Flock Browser

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Flock is a web browser built on Mozilla’s Firefox codebase that specializes in providing social networking and Web 2.0 facilities built into its user interface. Flock v2.5 was officially released on May 19, 2009."2.5 release">

The Flock browser is available as a free download, and supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.

History
Flock is the successor to Round Two who raised money from Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and other angel investors. Bart Decrem and Geoffrey Arone cofounded the company.
Flock raised $15 million in a fourth round of funding led by Fidelity Ventures on May 22, 2008. The companys previous investors, Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, and Shasta Ventures, also participated in the round. The company plans to use the funds to expand its research and development, marketing, and global expansion efforts. To date, the company has raised an estimated $30 million, according to its press release.

Features

Flock 2.5 integrates social networking and media services including MySpace,"2.0 release"> Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Blogger, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc. Notably, when logging into any of the supported social services, Flock can track updates from friends: profiles, uploaded photos, and more. Flocks latest 2.5 version added Twitter Search functionality, multi-casting of status updates to multiple services, and the introduction of instant messaging via Facebook Chat in the browser.

Other features include:
* native sharing of text, links, photos and videos;
* a "Media Bar" showing preview of online videos and photos as well as subscription to photo and video feeds;
* a feed reader supporting Atom, RSS, and Media RSS"2.0 release" /> feeds;
* a blog editor and reader, allowing direct posting into any designated blog;
* a Webkit-mail component allowing users to check supported web-based email off site, compose new messages, an read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock+(web+browser)