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8 Firefox Add-Ons to Boost Productivity

If you use Firefox, you are no doubt aware that there are many add-ons that can enhance your browsing experience. Many of these can make your online life a whole lot easier and save you time. Following are some that I have found particularly useful. Which do you like? Tell us. 1. Fire Gestures

Watch Videos on Twitter without Clicking Short URLs

Video search engine VideoSurf launched a Firefox add-on today called "Videos at a Glance," which can show Twitter users the videos behind applicable links. For example, if someone in your Twitter stream posts a link to a video, the add-on will automatically display the video, as well as a visual video summary, right in the tweet, so you don't have to click through.

Google Toolbar Gets New Features

Today Google announced a couple new features for the Google Toolbar in Firefox. The first one is the addition of a "new tab page." This feature allows you to open different pages when you open a new tab, so you don't just get the standard blank white page. Now you can bring up one of your favorite pages or one that you recently viewed. You can choose from up to 9 different thumbnails you have stored as well as recent bookmarks and recently closed tabs:

Live Search FireFox Add-On Gets Suggestions

If you're a Firefox user that is also a fan of Microsoft's Live Search, you will be happy to know that the Live Search add-on for Firefox has brought autosuggestions to the browser. I'm sure you're familiar with search suggestions. All the major search engines have them. You start typing and it gives you a list of possible queries.

4 Helpful Firefox Add-Ons for AdSense Publishers

Google has highlighted a few Firefox add-ons that could be of great use to AdSense publishers. These include:

A Delicious New Add-On For IE

Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer, and del.icio.us social bookmarking now have a new add-on to enjoy. Nick Nguyen, senior product manager of del.icio.us announced on the del.icio.us blog the release of the "Delicious Bookmarks" add-on that brings with it features from the Firefox add-on, plus some new stuff.

PicLens - New Way To Browse For Pictures On The Internet

Well I've been using PicLens for a few months now, and I'm a bit late with this post, but if you haven't installed PicLens yet for browsing photos on the web you are missing one of the most beautiful ways to view photography on the internet yet.The screenshot above does not do justice to the visual experience. PicLens is hands down the best I have ever seen photos look online.

Google Adds On Add-Ons To Search

Google's Co-op has rebranded Subscribed Links as Search Add-ons, which allow people to build custom search engines that Google users can make a part of their regular search experience.