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I love the Gmail tab of my browser. It has everything essential – emails, gtalk, task manager, Links to favorite tools etc. I love chatting with friends using the browser version of gtalk and that is why I haven’t even installed the stand-alone gtalk client. And now, here is cool Gmail gadget for Twitter – which enables me not just to read updates of friends, but also posting and other usual features of a twapp.

TwitterGadget is a nice Gmail gadget, which helps you in using twitter right from your Gmail window.

• It usually sits in the Gmail sidebar. But you can also use the fullsize version (as in the screenshot above). Just click on the sidebar widget  for the fullsize view.
• You can read updates of your friends and post your updates.
• Also track @replies, DMs and favorites.
• Set the refreshment period or refresh tweets manually.
• Can insert special symbols.
• Can be added to iGoogle homepage.
• Gadget supports Keyboard shortcuts.
• To post a reply or DM, just click on the user’s twitter ID.

I have tried various other twitter gadgets earlier, but all of them performed very poor.  But this one is really fast, customizable and with more features.

To use this gadget

1. Go to Settings > Labs.
2. Enable “Add any gadget by URL” feature.
   
3. Now you can find a new tab “Gadgets” in the setting panel. Move to it.
4. Add the gadget URL : http://www.twittergadget.com/gadget_gmail.xml and you are done!

This is very cool and useful gadget, specially when you love Gmail tab & Twitter,  like me.

Link : Homepage of TwitterGadget [ via MicroPersuasion ]

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