October 25, 2005

Flock

New 'Social' Web Browser Based on Firefox

....Analysts estimate there are 10 million to 15 million sophisticated Internet users writing Internet journals—the number is growing daily—and Flock believes this is a prime target market.

For example, when a user discovers a Web site about which he or she wants to post a comment in a blog, the user just right-clicks on the mouse, which then brings up the Flock blogging wizard (Blog Manager).

The browser software then automatically opens a blank blog entry and adds citations and links for the site that originally caught the user's attention.

Flock also has a built-in RSS (search) integration option, so that users can easily scan news headlines and click through to those pages for more information.

Through a partnership with Vancouver, B.C.-based Flickr, Flock offers the Flickr Topbar, which allow users to drag and drop pictures into a blog post.

Flock also a sort of scrapbook for interesting Web content called The Shelf.

Users can drag interesting URLs, pictures or text snippets from any Web page onto it. From there, these items can be inserted into a blogpost.

Posted by Ithildin at October 25, 2005 4:37 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE

Someday something will drag me off of Blogspot, but between Blogspot, Hello/Picasa, and my "Blog This!" javascript link, I have most of those functions already. Of course they may work more seamlessly.

I'll have to check that one out.

Posted by: Desert Cat at October 27, 2005 7:59 AM