"Ears Burning" Hack

[Elenna]

I accidentally posted this in the wrong place, so here it is!

I'm looking for a hack that will notify a user (via PM, popup, or even just a box at the top of the screen) when their name is mentioned in a forum that they have access to.

Ideally, this can be used with a vB Code (like [user] or [notify]) so that a poster can "flag down" another member when they are requesting a response from this member.

I think a hack like this would be very useful. On busy boards, important posts can get "lost", and things can stay unresolved if someone doesn't notice that something in requested of them.