Top 5 Google Chrome Extensions

Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. It was released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008, and as a stable public release on December 11, 2008. As of November 2012, according to StatCounter, Google Chrome had 35% worldwide usage share of web browsers making it the most widely used web browser. Net Applications, however, indicates that Chrome is only third when it comes to the size of its user base, behind Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Top 5 Google Chrome Extensions

1. AdBlock

AdBlock for Chrome!  Block all advertisements on all web pages, even Facebook, Youtube, and Hulu.

It works automatically: just click "Add to Chrome," then visit your favorite website and see the ads disappear!

You can also get AdBlock for Safari or Opera from getadblock.com.

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2. Facebook Notifications

This extension connects to your Facebook account to show you what's happening with your friends including:

* Likes and comments on your posts

* Invitations to events

* Posts in your groups

* Friend requests

* New messages

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3. fbQuickLogin

Setup your Facebook login details and then onwards, you will be able to login to your Facebook account with just a click. You can configure up to 10 accounts. t can display desktop notifications from all your configured Facebook accounts. You can decide the update frequency and the sound to be played for notifications. It has the ability to run in the background to notify you right from the system startup, even when Chrome is closed.

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4. goo.gl URL Shortener

The goo.gl URL Shortener is helpful when I need to share a Docs URL, but don’t want to send out the extremely long link. And the extension even provides analytics on shared links so I can see the number of clicks on a particular link, just keep in mind that all analytics are publicly accessible.

► Features

  ●  Official goo.gl API support

  ●  Official goo.gl history/dashboard support with OAuth

  ●  Auto copy to clipboard

  ●  Keyboard shortcut

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5. ShareThis

The ShareThis button lets you use the functionality of the ShareThis bookmarklet in your extensions bar. Just click the extension button for access to your favorite social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Google, and More. The extension supports multi-sharing across multiple networks at once.

From ShareThis website:

"Now you can share anything, anywhere right from Chrome."

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