How To Get The News Delivered To You By E-mail

If you've ever had to schlep down to your local newsstand in a blizzard just to get your morning paper, you can appreciate the value of having it delivered to your doorstep. If you read news online at a place like Google News, you can enjoy a similar convenience by having it delivered directly to your digital doorstop--your e-mail inbox. How? By signing up for a free service called Google Alerts. With Google Alerts, you can even customize the news you'd like to receive by e-mail. Here's how you do it:

• First go to Google Alerts.
• Under Create a Google Alert, input your search terms. If you want to track news on health for example, you could get as specific as you like by typing in heart health or even a particular disease or condition.
• Next to Type, select News.
• Next to How often, you can choose when you want to receive your e-mail news alerts by selecting one of three choices: once a day, as-it-happens, or once a week.
• Finally, enter your e-mail and click on Create Alert--you're done!

To activate your account, just click the link in the verification e-mail they send you. Enjoy receiving the news by e-mail!