AlertBox keeps an eye out for site updates by Josh Lowensohn, Webcrawler (Aug 10)
AlertBox watches for changes on parts of a web page that you select. This is a Firefox 3.5 add-on You might want to use this for things like price changes, or new headlines.
"AlertBox's way of tracking new content is an in-box-style counter down in the bottom of your browser. When clicked, it takes you to a page of Web clippings that are constantly updated with whatever the latest text is of the page elements you had selected."
Page mentions other addons for watching pages.
+ ReloadEvery - reload a page every few seconds or minutes
+ Check4Change - monitor text on a page for changes (but only works on an open tab).
+ Forum Additive - monitor threads in a forum
Price Protectr Toolbar
+ PriceDrop - prices at Amazon
Iterasi is also mentioned in this article. It saves web pages - and can be made to do so on a schedule. This can used on sites where log in is required, and on pages that change as you interact with them. Pages are saved online in your iterasi account. There is a community aspect as well for sharing pages that are designated as public. Iterasi is in beta - and for now it's free.
Posted by Gwen at August 11, 2009 11:50 AM