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| | Google's professional alert system allows users to track topics of interest on the Web. Emails are sent to users informing them of new entries on their topics. | http://www.googlealert.com/
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| | Microsoft Alert Services makes available a wide variety of alerts from content providers such as Expedia, Fox Sports, McAfee, and eBay in association with Microsoft. Alerts can be delivered via email, Microsoft Messenger to your desktop, and where supported, to a mobile device. | http://www.microsoft.com/net/services/alerts/signup.asp
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| | Microsoft Security updates are delivered via a free monthly newsletter. Topics covered include security tips, bulletins and updates, FAQs on security topics, information on trial versions and downloads, articles on keeping children safe online, and tips from Microsoft’s Security Community for Home Users. | http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/secnews/default.mspx
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| | Microsoft Security Notification Service is a free newsletter that will notify you of the latest information on security tips, updates, editorials from security experts, Webcasts and chats, guides and resources, blogs, newsgroups, related Web sites, and Microsoft Hands-on Security Labs. | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/default.mspx
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| | Case Study: "MSNBC.com Captures Huge Customer Base and Elevates Brand with Alerts," from Microsoft.NET Customer Solutions. Discusses how NBC wanted to create more traffic to its Web site and achieved this by using MSN Alerts. Subscribers can receive breaking news in a major story that is developing, the day's top news stories, daily business developments, local news, entertainment news (movie openings and reviews, new music CDs and gossip), and updates on lottery results from around the country. Since implementing these alerts MSNBC has increased its customer base, site traffic and advertising revenue. | http://download.microsoft.com/documents/customerevidence/ 6486_MSNBC_Alerts_Case_Study_final.doc
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| | Microsoft Alerts for Business: Business alerts can be for reminders (appointments, birthdays, events, etc.), banking and finance (stock reports, credit limits, suspicious charges to credit cards, etc.), auctions and sales (when a product goes on sale, when a customer has been out bid, and when an item has been shipped), travel and community (local traffic reports and travel updates on flights). Businesses can sign up for a free three-month trial. | http://www.microsoft.com/net/services/alerts/business.asp
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| | Microsoft Alerts for Consumers: Enables you to control how companies contact you with information. Consumers select which companies they want to have contact them, how they want to receive alerts (email or instant message) and on what type of device (desktop or mobile device). You can also designate what times of the day you prefer to receive alerts. | http://www.microsoft.com/net/services/alerts/consumer.asp
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