Flock browser is this ok to use?

[moggy]

Has anyone used this browser or is using it. What do you think of it. I installed a couple of days ago and im not to sure about it. Would appreciate comments.

[Carson]

Flock is a web browser built on Mozilla’s Firefox codebase that specializes in providing social networking and Web 2.0 facilities built into its user interface. [1] Flock v2.5 was officially released on May 19, 2009.[2]

The Flock browser is available as a free download, and supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.

] History

Flock is the successor to Round Two who raised money from Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and other angel investors. Bart Decrem and Geoffrey Arone cofounded the company.[3] Flock raised $15 million in a fourth round of funding led by Fidelity Ventures on May 22, 2008. The company's previous investors, Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, and Shasta Ventures, also participated in the round. The company plans to use the funds to expand its research and development, marketing, and global expansion efforts. To date, the company has raised an estimated $30 million.[4]

Flock 2.5 integrates social networking and media services including MySpace,[5] Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Blogger, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc.[6] Notably, when logging into any of the supported social services, Flock can track updates from friends: profiles, uploaded photos, and more. Flock's latest 2.5 version added Twitter Search functionality, multi-casting of status updates to multiple services, and the introduction of instant messaging via Facebook Chat in the browser.

Other features include:

* native sharing of text, links, photos and videos;[7]
* a "Media Bar" showing preview of online videos and photos as well as subscription to photo and video feeds;[8]
* a feed reader supporting Atom, RSS and Media RSS[5] feeds;[9]
* a blog editor and reader, allowing direct posting into any designated blog;[10]
* a Webkit-mail component allowing users to check supported web-based email off site, compose new messages, and drag-and-drop pictures and videos from the "Media Bar" or webclipboard into a new email message;[11]
* support for third-party add-ons, including a number of Firefox extensions.[12]

[edit] Reception

* Download.com top rated, 5 out of 5 [13]
* Ranked #6 on PC World's list of the 100 best products of 2008 [14][15]

In December 2007, Flock won the Mashable Open Web Awards for Applications and Widgets[16] and in March 2008, Flock won the South By Southwest[17] Web Award for Community.[18]

CNET gave the Mac OS X version of Flock 1.0 the title of "Best Mac Software of 2007."[19] PC World's Harry McCracken reviewed Flock as his "New Favorite Web Browser."[20].

In February 2008, AOL announced that it would discontinue support for the Netscape browser, and recommended Flock and Firefox as alternative browsers to its userbase of Netscape 9 users.[21] For the Netscape 8 userbase, AOL recommended only the Flock browser to its users.[22] In March 2008, Flock announced that they had seen "nearly 3 million downloads" and a 135% percent increase in active users in the first two months of 2008. They also announced "more than 70 percent of Flock users making it their default browser of choice."[23]

In May 2008, Flock won the Social Networking category of the Webby Awards.[24][25] Flock was nominated for this award along with Facebook, Bebo and Ning.
[edit] Awards

Upon exiting beta Flock has won a number of awards:[13]

* Webby Award in social networking, 2008[14]
* SXSW community Award, 2008 [13][14]
* Open Web Award for Applications and Widgets, 2007 [13]

* "Eddy Winner": Flock 2.0 24th Annual Macworld Editors' Choice Awards [26]


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