Semi-Solution to "Search The Web" Option from your Gmail
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If you use Gmail as your main e-mail account, you may have noticed that the tab: "search from web" is not longer there. That is because Google took it down in the last redesign last week.
Since I used to search everything from there, it's really frustrating to me (I mean, REALLY!).
So until Google will think it's a good enough tab to bring back, or for at least as a feature on their lab, I found this half solution:
//widgetserver.com/syndication/GetWidget/googlegadget/db39ece5-1e0c-4fac-92d0-31d02bd2f91d
This is how it should look like at the end, and when you'll search for something, it will popup a new window/tab:
I'm not such a fan of Widgetbox, so if you find a widget that is cleaner, please share.
(but I can ensure you, I've tested quite a lot of them, and this one was the best choice so far).
Since I used to search everything from there, it's really frustrating to me (I mean, REALLY!).
So until Google will think it's a good enough tab to bring back, or for at least as a feature on their lab, I found this half solution:
- First of all, read this: How to Add Gadgets to your Gmail Account
- Then add this URL to your gadget list (just copy-paste it):
This is how it should look like at the end, and when you'll search for something, it will popup a new window/tab:
I'm not such a fan of Widgetbox, so if you find a widget that is cleaner, please share.
(but I can ensure you, I've tested quite a lot of them, and this one was the best choice so far).
8 Comments:
Thank you. I have been looking for something like this but had not considered a Gmail gadget as the solution.
I'm afraid It still not enough. I need a widget that show more results, over the actual Google search engine page.
Why not just use the search box built into Firefox?
Here is a nice clean Google search box you can use within Gmail instead.
http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/107950459797439355026/Google_Search_Box_Gmail.xml
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Thank you very much.As to me its good job...
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Wonderful News: The Button is back! The Button works! hOSANNA! gLORIA IN eXCELSIS Deo! God bless the Good Ship Google and all who sail in her.
In an unusual reversal almost one month to the day since they removed it, Google has restored the Search the Web option to Gmail.
Never let it be said that a respectful, organized, persistent, and mostly intelligent protest by subscribers won't make a difference.
Thank you, G-folk, for hearing us out and considering our comments and our needs. Likewise, thanks to the Gmail subscribers who spoke up, wrote out, and bumped, bumped, bumped ;-)
Big thanks, too, go to Scott Wilson (Google Gone Bonkers), Steve Rubel (Making Gmail Your Gateway to the Web), CNET, GetSatisfaction.com, SearchEngineWatch, PLA Tech, and a host of bloggers across the web who helped get the word out.
Choukrane! Merci! Danke! Gracias!
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