Flock Refresh Trumps RockMelt

The RockMelt social browser launch got tons of attention, but the Flock Web browser has been integrating with social networks for years and the latest version showcases several advantages over RockMelt.

Jim Rapoza, Contributor

December 9, 2010

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Flock Browses All Your Social Connections

Flock Browses All Your Social Connections


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Connecting to your social networks in Flock is as straightforward as can be. Rather than dealing with account settings in a browser preferences dialog, you simply log into your social networks from within the browser.

All social network information appears in a sidebar that shows status updates. In many ways, this works well, as you can combine information from all of your networks. But it can also be confusing, with information quickly dropping off the screen as new updates appear.

Helping to deal with this is Flock's Groups feature, which makes it possible to build filters of users and other social network connections and quickly just view the information from those sources.

For someone who needs to track multiple social networks and feeds, Flock, which runs on both Windows and Mac systems, is probably the best option right now.

However, for those who are mainly Facebook users, RockMelt is a superior option as it does an excellent job of integrating with and presenting information from Facebook.

To try out the free Flock browser go to www.flock.com.

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Jim Rapoza

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Jim Rapoza is Senior Research Analyst at the Aberdeen Group and Editorial Director for Tech Pro Essentials. For over 20 years he has been using, testing, and writing about the newest technologies in software, enterprise hardware, and the Internet. He previously served as the director of an award-winning technology testing lab based in Massachusetts and California. Rapoza is also the winner of five awards of excellence in technology journalism, and co-chaired a summit on technology industry security practices. He is a frequent speaker at technology conferences and expositions and has been regularly interviewed as a technology expert by national and local media outlets including CNN, ABC, NPR, and the Associated Press.

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