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SocialGmail – Add Senders’ Avatar to your Gmail

Kenji — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:04:34 +0000

Google gives you another reason to switch to its Chrome browser : SocialGmail. It is another exciting Google Chrome Extension that will show the avatar (or gravatar) of your friends to your Gmail inbox. This is how your Gmail inbox will look like after installing the extension..

Gmail with SocialGmail enabled

If you like how Facebook and Twitter display users’ profile photo next to each update, you will definitely want to have this extension installed on your Chrome browser.

It is free – download SocialGmail Extension for Chrome

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Desktop Notifications for Gmail

Kenji — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:56:24 +0000

Now there is a one more reason for you use Chrome instead of Firefox and Internet Explorer – Desktop Notifications for Gmail. You can now set your Gmail to notify you whenever a new email or chat message arrives – for now, only Chrome support this new feature.

For Chrome users, chat notifications are enabled by default. To set up your Gmail to notify you when there is new email, click on the Settings link in the upper-right corner of Gmail and in the Settings page, you will notice “Desktop Notifications” section (see below).

You are able to turn on and off chat and mail notifications here. Click ‘Save’ to save your settings. You will also need to click on the link “Click here to enable desktop notifications for Gmail” (see above image again) to allow mail.google.com to show desktop notifications.

Click “Allow” and you are ready to receive Desktop Notifications from Gmail!

Before we end this post, we would like to show you how cheekily Google promotes Chrome on Firefox The browser war continues…

Gmail Settings on Firefox

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AIM in Gmail launched!

Kenji — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:56:43 +0000

Now you can chat with your contacts in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account from Gmail. Google has just integrated AIM into GTalk. To sign into your AIM account, click the drop down menu under “Contacts” and select Sign into AIM.

Then your AIM buddies will show in your Gmail contacts list with a tiny AIM icon. I hope, not sure if it is possible, Gmail will include MSN and Yahoo Messenger access soon.

Could Flick IM be the next big thing?

Kenji — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:49:45 +0000

If you are looking for a web based IM program that support multiple IM services like Yahoo, MSN, Gmail and ICQ, you may want to try out FlickIM. Besides connecting you to most IM services, you can integrate your favorite web applications or widgets into FlickIM. It does have a better potential than Meebo and with strong 30,000+ and growing users, I am sure it will be the next big thing.

Like Facebook, users can add or remove widgets or web application as they pleased and inform their friends on the applications they have installed. Currently there are six widgets and two integrated services which allow users to enbed video and photo in chat messages. Soon, developers will be able to add their own application.

Try it out now!