New broswer: Flock

Discussion in 'OS X and OS X Apps' started by elbert, Oct 22, 2005.

  1. elbert

    elbert Active Member

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    I found this from News.com:

    A small team of developers in California on Friday launched a cutting-edge Firefox-based Web browser dubbed Flock, which integrates next-generation Web technologies such as RSS content feeds, blogs and bookmark and photo sharing.

    I've just downloaded and am about to try out its features. So far, it doesn't seem to be as fast as Firefox or Safari, but the feature set is impressive. It's based on Mozilla and is being tagged as the preview to Web 2.0, where teh Internet becomes a more collaborative place.

    As a form of review, please reply here and post your observations on its unique features and how they work.

    Flock is in developer beta preview stage, but you can download it from Flock.com.

    ***posted using Flock
     
    #1 elbert, Oct 22, 2005
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    I was hoping to find a zoom-in zoom-out feature but none ...
     
    #2 piedad, Oct 22, 2005
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    Beautiful little browser. I love the integration with other services - Flickr, del.icio.us, blogs, etc.

    Social browsing is the new wave!
     
    #3 Adel, Oct 22, 2005
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    looks nice. but it won't import my bookmarks properly. i wonder why.
     
    #4 ncarandang, Oct 22, 2005
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    Oooooh! it has a windowz binary! I'll try this out on both platforms! :D

    [Edited on 10-23-2005 by berniej]
     
    #5 berniej, Oct 23, 2005
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    Tried Flock on both Windows and Mac. This browser shows a lot of promise! I especially love its blogging and tagging feature.
     
    #6 berniej, Oct 25, 2005
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    the Philmug RSS doesn't seem to work
     
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    I've actually been playing around with it for the last few days and I really like its Web 2.0 integration. Still a bit buggy though but great nonetheless. Firefox Plus!
     
    #8 cyberprince, Oct 27, 2005
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    flock browser

    anybody test flock? http://www.flock.com/

    Flock is a free web browser that makes it easier than ever to share photos, stay up-to-date with news from your favorite sites, and search the Web

    best for bloggers
     
    #9 loko__loko, Jun 20, 2006
  10. S13

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    Re: flock browser

    Been using it since it came out. It's my main browser these days. Nice set of features I use a lot. Bloggers and flickrites would find Flock very useful. I also like how favorites (bookmarks) can be integrated with your del.icio.us or shadows account. Bookmark syncing different computers has never been so easy. I can also use all the Firefox extensions I use (some need a bit of tweaking to install, though).
     
    #10 S13, Jun 20, 2006
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    Re: flock browser

    Old thread here...

    Buggy as hell and advertised features don't work as well as they should. Nice to see though that the latest version doesnt crash as much :p
     
    #11 Gomi, Jun 20, 2006
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