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As far as 3 years back, Flock has been trying to integrate it all together –multiple online accounts, activities, profiles, feeds and the like. While version 1.0 was not necessarily bad, Flock version 2.o – built on Firefox 3 foundations – looks to be a solid integrative application, even at beta testing stage.

The first thing users will notice on Flock 2.0 is the speed. Switching between features is very smooth, unlike the first version in that while it was never slow, it used to process feature-switching a bit more. And it is a bit-more feature-packed the second time around. New features like auto-completion where it was most needed, and the improved password manager, were integrated into older, more familiar features like Pownce, Digg and AOL mail sidebar access.

There’s always room for improvement, and maybe Flock should pay more attention to the feedback they’re getting. Considering the integration that Flock is hyping on, the blog editor (an often used feature) is a bit… weak, for lack of better terms. Also, a choice of more skins for the application would be a fresh addition, especially since this is a major strength of the Firefox 3 engine.

All in all, Flock 2.0 is a huge leap in the right direction of “bringing everything together”.  A couple of tweaks here and there and Flock might just convince most web-empowered people to drop IE or regular Firefox.

Read [Mashable]

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Aside from Firefox and Internet Explorer, there are many other web browsers around the web. Some of these browsers have come and gone, while some still remain simply trying to get a piece of the users’ pie being shared upon by Firefox and IE. One of these browsers which has remained steadfast despite the dominance of the other two browsers, is the social browser Flock.

Flock has been around the block, silently growing its user base and introducing new features here and there. And so, now responding to the socialization of the web, Flock has become even more social with the addition of support for a few major web players, Digg, Pownce and AOL Mail into version 1.2.

The three web services add up to the growing list of web entities being supported by Flock which already include Yahoo, Gmail, Flickr and Facebook among others. Taking a look at how the three newly added service works, Digg lets you submit news stories, videos and images from the Flock browser directly to the Digg website. In addition, Flock also supports Pownce, a mainstream microblogging tool similar to Twitter, and in addition to its file sharing functionality, Flock also lets Pownce members share comments. Finally the AOL Mail integration, this lets the browser send you alerts for changes in your mail box. This is similar to the email alerts that pops out of the Firefox browser from time to time.

Honestly, we think Flock is actually a pretty decent web browser that certainly has some top-of-the-class features. We couldn’t help wonder why it hasn’t gone mainstream yet and why its membership base has not grown that much. This might be the right time for Flock to get out of its shell and start spreading its wings. The web badly needs a good alternative to browser giants - Firefox and IE.

Via [Mashable]

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Ever heard of the Flock web browser? I’m sure you have, assuming by looking at the statistic where there’s an increase of 135% of internet users downloaded Flock. For those who have no idea what flock is, it’s a web browser with the fundamental system of the Mozilla Firefox. But with additional applications to extend the browsers social uses where you may come across as information-gathering, sharing, communication, self-expression and interaction. Flock has released its latest version 1.1 which includes some new features.

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