A Connection: Part II Browsers

After reading a recent article at TechCrunch by Michael Arrington, I was bit perplexed by what he was saying. Google is thinking about purchasing and rereleasing a browser that they could call their own.

REALLY?

Now why would Google want to do that? And just how many browsers do they think users need or even want?

These were just a few of the questions I asked myself when I read the article so I decided to research a little and find out some of the facts that revolve around web browsers.

In my mind, there are several browsers that deserve note in every article about web browsers.

-Internet Explorer, Microsoft's browser that comes preloaded on every Windows machine and does the trick but is susceptible to security flaws for the sole reason of being a Microsoft product.

-Mozilla Firefox 2.0: an open-source project that is becoming the largest contendor for Internet Explorer. With a huge selection of add-ons and a strong support base, this is a great browser.

-Safari: Apple's attempt at a strong web browser that has recently switched to be used over Mac and Windows operating systems.

-Opera: An open source project that is developing a name for being the underdog against the three browsers previously listed. It's nice and simple and does the trick.

In recent search on Download.com, I found 286 entries for browsers. Granted, browsers can be anything from web browsers to media browsers to P2P (person-to-person) share browsers and the list goes on and on. After just checking the first 20 entries, I was astounded to find that only two of listed browsers are what could be considered to be mainstream browsers, Mozilla Firefox and Opera.

Now why would Google think we need to see a browser from them? I'll tell you why: because Firefox has adapted an all inclusive browser that I am using currently called Flock. and it's the next big thing for web browsing!

Flock is a social networking browser that incorporates many of the major blogging, picture and video sites into the browser itself and allows you to update anything from Flickr to Blogger and Wordpress to PhotoBucket from any page on the Web.

I've blogged Flock before. You can find the entry here.

I think Google is trying to find a way to cash in on this market as well by implementing a browser that will allow you to use all of their services like Blogger, orkut, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Reader, Google Talk and so on.

This makes complete sense and it would be another way for Google to advertise for a lot of companies in a short amount of time! Is this good? I think so. Will we see it soon? Maybe. Will I switch over to G-Browser? If the product is quality, I'll try anything! Does Flock still rock? OH YEAH!

So let me know what you think! Don't forget to leave some comments, link up, subscribe if you like what I have to say and just let me know!

Have a great day!

Blogged with Flock

Flock Rocks!

So I've been trying to get back into the swing of blogging this week but it has been a miserable attempt on my part I must admit!

I've been doing a lot of research for Web 2.0 and I have come to a revelation about the entire movement: I knew nothing at the start of this whole endeavor!

Considering that Web 2.0 is basically a movement from hardware/software based applications to completely online services and applications, I was completely in the dark. I just knew that I liked where the movement was going and the services that were being offered.

I utilize many of them now and it is becoming almost a hassle to remember passwords and update everything at once so I've been trying to find a tool that will combine all of my accounts into one easy to use, FREE, application and I've found it!

Flock is a Firefox- based web browser that allows me to login to all of my account ranging from Blogger, Flickr, Wordpress, del.ic.ious, YouTube and more and keeps me logged in. It has a great upload feature for pictures on Photobucket or Flickr, a built in blog editor for whatever/all account(s) you use and the feed reader is just awesome! Click and drag and the feed is in your reader!

I must say that I absolutely love this browser/cache of awesomeness tool that is Flock. The only downside is a lack of Add-ons in the Firefox respect. Keep in mind that the add-ons that I use are completely encompassed within Flock!

Please give this one a try and let me know your thoughts!

Personally, I think it's awesome!

Blogged with Flock