A couple new downloads I'm diggin'

Tonight, while watching a marathon of Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 1 on DVD (one of my best Christmas gifts) I started surfin the ol' web and realized I had downloaded Flock some time ago and never installed it.  As i got it installed and started tinkering with it, I really like it. 

The browser is Firefox based with a big juicy wrapper of social media, web2.0, whatever-the-frig you want to call it and its really, really cool.  I can log into my Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, TypePad, del.icio.us, etc., etc. accounts and watch them all mash up before my eyes...all the while without disrupting my standards compliant browsing experience. Its got some great image and web clipping functions built right in, detects feeds, has a lot of the same plug-ins as Firefox, overall there's a lot to explore. I will try it as my default browser for a bit and see if it sticks.  So far, so cool. One thing to note is that Flock is a little Yahoo heavy and a little light on the Google.  Would really like to see Flock include GoogleBookmarks in its whopping list of 2 online favorites options. 

Another service that came to me as a result of Flock is Me.dium.  This is a really sexy browser inclusion that gives surfing and social a whole new paint job.  Some serious web/tech going on here.  Get some friends together and surf together, commenting and clipping and researching silly. I am anxious to try this on our next big web project as we get started as a team doing research.  Another service i recommend taking for a test drive. 

As always, my gamertag on both services is 'FUZE'. Give 'em a whirl if you are social-ite (or wanna be) like me.

Enjoy.

Comments

[Wolfy says...]

Flock is pretty nice. I don't understand why regular firefox plugins don't work. About the only one I can't do without is the del.icio.us plug in that displays bundles across the top. But uploading, blogging and messaging (particularly to facebook) kicks ass!

And the feed reader is nice too, but I'm having issues importing my google reader export. If it could interface with an online reader I'd be happy to switch, maybe it can. Haven't tried...

-M

[Myrna the Minx says...]

I tried flock and I'm not sold. Seemed to add a layer that I didnt need.

[Bryan Landaburu says...]

I think it has the delicious links in its built in, but i agree, its not the same place. I use GoogleBookmarks and i have to run the cumbersome google bar to get access to those.

Also agreed...traditional firefox ad-ons would be nice.

Pretty cool overall.

Myrna - there is for sure an extra layer there, but if you are a social web addict, it kinda consolidates things for you. For me, it actually keeps those things on my mind vs. my passive usage of things like facebook and such.

Thanks for the comments y'all.

B