presence06 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Flock, the social browser we had high hopes for back in August of 2005, is officially in the deadpool today with a ?Gone Fishing? note attached to its website. The note reads:?Support for Flock browsers will be discontinued as of April 26th, 2011. We would like to thank our loyal users around the world for their support, and we encourage the Flock community to migrate in the coming weeks to one of the recommended web browsers listed below. Our Recommendations Since no further security updates will be provided to keep you safe on the web, we encourage all Flock users to upgrade to one of the two browsers listed below. Both are based on the same reliable technologies as Flock, and both are being actively maintained and improved. Also, each of the following browsers has a broad selection of add-ons and extensions to customize and extend their capabilities.? Flock originated on the Mozilla platform but then switched over to Chromium in 2010. At its height it had 10 million users but then fell by the wayside just as the better funded RockMelt was emerging in the same super niche and perhaps unwarranted market. The team behind Flock was brought on to Zynga in January, in a talent acquisition that did not include the technology, the service or CEO Shawn Hardin. As Zynga never owned Flock.com, it had nothing to do with today?s shutdown. TechCrunch Heard of it, used it once and didn't like it. RIP Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ferson Veteran Posted April 12, 2011 Veteran Share Posted April 12, 2011 I heard of it, tried it both in its guise of a Chromium based browser and as a Gecko based browser and couldn't love it in either manner. It just didn't feel good as a social browser: RockMelt does a better job of the social browser system but I'm surprised Flock has disappeared so soon after reaching the Chromium based version. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorbing Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 TechCrunch Heard of it, used it once and didn't like it. RIP I never liked it. I thought it was bloated and useless. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Rockmelt FTW! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharp Daddy Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I found Rockmelt to be a great social browser, never liked Flock though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted April 12, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted April 12, 2011 I used Flock when it first appeared in beta, and it was sorta pointless even then. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 This reply was made using my Flock browser :( R.I.P Flock Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonerproud Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Oh well, Flock it! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian0E Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Oh, well... I thought it was dead for years. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted April 12, 2011 Veteran Share Posted April 12, 2011 Never used it. No loss to me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrdstorm Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I used it, liked it but only used it on my main PC....R.I.P Flock!! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjoswald Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Hopefully Rockmelt will disappear too. Both bloated browsers are unnecessary since almost every major browser supports extensions. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted April 12, 2011 Supervisor Share Posted April 12, 2011 it was a great concept it just didn't turn out too well Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 pointless browser fails Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorak Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Bloated, worthless browser. Glad it can peacefully die. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Heard of it, never used it. Just stick with official platform browsers, it's easier. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted April 12, 2011 Veteran Share Posted April 12, 2011 Rockmelt FTW! this :yes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 **** the social web. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593882690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted April 13, 2011 Member Share Posted April 13, 2011 I tried it a couple of times and I never could get into it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593883130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 took them long enough Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/989676-social-browser-flock-shuts-down/#findComment-593883250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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