Google Talk gadget

You can create your own gadget to add to the Google home page or share with friends, in a matter of seconds.

There are two basic ways to create your own iGoogle gadgets. The easiest and quickest way is to use Google's wizard, described in this hack. For advanced customization, you can also create the XML for the gadget from scratch .

different gadget types:

1. A photo or series of photos
2. A GoogleGram, which is a gadget you can share with friends or family, and which displays a different message and illustration every day
3. The "Daily Me" gadget showing others what you are up to at the moment
4. A free-form gadget to showcase any kind of text and image combination
5. A gadget to display a YouTube video channel for friends
6. Your personal top ten list
7. A custom countdown ticker gadget

   
   

   
   

   Suppose that you want to create a Daily Me gadget. Pick Get started and fill out the form in the dialog that follows .

   
   

   You can add a photo of you from any public address on the web or upload an image from your computer, or choose a photo from one of your Picasa albums. Press the "Create Gadget" button when you're finished with the form, and enter a list of recipients to send this gadget to. You can then decide to make this gadget public or not—if this is just for friends, there is no need to publish it within the Google gadget directory