Flock – The Web 2.0 Browser
After some hesitation, I decided to install the Flock browser. Why Flock?
Ed Dale of the 30 Day Challenge has made Flock the official browser of the 30 Day Challenge. Last year the 30 DC used the Firefox browser. Last year because of the 30 DC I went from Internet Explorer to Firefox.
I grew to love Firefox, and if you have used Firefox you know it is much better than IE. So, moving from Firefox to Flock made me a little uneasy – but I have done it!
Flock is built on the same platform as Firefox so I was hoping all of my favorite Firefox features would be in Flock.
The Flock installation went well, and it tries to import all of your bookmarks, and history. It did that well, but I was hoping it would also import my Firefox customized toolbars and my Firefox extensions. It didn’t import my toolbars or Firefox extensions which was disappointing.
I had to go through and install my favorite extensions and toolbars into Flock. The good news is, it appears most of the Firefox extensions also work in Flock.
So what makes Flock different than Firefox? Flock calls itself the Social Web Browser, and it is! After watching the introductory videos, I was impressed with what you can easily do with Flock.
If you’re curious about Flock, you can watch the post install videos to get an idea of what Flock is all about.
http://www.flock.com/getting-started/1.2.1/en-US/
What I have found, so far, that is really great about Flock is how you can use it to monitor your Web 2.0 account. Flock integrates with some of the most popular Web 2.0 platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Digg and Del.icio.us.
Was your Web 2.0 service account is integrated with Flock, it allows you to easily check those accounts from you browser sidebar.
I am somewhat disappointed that Flock has not included FriendFeed, but hopefully they will add it soon.
One thing that really disappoints me about Flock, is that it doesn’t appear to have the Session Manager that Firefox had. The Firefox Session Manager was my favorite feature of Firefox.
After doing a Google search, there appears to be extensions for Flock that perform the same function as the Firefox session manager. It appears some have been having some problems with this extension, so I will wait on this and hope I can find a good session manager for Flock.
For the most part, I do like Flock. Firefox was starting to give me some problems. It seemed to periodically just start eating up memory and would go “out to lunch” sometimes. I would have to go into task manager and shut it down, or reboot to free up resources.
So far, Flock is using less memory and seems to function very well. For me, it seems to be more responsive than Firefox.
So Flock, give me a session manager and I will be the happiest of Flock users 
Until then, I will have to use both browsers.
I look forward to leaning more about what Flock can do in my Web 2.0 world. If you are interested in learning more about how Flock can help you, or learn more about the Web 2.0 world, I suggest you get signed up with the 30 Day Challenge.
If you are a beginning online marketer, you will love the 30 DC. If you already have a lot if IM experience, I guarantee you will learn some things you need to know. In any case the only thing it will cost you is time.
Plus, I want you to be part of my 30 DC team. I want to help you, or maybe you can help me
I don’t really care how much, or how little, internet marketing experience you have, since we all have unique gifts and talents we can bring into the team.
Just get signed up for the 30 DC here, and then let me know you want to be part of the team. So, here is what you need to do:
1. Sign Up for the 30 Day Challenge
2. Let me know you want to be part of the team by adding a comment to this post.
3. Get signed up with Twitter
5. Let me know if you need help by using my Helpdesk – be sure to choose the 30 Day Challenge department.
I look forward to working with you and getting to know you!
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Hey Mike,
Glad to hear that you decided to give Flock a whirl and that you’re enjoying it!
I’ll log your vote for Friendfeed…we have no plans for it right now, but community votes do make a difference.
As for a session manager, Flock has exactly what Firefox has:
-If you crash Flock, we will offer to restore your tabs next time you start
-If you want Flock to always restore your tabs from last time, you can set it to do so at the top of Tools>Options>Main. Let me know if you need further clarity here.
I’m happy that you found the introductory videos helpful. Those are a new creation (that’s my voice!) and we’re excited to see how they help people learn about Flock. Let me know if we can do anything better with them!
Flock’n'roll,
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com
Thanks Evan,
Wow – I am impressed that a representative from Flock would come here and respond to my post about their product.
I have seen them also post on the 30 Day Challenge forum about Flock concerns.
This is impressive and goes a long way to spreading good will and making people want to be a Flock fan
Mike
P.S. I have about 3 different Sessions I that would load various sites I wanted to check daily. Since I don’t have session manager I don’t see how to do that.
Well, its very awesome to have a read post from Flock web browser. Honestly, I haven’t used it before but I will give it a go very soon.
Thanks again and hoping we can talk later.
Chris Stewart
It’s hard enough getting people off IE6!
Flock might fly if Facebook or MySpace starts pushing it OR someone starts pushing it harder in these networks. This is actually the first time I’ve heard of Flock…
It sounds like it would be good for net cafes and (possibly) as a browser for phones.
Joe,
I know a lot of normal users will never leave IE just because that is the default browser, and they see no need to change.
Anyone who is doing any internet marketing, or is involved with social media should consider Firefox or Flock.
I learned about Flock from the 30 Day Challenge, which is in pre-season. The 30 DC starts August 1st, so I suggest getting signed up now – it’s completely FREE.
I was always using IE for so long, what a fool I was:) Flock is a big difference. Night and day!
Greg, don’t feel bad, you were not a fool.
You were like me, you just didn’t know any better
Mike
I never knew about Flock until I read your blog. Thanks! How does Flock stand up against the new Google Chrome browser? Google Chrome is really fast, and I heard Firefox 3.1 will be even faster. How about Flock? My benchmark is this RIA Singapore real estate site which uses Javascript extensively.
Hi Mike..
I also haven’t heard about flock until now…But it seems flock is really a good browser (by reading all the comments..)..I want to be a part of 30DC but I think it won’t be available now as its 2009.. I am so late..but before I switch from firefox to flock, I want to know whether session manager has been uploaded or not..?
@Lee…
Firefox 3.1 is really very fast and it takes lesser amount of memory.. The new add-ons have added new dimension to firefox..you must check it out mate..
Flock should be even better now that they are shifting their codebase from Firefox to Chrome!
Hi,
Well,its very awesome to have a read post from Flock web browser.Honestly,I haven’t used it before but I will give it a go very soon.
Thanks.
I never used flock but I have listen lot about Flock and I thing with the passage of time it will be a better browser like other browser.Now a days I am a great fan of Mozilla firefox.IE is not better than firefox.
I have used Flock.It’s a good browser but never be better than firefox.I do not like internet explorer.
Very interesting article. I will have to try this Flock. Now I’m using FF but the popularity of FF can decrease when the new IE 9.0 will be lunched. It seems that IE 9 will have many functions which other browsers don;t have.
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