If you are looking to get notified of any news or job alerts then here is a service which can keep you updated. Check out Notify.me a service which sends up the updates in real time to any of the location you enter like mobile phone, instant messenger, email, desktop or web applications.

List of services where Notify.me would alert you :
* Craigslist – Be the first to respond to hard to find listings
* Facebook – Find out immediately when something happens on your profile page
* LinkedIn – Stay up to date with your professional network
* Twitter – Get all your twitter updates in notify.me
* Twitter Search – Find out when someone talks about something you care about
* Google News – Stay up to date on the latest news you care about
* StackOverflow – Quickly respond to programming-related questions to gain reputation points
* Woot – Find great deals during the legendary Woot-Off
* Songza – Find out when someone adds a new song to their playlist

Here is a small demonstration on how Notify.me works

The Account setup is real easy where you can configure the location where you want to get the alerts which can range from Mobile Phone SMS, Im, emails etc. You can select upto 4 different instant messenger services like pidgin, Google Talk, Adium, Jabber etc , once you enter your IM details you will be sent a confirmation email to verify the alerts service to your messenger client.