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2010-12-05
Flock Internet Browser v3.5 Packs a Plethora of Social Tools
Flock, an emerging social web browser that was originally released in 2005, has been updated to version 3.5 and features added support for social networks, faster speeds and an innovative user interface. The browser has a user base of over 9 million and is clearly dominating the growing social media browser world.
The biggest change to the new version is the use of the open source Chromium rendering engine, the same engine that powers Google’s Chrome browser. Earlier it used the Gecko engine that is behind Mozilla’s Firefox. This change is expected to increase performance while reducing page load time. The browser features a social sidebar that supports Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter integration allowing users to connect with their friends, read live feeds, makes social searches and publishes links.
The browser is now taking competition from RockMelt that is a newcomer social media browser. Due to the already small base of social browsing the two are expected to fight hard to attract larger crowd. Flock has published a chart showing 24 advantages it has over RockMelt in terms of features, stability and user base.
Some of the main advantages that Flock posts are its three years of experience and four major releases with 9 million users. In comparison, RockMelt is still being offered in Beta version. Flock is made on a cloud-based model, provides real Google search results and provides easy interfaces for social media and RSS readers. These claims suggest that we might be moving into social browser wars pretty soon.
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