Flock - web2.0 browser
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July
I need to mention this browser as it is so good. It is built using the Mozilla engine and has some great tools built into it. Rather than go to individual sites to upload and see photos and blogs they are built into the browser. An example that I downloaded and watched from Screencastsonline shows many of these tools in action. You are able to display thumbnails of photocasted photos in the top of your browser and drag and drop them anywhere including blogs and emails. You are able to store snippets of text at the bottom of your browser. Not only can you upload photos in the browser to the photo storage site but also edit on the fly. The browser also uses tags to help filter the things you do in order to help you better manage things later on.
It is a great utility for students and classrooms in that it simplifies things, it also can be used at school and home with good effect. It also works on multiple platforms.
Well worth a look.
1. Paul Fuller | July 17th, 2006 at 11:14 am
Flock is an absolutely amazing piece of software. I have just spent several hours putting together a presentation that ‘explains’ web 2.0 for our school staff. Then along comes this browser, which integrates the key web 2.0 services (del.icio.us, flickr, blogs) into one neat, seamless package. It means that you don’t need to understand these services anymore to start using them.
This browser is a quantum leap forward. Dare I say it… a’killer app’? :-p The technology is almost invisible, and people can focus on the message that they are trying to communicate. Wow!
2. Kim Flintoff | July 19th, 2006 at 7:11 pm
I agree - I’ve just added it to my machine and it totally rocks!
I wouldn’t say seamless but good quality invisible mending!
3. Cameron Bell | August 17th, 2006 at 6:44 am
Quote: “It means that you don’t need to understand these services anymore to start using them.”
Did you read the article in Tuesdays australian about the security implications involved in web2.0?
A crucial point made was that if you don’t understand it, you will be unaware of the potential risks this new technology brings. Just as we are aware of precautions to take when being online with current technology, there is a whole new can of worms opened with web2.0
I tried to find it online to link it, but I have to go to class.
4. Kim Flintoff | August 18th, 2006 at 10:57 am
Sage warning Cameron. Of course it is useful to understand how they work - but by the same token how many people understand the workings of their DVD, iPod, wristwatch, motor car, dula flush cistern?? We need to balance caution with efficacy - not everyone needs to know how it works, simply that it does work… and those that do now how it works need to help keep it honest…