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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.4
- Date added: March 27, 2008
- Total Downloads: 8,907
- Downloads last week: 66
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 19 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
There'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.
Publisher's description
From Flock :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.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.1 adds support for Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Picasa, as well as performance and stability enhancements.
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Version: Flock Browser 1.1
"just another browser with a gimic that did not mean much to me"
Pros: It was OK as a browser, but I think I will stick with Safari and Firefox. I never bothered with any of the social networking stuff because I really don't bother with online social networking.
Cons: loaded pages slower than safari
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