Have you ever test this new tool that Google has just recently released called RealTime? I think it's actually useful as if you type some sort of name and you will get to see up-to-the-second updates every second, refreshing. I think it's pretty neat, I tested it with my user name that I always use and it shows my twitter and also other person who has Twitter posting about my website. It's real useful if you search your domain and see all of status that are updating from different people such as on Twitter, blogs, news, etc as long as you type what keyword you would like to see that constantly update. Anyway, if you haven't test it yet, here's the link. http://www.google.com/realtime And let me know what you think about it. Is it somewhat useful for you or what? Also, what's more useful is that they also provide you the stats of timeline to see how much they're talking about your website/your name/business/news and others.
I second to that. However, you could also use Google Alerts, which is far more effective if you're monitoring activities other than realtime events.
As I have researched, you're correct that it's not much of new, but only by few months ago as it was in August when it was released, announced on Google blog. But still, it's new to me as I have found out about it a week ago. Although, I just realized I must been living under a rock.
It's very useful, easy and helpful tool by Google. I would say that Google once again shows its strength and liability. But totell the truth I do not use RealTime very often, but sometimes I do use it.
Actually it's a new resource I search topics and trends, and I can follow the commuinites in time, that's cool!
Another tool from Google, they never stop creating new features. Thanks for sharing this tool I'll check this out.
A bit different. You can set the alert when someone talk about your website or about you. And the Google realtime isn't coming from Twitter all the way, it's coming from several social network. For example, if someone stumbleupon your website, it should update that in realtime of Google to let you know. Realtime actually helps you to get the idea where the traffic is coming from if you use your domain in realtime. But that's not only one idea, there's few more ideas you can get it from. Few benefits. This may explain a bit better than what I said: http://www.google.com/landing/realtime/ But it's mostly about conversation but it can use as tool to get the idea of how many people are talking about the website. Think of it almost a search of only your domain but yet it update every second. Keeping track of it.
I found this tool very useful, actually i was not aware from it. But now you shared this good tool & i will read about it everything. I request you to share more tools like this.