At Campfire One
this week we announced that we will soon open Gmail contextual gadgets as a new extension
point for developers. These gadgets can smartly draw information from the web and let users
perform relevant actions based on the content of an email message, all without leaving the
Gmail inbox. For instance, contextual gadgets currently available in Gmail can detect links in
emails to show previews of documents, videos,
photos, and more, right inside the messages.
For businesses,
Gmail contextual gadgets can boost employee productivity by complementing email in a
context-specific and actionable way. Appirio, a cloud solution provider, provided a
demonstration of the potential of Gmail contextual gadgets and other experimental
features with their new product PS Connect:
Soon we’ll be
opening Gmail contextual gadgets as an extension for trusted testing by developers. If you
have a good idea for this type of gadget today, please fill out this form. And for those
of you who will be attending Google
I/O in May, be sure to check out our
session on building Gmail contextual gadgets.
