How the Flock browser can help you keep up with your social media contacts as well as help you with your work.
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter – these are just a few of the ever-expanding list of social media sites many of us are members of. Attempting to keep a fluid balance between the different social media specific software programs and the web sites attached to all of these social media applications can be a seemingly overwhelming task. How can one combine the micro-blog sites, RSS feeds, media sites, personal blogs and online e-mail URLs into one convenient package? Simple. Cast aside the standard browsers and check out Flock.
The Flock browser is based on the open source Mozilla browser. Both Firefox and Flock share the same source code and can utilize nearly every add-on created by Firefox developers with a few exceptions. Another unique aspect of Flock is its availability in several languages – French, Italian, German, and Spanish are a few of the languages that have been translated for Flock.
After downloading and installing Flock, the program opens with a tab page that allows the user to add in their desired micro-blogging user accounts and get started right away. Some of these include Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. The media sites Flickr and YouTube are included as is the submission site Digg. Feed sites can be added and as a nice added twist, the Flock program has a sidebar web clipboard that allows you to save links, text and images for later use. Importing favorites from other browsers is supported so there is no loss of favorite URLs. One of the best features of this browser is its ability to allow posting to a personal blog – several major blogging sites are supported such as Wordpress, LiveJournal and Blogger. Email accounts can be incorpated into the Flock browser as well. All in all, this browser allows the user to keep tabs on nearly every aspect of their favorite social media sites and the various technologies wrapped into those sites.
Once Flock is installed, configured and running, users can switch between several sidebars to track and interact with their chosen sites. People (micro-blogging sites), media, feeds, and favorites are a few of the sidebars available. The aforementioned web clipboard is also included in the sidebars available – dragging and dropping into this area is extremely handy.
With the list of social media sites and programs continuously growing and the number of people jumping onto the social media bandwagon, having a browser that can conveniently combine all of the different aspects of these sites and programs is a must have. Check out Flock and see how it can change the way you browse.
October 25th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Renee–
A wonderfully wrote and well detailed article on yet another technological advance that I have in my daily arsenal, as a social media journalist; one that I highly recommend to those avid social media lovers. A member of over 140 networks; I have a slew of websites and a diverse network that Flock keeps simplistic — to be honest without Flock I’d be insane trying to keep up with everything! Flock allows me also to keep personal personal, and work that of work; which I love.
An exceptional amount of detail was put into this article, providing only the most accurate in information; for those who may want to expose themselves to a different cup of tea. I also commend you on how you added two highly relevant visual captions to help users.
In comparison with another recent WebUpon article, subjective to Flock; there is really no comparison for those wanting a more in depth perspective of functionality — instead of a novice discovery of this browser. I have both side by side and would highly recommend yours as your article writes in a more technological sense; instead of that of an egotistical experimental find that is incoherent to Flock. I suppose this author was going for an Evergreen writing technique, one that leads to more articles; however with technology this cannot be done as well as it can be with other subjects — for the soul reason that technology articles must inform.
Your Flock article got to the delicate points that matter, for the purpose of use and research; to be honest I was left to question “Flock to Flock” and why any author would write a blog/article denoting that their has been no research attempts made in functional use. As a writer I personally believe research only goes so far; with technology, one needs to use and familiarize themselves with the program, prior to writing an article — to reduce any incorrectness that may come about. Without the proper research it leaves the reader clueless to the useful service Flock has become in this new-age world — the world of social media; I’m glad that you could clear that up with useful well versed material.
Great read, once again kudos for a wonderful technological experience! Hope to be reading more of your articles and I would without a doubt recommend this to anyone who wants to know more on Flock. In reality I’m doing that now, as I write a software recommendation for my large network of tech lovers.
October 25th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
I liked the artical. Very proffesionally writen!
October 25th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Yes, I agree with glamorousamanda, very well written.
October 26th, 2009 at 4:02 am
I loved the article nice work from you!
October 26th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Excellent article.
October 26th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Nice write!