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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: December 22, 2006
- Total Downloads: 114,590
- Downloads last week: 1,575
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- Average user rating: stars out of 84 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 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. Flock gives users control over their Web experience by integrating a variety of Web applications and services into its browser, and making participation online easy. Flocks design leverages a simple, elegant interface to deliver a powerful interactive experience thats accessible to power users and everyday mortals alike. Flock is committed to innovation and forward movement, and users can expect something fun and new--designed just for them--every few months.
Version 0.7.8.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Flock 0.7.9.1
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 84 votes
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Flock 0.7.9.1
Pros: I like this browser a lot. It uses the same code as Firefox, so everything is already in place and you don't have to remember where all the buttons are. The fact that there is a built-in blogger is awesome. If you find something you need to blog, hit the shortcut key and blog away. The uploading of pictures is awesome, I love that too. Much easier than loading the site and uploading there. The intergrated RSS feed is great, I love using it. Perhaps the best I've used so far.
Cons: The fact that it uses the same code as Firefox means that it's a hog in resources, and everything like slow load times is in with Flock. The Bookmarks feature is also a bit dodgy: I can favourite with no problems, but you must click Favourites --> Manage Bookmarks --> to find your bookmarks, unless you put them in Collection folder. I find that highly inconvenient. It's also still in beta, so expect some bugs.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Flock 0.7.9.1
Pros: Great interface and it's more reliable than Firefox, (which I've used for a long time and has recently started crashing). Some must-have add-ons for Firefox which have kept me from switching, like Google Toolbar and McAfee Site Advisor, work with Flock, because it's so closely related to Firefox.
Cons: The favorites have to be in folders, for no explicable reason.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Flock 0.7.9.1
Pros: This has to be the fastest browser I've used with XP. It's clutter-free and is the best browser I've used for fast, casual surfing and file downloading.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Flock 0.7.9.1
"Excellent! An up-and-coming browser!"
Pros: Flock is a fast, excellent browser that is written in the same code as Firefox, therefore with a similar interface. The interface is simple, colorful, and straightforward. Flock loads pages about twice as fast as Internet Explorer 7, and if you are into pictures it is perfect for you, with simple sharing actions.
Cons: Some work to do, a little more stability needed. Crashed sometimes.
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0 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Flock 0.7.9.1
Pros: This browser scored a 0 in my comparison of free browsers. Google "theymos" if you want to see it, it's the second one down. Scores ranged from -2 to 8.
Cons: This is basically firefox with built-in extensions.
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