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by Nowado 1792 days ago
How is it different from, well, Google Alerts?
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iMuzz 1792 days ago
It actually works! I've found Google Alerts to be extremely noisy and alert me for content about certain people.

Alias only notifies you if the person actually participated/appeared on it vs. being covered.

We're also deeply indexing folks and their content so you'll be able to do conditional alerts.

Example: "Notify only me when Elon talks about battery prices" or "Notify me when Stéphane Bancel (Moderna CEO) talks about Delta Variant".

Hope that makes sense!

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ghostbrainalpha 1792 days ago
Sorry, but Google Alerts fucking blow.

Let's say I want to "subscribe" to Malcom Gladwell, how do I get all his brand new ORIGINAL content, without it Google Alerts pulling every time he is quoted or mentioned?

I had to unsubscribe from Google Alerts on my own name because it was overwhelming junk, and I wouldn't qualify as even a Z List Internet Personality.

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iMuzz 1792 days ago
Yup that's exactly right. Alerts are only sent out when original content is released.

Mentioned this in the earlier reply but you'll soon be able to do conditional alerts as well.

Some Examples:

- "Notify me when Elon talks about battery prices"

- "Notify me when Stéphane Bancel (Moderna CEO) talks about Delta Variant"

- "Notify me when Gladwell releases a new a book." :)

Who are some people you think we should add? We're looking to add more people every day :)

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