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Firefox/Chrome: Sure it's nice and all that we get Gmail for free, but those ads to the right of open messages aren't really all that helpful. Free browser add-on Rapportive replaces Gmail ads with contact info about the sender.

If you're looking to set up an elegant portal for your online identity that brings together social networks and other aspects of your online presence, Flavors.me is as simple and easy to use as it gets.Photo by Tyson.

Google continues its push to make Buzz better (and convince people to use it), today announcing five tips for making Buzz work just how you like it.

Between Twitter, Facebook, and Google's new social networking tool, Buzz, it's hard to turn a corner without running into another social network. But how do you know which networking tool fits you best? We're here—with big charts and all—to help.

In one week, Google's Buzz social network has moved through a splashy launch, a quick fix, a major clean-up, and now, an apology.

Facebook may have partnered with AIM to bring chat to your desktop, but if you're not a fan of the official AIM client, there's now an easy way to get Facebook Chat in the IM client of your choice.

Not to be left out of the Let's Connect Everything Social party, Facebook and AOL's Instant Messenger announced a beta release of AIM, for Windows, Mac, and in a web client, that can operate on Facebook's chat system, pull and post to and from Facebook status updates, and otherwise integrate your instant messaging with your profile.

Windows/Mac: Back in November, Microsoft featured an attractive Facebook client to demo Silverlight 4, and many people wondered where it went. Well, Microsoft has finally released the fancy Facebook client for download, and it has almost everything you could want from Facebook.

Earlier this week we asked you what your email prejudices were. We dug through the comments, and now we're back to highlight how you feel about certain email addresses and what they say about the people who use them.

Is an @aol.com or @hotmail.com address a risk on a job application? Do cutesy usernames mean a surefire path to the trash can? Chicago Tribune writer Nancy Anderson ponders the impact an email address can have on your career and job search.