through a lot of sports results for Rondout Valley schools, etc.