Flock, the social web browser built from Firefox code keeps getting more social. Flock 1.2 beta adds Digg, Pownce, and AOL Mail integration. Once you login to Digg for the first time from the Flock browser, you'll have the option of opening up a Digg sidebar which shows you all of your Digg contacts and their recent activity. You can also click a button in the sidebar to submit any page you're currently visiting to Digg.
Micro-blogging service Pownce has also been added to the sidebar. If you have a Pownce account you can keep up with your contacts without opening a separate web page. Previous versions of Flock already supported Twitter.
Finally, the latest beta adds support for AOL Mail notifications. This isn't so much a social feature as an essential feature if you happen to use AOL as your primary web mail account. Flock already supported Yahoo! Mail and Gmail. We're not sure why AOL wasn't already in there, or why Windows Live Hotmail still isn't supported.
Like Firefox, Flock is cross-platform. There are versions of Flock 1.2 beta for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
[via CyberNet]
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5-14-2008 @ 4:34PM
kingkool68 said...
Woo hoo, I made it into a DownloadSquad screenshot. My life is now complete...
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5-14-2008 @ 10:06PM
rambn said...
Adding new features? how about tweaking existing ones. wordwrap in twitter interface, for starters. I hope new features don't slow it down any further.
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5-14-2008 @ 10:07PM
Evan Hamilton said...
Thanks for the great writeup, Brad!
@Rambn: Here's a little insight into how enhancements get into Flock:
As I spend my days diving through various forms of community feedback, I log votes for each feature request. I then add my own valuation, based on how many people I think it will affect, how serious it is, etc. I then take the top enhancements and get a level of effort estimate from our developers. We then use that to prioritize which items go into the browser.
Twitter word wrap is a priority 1 on this list for the next major build. I expect it'll make it in.
Flock'n'roll,
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com
5-30-2008 @ 4:32PM
Claire said...
how does the aol mail integration work? ... its not giving me any options when i log into aolmails site...
pretty sure i didnt hit the 'dont ask me this again button.'
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6-02-2008 @ 12:50AM
Evan Hamilton said...
Hey Claire,
You should be able to access your AOL Mail through the Webmail icon in the upper right of the browser. If it's not showing up there, drop me a line.
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com
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6-15-2008 @ 6:37AM
website design said...
adblock doesn't seem to work in it....i will use it if it has adblock..
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