- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: December 23, 2008
- Total Downloads: 138,114
- Downloads last week: 979
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 82 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 06, 2008
Flock is designed to streamline and emphasize how you interface with social networking sites, RSS and media feeds, and blogs. Because it's built on Firefox 3, its behavior will feel familiar and it supports most--but not all--Firefox extensions. And yes, the "awesome bar" is part of the latest version.
Flock's social network savvy sidebar is the reason to get this browser. 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. Feature-focused, 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 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. New users will likely find it overwhelming at first, but it really does give you a more comprehensive and real-time view into your social network than you can get otherwise.
Publisher's description
From Flock :Flock is an award-winning browser, built on Mozilla's Firefox technology and designed for the way we use the web today. With Flock, you can easily connect with friends, share with them, and receive updates effortlessly. The Flock browser is safe, free, and fun.
Version 2.0 is built on the latest version of Firefox 3 and it adds MySpace support, Media RSS (MRSS) detection, and new theme support, with two included in the browser installer.
Version 2.0.2 incorporates Mozilla's 3.0.4 patch for Firefox and TinyPic as a media sharing service.
What's new in this version:
- Incorporated Mozilla's 3.0.5 patch for Firefox.
- Updated Flash version.
- Removal of Pownce and Piczo services.
- Cooliris extension blocked due to crashing issues.
- Fix to prevent AOL auto-logout.
- Fix to prevent a local favorite, when publishing a bookmark online only.
- Fix for Digg login detection.
- Fix for Gmail webmail flyout.
- Fix for YouTube private message notification.
- Fix for Yahoo Mail login detection. ... see all new features
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User reviews of Flock Browser 2.0.3
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 82 votes
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Version: Flock Browser 2.0.3
Pros: Very easy and nice interface.
Social Browsing is awesome.
Fast speeds.
Firefox Based.
Download Manager.Cons: I only wish that flock would offer more themes. I am using one that I had to pay for 1.99.
Summary: I highly recommend this browser. Especially if you like firefox but do not like firefox 3 build.
Social browsing is awesome, but can easily be turned off if you do not get into that.
Installation: Easy.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Flock Browser 2.0.3
Pros: Good looking interface. Easy to use and handle social websites.
Cons: Trojan.Generic.1586032 is found in this software. Detected by Bit Defender Antivirus 2009
Summary: Virus must be rejected.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Flock Browser 2.0.3
"Wonderful Browser, Smart Interface"
Pros: This browser looks cool, and very smart. The interface and getting started option is very useful. I like this one.
Cons: If i click from the about:flock page to enter any site from the option, I have to retype my password to login which I saved earlier. But if I go direct to the site by the address, the saved password works, don't have to retype
Summary: I usually use Opera and Firefox together. Now I have replaced firefox by flock. Flock looks way smarter than firefox. Very smooth and fast too. easy to navigate.
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Version: Flock Browser 2.0.3
Pros: Flock have so many options.
that's i like it
Multiple paste iz best eh.Cons: Make flock fastly
Summary: Worlds second Best Internet Browser
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Flock Browser 2.0.3
Pros: Connect easily with all social networks, multiple search engines in a drop menu, seamless with Firefox plugins, picks up media on any site in its media bar, handy alerts for RSS feeds.
Cons: About as slow as Firefox and IE to open (some browsers are much faster), not as easy to customise as some browsers, very few skins, the master password box opens behind other opened programs, could use URL aliases in place of bookmark nicknames
Summary: I love the plugins Firefox makes available, but Firefox seems clunky to me and very buggy. Flock is fast and easy and integrates well with the Firefox plugins, though it does not accept Firefox skins. I was a loyal Avant Browser user, but it does ... read more >>
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