Flock is a very nice alternative that focuses on Social browsing. Im using it quite some time now and I think is quite good and helpful.
Ian Cleasby
· 1 year ago
I use Flock, love it but the article is right.... I will live with it :D
AC
· 1 year ago
Flock is a fine idea and all but as soon as I start it up I'm instantly reminded that the web is riddled with ads! I'll be sticking with Firefox/Adblock Plus, thanks...
Ian Cleasby
· 1 year ago
Flock can use Adblock WTF r u talking about
Flock is really a copy of the FF it can use any extensions, toolbars and etc afterall it based off the same damn browser system.
With the new upgrade for FF3 it will come 2 Flock 2.0. To simply put it when FF3 upgrades so will Flock. O.o
tmsbrdrs
· 1 year ago
Adblock Plus is compatible with Flock, I've checked.
Sandra
· 1 year ago
I LOVE FLOCK, I LOVE FLOCK! Been using for 4 months now and couldn't dream of going back to IE or even Firefox for that matter!
Jowra
· 1 year ago
Just installed 2.0 and this Browser is really bloated and very slow on a medium equiped pc.
tmsbrdrs
· 1 year ago
What else are you trying to use at the same time? I've checked the memory usage and yes, Flock uses a decent amount of system resources. I also checked both IE and FF and they used almost the same amount without doing even half as much with it. With the configuration I have, Flock is the only program open on my computer almost 100% of the time.
Craig
· 1 year ago
I agree with you Stan, all these technologies and services today make things easier, but they do take away from the user experience. That is why I still go to the sites even if the blog is in my RSS feed. And from a traditional buying aspect, I still go to Borders even if I can easily buy the book on Amazon. Some people like the overall user experience, maybe that's just me.
The RSS feed, the people sidebar, the email checking and the media bar don't stop you from going to the sites, they're more like a guide for when going to the site holds something new. If you went to Borders once a week, every week, but only found something new 1 time every 2 months, it'd be a waste of gas, but more importantly, it'd be a waste of time. If, on the other hand, you were recieving a newsletter from Borders telling you when new books would come in so that you could see when the ones you're interested in arrive, then you could show up to buy those books without driving there once a week and without wasting your time. Using all that extra time, you could start a new hobby, you could start your own blog, you could join a group or you could just relax and read more books. Flock incorporates the ability to know when new information is at the sites you enjoy checking. It lets you go to the sites when there is something new, but doesn't keep you from going there to read old stories. It gives you the ability to save pictures or text as you go for sharing with friends, for posting into emails or adding to a blog. It's not something that leaves you feeling disconnected if you realize what the tools are meant to do. They're the sales page, the newspaper, the daily gazette that tells you what's happening as it happens without interfering with what you're doing and that's where Flock shines. It's more than a simple niche browser. It's the browser than connects the world to you.
Zroach
· 1 year ago
Flock Rocks! Flock Rocks!
TooheyMomster
· 1 year ago
Very cute! I love how you described each of the browsers.
skylights
· 1 year ago
So who is Safari? The elegant but brash newcomer trying to steal Firefox's friends away?
tmsbrdrs
· 1 year ago
Safari is the main web browser for most Mac users. It's the IE of the Mac world.
cede
· 1 year ago
i dont know but that sucks that thay want to still firrefoxsfriends away?
tmsbrdrs
· 1 year ago
Please read my comment under Ian Cleasby for a response to this post.
Ian Cleasby
· 1 year ago
@cede
huh steal Firefox's friends :P... it is only a browser and if Mozell really had a problem I am sure they would complain to Flock using all the functionality Mozell does.
funny thing is the browsers keep to there own things; Chrome will always focus on speed, Flock = Social Media, FF3 replacement to IE for those that don't care about Social Media as with Safari = Mac focused, Opera = integration mobile/computer integration and etc.
tmsbrdrs
· 1 year ago
The FF core is open source as is the core for Google Chrome. FF is built by the masses to do with what they will and the Chromium Core, which is the basis for Google Chrome is built the same way. Flock just took what was already there and made something unique and beautiful from it without taking away any of the functionality. If you look at this site http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php , you will find an alternate browser based off of the same core as Google Chrome with better functionality and the same type of fast web page rendering, but with Adblock integrated into the browser. Check out my other comments for Flock, explaining the shear amount of uses for the features found, native to the installation. Chrome does what Hot Rod junkies always do, it stripped off the features, added the ability to shed parts and still run and claimed to be the fastest. FF has the ability to be anything to anyone, but for a price since many of the addons are memory hogs in and of themselves. Flock uses more system resources than FF, but it gives a very large amount of rewards. The more you use Flock, the more you love it. It's not stealing away users of FF, it's winning them away.
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Flock is really a copy of the FF it can use any extensions, toolbars and etc afterall it based off the same damn browser system.
With the new upgrade for FF3 it will come 2 Flock 2.0. To simply put it when FF3 upgrades so will Flock. O.o
Craig
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huh steal Firefox's friends :P... it is only a browser and if Mozell really had a problem I am sure they would complain to Flock using all the functionality Mozell does.
funny thing is the browsers keep to there own things; Chrome will always focus on speed, Flock = Social Media, FF3 replacement to IE for those that don't care about Social Media as with Safari = Mac focused, Opera = integration mobile/computer integration and etc.