Search Tips: Google Alerts (ehababes)
Alerts can be a useful tool for individuals in the process of searching for a
family member.
Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google
results based on your queries. You decide a search query you wish to monitor.
For example, if you are searching for a child born on December 1, 1990 in
Illinois and surrendered to Easter House, you could set up the following
alerts:
Born December 1, 1990 in IL
Born 12/1/1990
Easter
House
Google will regularly search for your keywords and send you an email
report containing links to any information that matches your alert. You should
put in several variations of your information as you can not know how another
person might enter it. You may write your DOB as 12/1/1990 and they would
post to a registry under December 1, 1990.
Alerts are easy to set up. Simply
visit the
Google Alert page and start entering your keywords and phrases.
If you
need help, visit the Google Alert Getting Started Guide.
Many adoptees who find their family name can then search on Facebook and Google - believe me, we can use all the help when we search!
Please post a comment on what search tips you recommend!
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