diff --git a/one80/photos/management/commands/newtagnotifications.py b/one80/photos/management/commands/newtagnotifications.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a148953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/one80/photos/management/commands/newtagnotifications.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import datetime
+import logging
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.mail import send_mail
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from django.template import loader, Context
+from optparse import make_option
+
+from postmark.models import EmailMessage
+from one80.photos.models import Annotation
+
+THRESHOLD = getattr(settings, 'ANNOTATION_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE', 5)
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    args = None
+    option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
+        make_option('--sender',
+            dest='sender',
+            default='cron',
+            help='The sender of the call; could be "cron" or "hook"'),
+        )
+    help = '''
+           Sends notifications of new annotations.
+           This is run 2 ways: crontab and post-save hook.
+           If called from cron, it will only email every hour at most.
+           If called from a hook, it will send if n or more new annotations are queued,
+           and 5 minutes have passed since the last annotation was submitted, not more than every 30 minutes.
+           '''
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        verbosity = int(options.get('verbosity', 0))
+        if verbosity == 0:
+            level = logging.WARNING
+        elif verbosity == 1:
+            level = logging.INFO
+        else:
+            level = logging.DEBUG
+
+        logging.basicConfig(level=level, format="%(message)s")
+        annot_qset = Annotation.objects.unpublished().order_by('-created_date')
+        try:
+            last_email = EmailMessage.objects.filter(subject__startswith='[180] New annotations').order_by('-created_at')[0]
+        except IndexError:
+            last_email = lambda: None
+            last_email.created_at=datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)
+        waiting = annot_qset.filter(created_date__gt=last_email.created_at)
+        send_email = False
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        if not waiting.count():
+            logging.info('No annotations queued.')
+            return
+
+        if options.get('sender') == 'hook':
+            if ((waiting.count() >= THRESHOLD) and
+                ((now - datetime.timedelta(minutes=20) >= last_email.created_at) or
+                        (now - datetime.timedelta(minutes=5) >= waiting[1].created_date))):
+                send_email = True
+        else:
+            if (((waiting.count() >= THRESHOLD) and now - datetime.timedelta(minutes=20) >= last_email.created_at) or
+               (waiting.count() and (now - datetime.timedelta(hours=1) >= last_email.created_at))):
+                send_email = True
+
+        if not send_email:
+            logging.info('Found %d queued annotations, but it\'s not time to send mail yet, skipping.' % waiting.count())
+        else:
+            ctx = {
+                'annotations': waiting,
+            }
+            subject = '[180] New annotations are waiting for approval'
+            message = loader.get_template('emails/new_annotations.txt').render(Context(ctx))
+            if send_mail(subject,
+                         message,
+                         '%s <%s>' % ('180-mailer', settings.EMAIL_FROM),
+                         [admin[1] for admin in settings.ADMINS]):
+                logging.info('Email sent.')
diff --git a/one80/photos/models.py b/one80/photos/models.py
index 28a6690..8db668e 100644
--- a/one80/photos/models.py
+++ b/one80/photos/models.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.db import models
-from django.db.models.signals import pre_save
+from django.db.models.signals import pre_save, post_save
 from django.template import Context
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from PIL import Image
@@ -308,11 +308,17 @@ def _get_thumbnail(self, **kwargs):
         self.thumbnail.save(self.get_filename(), ContentFile(bffr.getvalue()), save=False)
         bffr.close()
 
-def save_annotation_handler(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
+def pre_save_annotation_handler(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
     if instance.is_public and not instance.person:
         instance.person = Person.objects.get_or_create(first_name=instance.first_name,
                                                        last_name=instance.last_name,
                                                        title=instance.title,
                                                        organization=instance.organization,)[0]
 
-pre_save.connect(save_annotation_handler, sender=Annotation)
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+def post_save_annotation_handler(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
+    if not instance.is_public:
+        from django.core.management import call_command
+        call_command('newtagnotifications', sender='hook')
+
+pre_save.connect(pre_save_annotation_handler, sender=Annotation)
+post_save.connect(post_save_annotation_handler, sender=Annotation)
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diff --git a/one80/photos/templates/emails/new_annotations.txt b/one80/photos/templates/emails/new_annotations.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8f775d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/one80/photos/templates/emails/new_annotations.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Hello there,
+
+This is just a friendly email to let you know there are some new annotations awaiting your approval:
+
+{% for annot in annotations %}
+ - {{ annot.name }}, {{ annot.position }} in {{ annot.hearing.title }}
+   http://180.sunlightfoundation.com/admin/photos/annotation/{{ annot.pk }}/
+
+{% endfor %}
+
+As a reminder, you can always see the unapproved queue at http://180.sunlightfoundation.com/admin/photos/annotation/?is_public__exact=0
+
+Thanks and have a great day!
+
+- The 180° Project
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b1cedc2..0c667e1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ yql
 -e git+https://github.com/dandrinkard/python-inboxinfluence.git#egg=python_inboxinfluence-dev
 -e git+https://github.com/dandrinkard/python-crunchbase.git#egg=python_crunchbase-dev
 -e git+https://github.com/liberation/django-jsonfield.git#egg=django_jsonfield-dev
+# important to stick with this fork; relies on a new model field
 -e git+https://github.com/dandrinkard/django-postmark.git#egg=django_postmark-dev
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