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The social media world is Buzzing (pun intended) with news of Google Buzz which has achieved a massive number of users since launching only last week. If you are a Gmail user you probably noticed it appearing below your inbox.  Since the Google Buzz launch there has been a furore about privacy concerns [ see article ] which Google has reacted quickly to address. The general opinion is that the genie is out of the bottle and Buzz is here to stay. Personally I don’t spend my life on social networking sites but if you want to dip your toes in a combination of Facebook and Twitter is enough to be social online. I’d say, add Buzz to that too because it adds a new dimension to your email inbox and just as Twitter and Facebook are different beasts, Google Buzz has a uniqueness to it too.

So how about making them all play nice together?

With thanks to Ari Milner who posted an article about integrating Facebook ad Twitter into Gmail, I now have Buzz, Facebook and Twitter all in one place. Here’s how it’s done……..

1. Go to Gmail Labs. (you should find this at the top right of Gmail. –see pic below)
2. Activate “Add any gadget by URL” in Gmail Labs — you’ll find it near the bottom of the list.
3. Now go to Settings (to the right of labs in image above) and then  Gadgets. Here you’ll find a place to add Gadget URLs.
4. Add the TwitterGadget App. This lets tweet from the sidebar of Gmail. To do this copy  the following URL and paste it into Gmail’s Gadget settings https://twittergadget.appspot.com/gadget-gmail.xml
5. Add the Facebook Gadget. To add it, copy and paste this URL into Gmail’s Gadget settings
   “http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/104971404861070329537/facebook.xml”
6. That’s it – Facebook, Twitter and Buzz are integrated into your email account. Click here to see my set up. Hey ! please don’t read my email!

If you’ve enjoyed this, watch out for the new “Social Media for Enterprise” course coming out of Teesside University.