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{{Short description|Service by Google}}
{{Infobox website
| url = {{URL|www.google.com/alerts}}
| name = Google Alerts
| screenshot = 
| caption = 
| type = [[Change detection and notification]]
| registration = Optional
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2003|8|6}}
| owner = [[Google]]
| current_status = Active
}}
[[File:Google Alerts logo.png|thumb|Old Google Alerts logo]]
'''Google Alerts''' is a content [[change detection and notification]] service, offered by [[Google]]. The service sends emails to the user when it finds new results—such as web pages, newspaper articles, blogs, or scientific research—that match the user's search term(s).<ref name="GSH-Create">{{Cite web |title=Create an alert - Google Search Help |url=https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/4815696?visit_id=638001667215838164-4059937248&rd=3 |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Google Help |publisher=[[Google]]}}</ref> In 2003, Google launched Google Alerts, which were the result of Naga Kataru's efforts. His name is on the three patents for Google Alerts.<ref name="CNN-Almonds">{{Cite web |last=Kavilanz |first=Parija |date=2016-04-04 |title=Naga Kataru created Google Alerts. Now he's an almond farmer |url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/04/smallbusiness/naga-kataru-google-alerts/index.html |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=CNNMoney |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

[[Google]] reported the system was not functioning properly as of 2013: "we're having some issues with Alerts not being as comprehensive as we'd like".<ref name="CNN-Broken">{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Kashmir |date=2013-07-30 |title='Google Alerts' Are Broken |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/07/30/google-alerts-are-broken/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> However, the service is still operational and completely accessible around the world.{{source?|date=September 2022}}

== See also ==
* [[List of Google products]]
* [[Media monitoring service]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.google.com/alerts}}

{{Google LLC}}

[[Category:Change detection and notification]]
[[Category:Google services]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2003]]

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