There are many ways to update your Facebook status, e.g., update your Facebook status via Twitter. Now there is another way where you can update your Facebook status from within Gmail.
Xoopit is a FireFox addon that allows you to connect your Gmail account with your Facebook account.
To begin, just Install the Firefox addon, restart your browser, navigate to your Gmail account and connect it to Facebook.
Enter your Facebook username and password, and you will see the Facebook status and update from within your Gmail. Simply enter your latest update and click the post button to update your Facebook status.
Facebook has definitely branched out in marketing itself across other sites. Its really cool how the connections across the sites have come about.