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Suffice it to say, Google's been steamrolling through its services this week and laying down a [variety](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/03/google-search-promises-to-get-fresh-with-you/) [of](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/03/google-offers-app-goes-live-in-android-market/) [updates](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/01/google-rolls-out-new-look-for-gmail/) and goodies. Just a day after its short-lived [Gmail iOS app](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/02/gmail-app-on-ipad-and-iphone-hands-on-video/) was released, Mountain View's veered its wheels toward the "pluses" in its portfolio. To start, Chrome users will find two new extensions, including a +1 button](http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/google-adding-a-1-button-to-search-results-hopes-you-like-it/) and a [Google+](http://www.engadget.com/tag/google+plus/) Notifications box, to more easily mark their favorite sites, while those loyal to Internet Explorer can update their Google toolbar for a similar effect -- sadly, there's no such love for Firefox at the moment. Moving on to its social front, Google has *finally* enabled native YouTube support in Google+. While on G+, you'll notice a YouTube slider near the right, which when clicked pops up a video module (seen above). From it, you and your circles can quickly share your favorite viral videos and view playlists, which Google says are currently being added to G+ search results. Sure, we're still anxiously wishing for things like Twitter integration, but ya gotta start somewhere, right? You'll find a shot of those extensions below, and more details at the source link.
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