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Flock Named As One of PC World's "100 Best Products of 2008"
Marking its fourth award win this year, Flock ranked as top browser of 2008
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 29, 2008 – Flock (www.flock.com), the first and only social Web browser that helps users connect, share and discover the best of the modern Web, today announced that it was honored by PC World Magazine as one of the 100 Best Products of 2008. The full list is available now on PCWorld.com and will also be featured in the July 2008 issue of PC World, which hits news stands June 17.
The respected 100 Best Products Awards honor products that join practical features with innovation that reflect the rapidly changing technology marketplace. To select the winners, PC World’s editors examined hundreds of products, including those that have appeared in the magazine within the past 12 months. The 100 product and service winners were selected for their commendable design and usability, features, performance and innovation.
“Being recognized by PC World as one of the best products of 2008 affirms Flocks’ ongoing commitment to make the user engagement as effortless as possible,” said Shawn Hardin, CEO of Flock. “We’re entering a new chapter in social networking where the popularity of networks has created the need to integrate the experience into one easy environment.”
Since January 2008, Flock’s user base has increased by more than 300 percent while its revenue has risen by more than 400 percent. Since its launch, there have been more than 3.5 million downloads of the Flock browser, and since it’s first commercial release in 2007, nearly 70 percent of users have made Flock their default browser.
About Flock
Flock is the first and only social Web browser that helps users connect, share and discover the best of the modern Web. Flock delivers a more personal Web experience, where users are in control and more connected to what they value. In 2008, Flock received the Webby Award for social networking, the SXSW Community Award and was listed #6 in PC World’s 100 Best Products of 2008. Built on Mozilla’s constantly improving Firefox architecture (http://www.flock.com/mozilla) Flock is free to download and use at http://www.flock.com. Founded in 2005, Flock is based in Redwood City, Calif. and has an office in Victoria, British Columbia.
