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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: November 05, 2009
- Total Downloads: 167,251
- Downloads last week: 1,485
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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.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.5.5 based on the Firefox 3 technology, providing a faster, safer, and more stable web surfing experience and incorporated Mozilla's 3.0.15 patch for Firefox.
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Version: Flock 2.5.5
Pros: I absolutely love Flock's integrated social networking tools. You can access Twitter, e-mail, Facebook, Myspace, and Flickr- right from the sidebar! It's so much easier than tabs. Plus, there's an extension that lets you IM directly from the toolbar.
Cons: My only complaint is Flock's lack of themes. I used to use Firefox, and the complete customization was my favorite part! Now Firefox has Personas, but they're incompatible with Flock.
Summary: Bottom-line? Flock is easy to use and makes surfing the 'net FUN!
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