We have a local auction site sort of like Craigslist. From time to time there are some great deals that pop up on there, and if you don't catch the posts early you'll lose out. As an example, someone wanted to just get rid of an iPad for $100.
Is there a program or a site that can monitor for keywords on another website's page, and send me an SMS or email when certain keywords appear on the page?
I'd need the program/service to check about once every minute.
...you could use Python launched by a windows scheduled task.
I've done it once (not scheduled and without e-mail). Bit overkill but did the job (wanted to find posts with some info in a place without search, where you could only change pages).
Docs:
The http libraries allow you to connect to the page as if you were a browser. Then it's just a matter of searching for your keywords.
