Addicted to the Brave New Web's feeds, streams, tags, pics, and flicks? If so, you've probably bolstered your browser with a bevy of extensions, and maybe a customized personal portal page at Netvibes, Pageflakes, or Yahoo. But for a simpler, consolidated window to the interactive Web, try the free Flock browser, which comes preconfigured for creating and consuming RSS feeds, shared photos, and other Web 2.0 fare--just add the user names and passwords from your existing accounts. Flock's supported services are only a subset of what you can configure using a portal and a tricked-out browser installation, but it may offer all that most people need to stay on top of the daily influx.
The 10MB download picks up bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings from your existing installation of Firefox or Internet Explorer. Flock is based on the open-source Mozilla Firefox browser, and Firefox users will like that Flock's menus, settings, sidebars, and tabbed layout look familiar. Flock also builds in links to Flickr, Photobucket, and YouTube, half a dozen of the leading blogging platforms, and the Del.icio.us and Magnolia social-bookmarking services.
