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06-26-09 AM -- Amazon:   US   UK   CA | Twitter This
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New! Get random first lines on your iPhone! twitterlit.com/iphone/random
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1. In your Gmail account, click the green Gmail Labs bottle at the top right of the screen. Scroll down to "Add any gadget by URL," click enable, and save changes.

2. Now go into your settings--which is right next to the green Gmail Labs bottle. Click the "Gadgets" link. And in the input box under "Add a gadget by its URL" add this address:
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Drag the bookmarklet link above to your toolbar for first lines delivered right in your browser. (Click for more info.)
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(The UK and CA versions of TwitterLit feature the same first lines but link to Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca respectively.)
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