Craigslist Notifications App that sends new postings to my email/sms/rss

Question

What are the best approaches to build a "Craigslist Notifications" software that shoots new postings directly to my email/sms/rss?

For example, I am constantly refreshing the "Free" category waiting for new postings.

Answer 1

I can say anything for iPhone but on Android I would use AlarmManager to to periodically check the resource (Craigslist in your case) for updates. Once update is detected process and post to RSS or whatever.

Answer 2

There' s a "craigslist notifications" application for android where you can setup notifications every couple minutes for new postings based on the keywords and price parameters you set. I would look at how that application is coded since it is written in open source. :)

Answer 3

I'm the developer of CraigsNotifica for android. The idea is to use AlarmManager like droidin.net said.