How Social Browsing Will Change Your Life
Web 2.0 is all about dynamic sites and applications which require user action, improve with use, and reward with rich experiences. The Social Browser Flock is the browser curtailed to the user-created web which is built on participation.
If you could integrate photos, search, blogging, news and RSS Feed bookmarks into one online platform your online world would be a happier place. Using Social Browsers is like having our very own digital personal assistants, and not in the Microsoft-paperclip-guy way. Social browsing makes it easy to keep up with your busy online social life.
Flock
Flock is a “safe, spyware-free web browser that makes it easier to connect with your friends.” Built on Mozilla Technologies, blog and share photos. Static browsers are so Web 1.0. Using Flock you will be a social browser in no time. You know you want to. Why? Read on.
Photo Sharing
What would Social Browsing be without the latest photos from your online friends? Flock notifies users when friends posts new pics and displays them directly in the Flock photobar. There is not need to go anywhere else to upload, view, tag or edit photos.
The Social Browser Flock utilizes drag and drop for photo publishing and sharing, batch uploads to blogs, and for leaving photos in comments, which means it may be used with Myspace, Friendster, Facebook, LiveJournal, hi5, Orkut and Xanga.
With this Social Browser, photos may be dragged into any text field which supports HTML. With Flock, upload photos to the photo services you already use, such as Flickr and Photobucket.
Powerful Search
Searching in this social browser is a dynamic and personal experience. With Flock, not only will results from your favorite search engines appear, but search results are also drawn from your favorite pages and your browser history. With all this social browsing, Flock thinks we must need a break, because after your type in the search term, it is not necessary to press “enter.” The default search engine on this social browser is Yahoo! however, that can be changed with an extension (see more below).
Blogging
Flock recognizes how prolific web users are and its blog editor enables users to use a drop-down menu to switch between multiple blogs for posting. This Social Browser seems to also know how busy we are and for those times when your post is not ready to publish, it may be saved as a draft.
The built-in editor also allows for users to collect web content and effortlessly feature snippets or images in their blog.
Currently this social browser works with Blogger, Drupal, LiveJournal, Moveable Type, Typepad and WordPress.
News
Social Browser Flock enables drag and drop subscriptions to RSS feeds and organization into custom folders.
Extensions
In keeping with its Web 2.0 vibe, this social browser is also customizable with an incredibly long list of extensions. There is also a Flock Hack Forum for sharing tips on customizing this social browser. Popular extensions include VideoDownloader, Session Manager and a Google Toolbar.
Specs: The social browser Flock is built with Mozilla technologies and is still in Beta. It is supported by Windows, Mac and Linux.
For active and creative web users who are doing more than just “browsing” Flock is a definite must-have for managing busy online social lives. Social browsing is a better way to web.
