As anybody who knows me is aware, I’m a big fan of Mozilla’s Firefox and Camino web browsers, as well as their Thunderbird email application.
I’m also a big fan of blogs and RSS feeds, which are a great way to do a “one-stop” lookup of your friends and favorites.
Recently, I’ve become very fond of Flickr and its photo sharing network – I’m posting my own photos there, and enjoy the interconnected webs of photos that can be found via tagging.
The biggest stumbling block with all of these online social networking resources is that they are a hodge-podge of sites and services, often requiring multiple applications in order to keep things in order.
That’s where Flock comes in. Flock is an all-in-one online social networking tool. Based on the Firefox browser, Flock integrates blog aggregation (RSS via del.icio.us), Flickr and other online networking tools. Its bookmarking system integrates directly with del.icio.us to allow it to be portable, always accessible from anywhere you can surf the web.
It also integrates with most major blogging platforms, allowing you to post directly from Flock without having to login to the admin panel of your blog. Don’t have a blog? Flock will help you set one up (even going so far as to offer free WordPress blogs to Flock users – very cool).
While Flock is currently in its early stages of development, the product is very promising and very user-friendly. If you want to see the possibilities of next-generation internet surfing, check it out!
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