Flock Browser 1.1

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License:Free
Editor's Rating: Average
User Rating: (out of 6 votes) Rate it!
Downloads: 2,812
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added:March 27, 2008


Publisher's description of Flock Browser
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Flock The Social Web Browser - is built on Mozilla's Firefox codebase. Building on Flock's award winning 1.0 release, Flock 1.08 allows for easy integration of 15 different social services to put you at the center of your social experience on the web. This browser is built for the way that people use the web today for social networking, blogging, photo sharing, and media consumption. Download today, and meet your new favorite browser. Version 1.1 adds support for Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Picasa, as well as performance and stability enhancements.



Editor's review of Flock Browser
Flock comes togetherThere's a lot to like in this beta release of Flock 1.0, if you're into social networking. Built on Firefox, it's designed to make interfacing with social networking sites extremely easy.

The browser loads pages well, but the Quick Search dialog box doesn't like it when you switch search engines, it just opens them in a new browser. Most, but not all, regular Firefox extensions work, too.

Flock's social network savvy sidebar is the reason to get this browser. Nine buttons at the top of the collapsible sidebar make accessing any of your social networking or frequently used Web sites easier than Twittering what you had for breakfast. Each button either helps you get your message out faster, like dragging-and-dropping photos into Flickr, or helps you read your friends' messages quicker, like the integrated RSS feed reader.

The People button turns the sidebar into a nifty way to track all your social networking accounts. Your avatar is displayed on the left, while the right contains links for new messages and new comments. The bottom holds the links to upload new media when applicable and a hot link to open or close your media stream.

There are also hot links to most major blogging sites, and if you choose to configure it for your own self-published blog, Flock guides you through the process. Even though it's resource-heavy, Flock is the way to go if Twittering, Facebooking, or YouTubing is how you spend most of your online time.