TwitApps was a great tool, it would email you when somebody @mentioned you on twitter.  But, alas, they are shutting down and leaving what I think is a huge hole.

So I built my own service that does the exact same thing.

To use the service, visit MentionNotifier, and subscribe to your @mentions.  To get notified of updates, follow @MentionNotifier or @timhibbard on twitter.

Here are some of the FAQ’s:

Q:  What is this?
A:  It is a service to notify you by email when somebody has mentioned you in a tweet.

Q:  Who do the emails come from?
A:  MentionNotifier@gmail.com

Q:  How quickly will I be notified of a new tweet?
A:  Currently, it checks every minute.

Q:  How does it work?
A:  It uses the search API of twitter to check for your twitter username.

Q:  Isn’t that just a glorified RSS reader?
A:  Yes.

Q:  Will it work with hashtags?
A:  Yes.  Put in the search string you want to be notified on (#KUbball) and the email address to send new tweets to.

Q:  Will I receive multiple emails if I get multiple mentions?
A:  It will group the mentions into a single email each checking cycle.

Q:  Will it work if I get a mention from somebody that protects their tweets?
A:  No, because protected tweets are not part of the public timeline.