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Microsoft launches Live Search News Alerts

Sean Bradford   on 17 January 2009 - 17:17 · 6 comments & 2667 views

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For those of us who are always on the go and don't have time to read our RSS aggregators frequently, Microsoft has launched a new subscription service for Windows Live Search News. Customers that have a Windows Live ID can now sign-up for e-mail alerts based on their area of interest. You have the ability to have them delivered every day, twice a day, or once a week. You can get top headlines from Business, World, U.S., Politics, Entertainment, Sports, Sci/Tech, and Health. And just in case you're favorite news category isn't listed, you can define a specific search result.

This new feature is only available to United States residents, but users customers who are clever enough can go here and select the United States and are good to go. Setting up your alerts:

1: Go to news.live.com.
2. Sign in with your Windows Live ID.
3. Click "News alert" on the top right hand side of the page.
4. Select your category or topic.
5. Select delivery option.
6. Create alert.


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(1 reply) #1 NeonBlue on 18 Jan 2009 - 03:06
This is currently for US residents only.

On a side note if Microsoft want to compete with the likes of Google they need to realise that there are other countries in the world that would like to use this service. Until then good luck with trying to catch up.
#1.1 JahnnyBoy on 19 Jan 2009 - 20:03
I totally agree with you. What's the point in releasing a product that is not Global - to me that's not a release.
#2 Chaks on 18 Jan 2009 - 04:17
I would like to see alerts being sent every 30 mins or 1 hr instead of just once a day, week etc.,
#3 vipwoody on 18 Jan 2009 - 04:39
SMS updates would be great.
(1 reply) #4 seebaran on 19 Jan 2009 - 20:34
Live Search News Alerts ... wonderful simple name.
#4.1 seebaran on 20 Jan 2009 - 19:53
Nice to see that my comments were edited. Who's the Live fanboy?

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