How to integrate Twitter and Facebook into Gmail

1. Sign into your Gmail account
2. Go to Gmail Labs (not Google Labs)
3. Scroll all the way to the bottom to get to “Add any gadget by URL” and click on “Enable”

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Click on “Save Changes”

To add Twitter: Go to Gadgets and paste in this address: “https://twittergadget.appspot.com/gadget-gmail.xml” (copy the address, do not click on it)

Click on “Add”

Refresh the page

Click on the “+” in front of “Twitter” in the left column

Click on “here” to connect to your Twitter account

Authenticate Twitter by clicking on “Allow” (assuming you’re signed into Twitter)

You might see a screen for Twitgether which threw me for a loop but you can just go back to your Gmail account

Click on “Twitter” to see all the good stuff like your timeline, direct messages, @ messages, and to search

To add Facebook: Go back to Gadgets and paste in this address: “http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/104971404861070329537/facebook.xml” (copy the address, do not click on it)

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Click on “Add”

Refresh the page

Click on the “+” in front of “Facebook” in the left column

Authenticate Facebook much like you authenticated Twitter

Refresh the page

When you’re done, the bottom of the left column should look something like this.

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