Flock Media Contact:
Julie Karbo
KF Communications
flock@kfcomm.com
Social Web Browser, Flock, Announces Record Year
Company Expands User Base, Adds Integration with MySpace, Digg, and WebMail from Yahoo!, AOL and Google, Secures Funding Round, Numerous Awards and Record Satisfaction
Redwood City, CA --- January 28, 2009 --- Flock, producer of the social web browser, today announced major achievements and significant growth in 2008.
In 2008, Flock was downloaded more than 4.5 million times and the award winning browser saw a 400 percent increase in active users. The satisfaction rate was over 92 percent and over 83 percent of Flock users surveyed indicate that they are recommending Flock to their friends. Flock also announced that over 70 percent of its users set Flock as their primary browser, and on average people use Flock for over four hours per day. Flock’s ability to make discovering, sharing and communicating more rewarding has resulted in over 41 million log-ins across the browser’s 22 integrated web applications. Nearly seven million photos and videos have been accessed using Flock’s Media Bar, 25 million feeds have been accessed via the Feeds Sidebar, and nearly one million blog posts have been made using Flock.
“The engagement we’re seeing with Flock proves that there’s a tremendous opportunity to help our users cut through the clutter online and get more out of the time they have to connect with valued friends and information,” said Shawn Hardin, CEO of Flock. “In 2009, we’re focused on introducing more social users around the globe to the power of a user-centered experience in the browser. You’ll see the result of this continuing commitment to innovation throughout the year.”
Flock also received a number of awards in 2008, including MacWorld’s ‘Eddy’ Editors’ Choice Award, PC World’s “100 Best Products of 2008,” the Webby Award for “Social Networking” and “Best Application” from the Open Web Awards. Flock was also awarded the 2008 South by Southwest Web Award for Best Community and the “Emerging Technology Award” in the category of “Social Networking” from the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
Flock closed a $15 million Series D round of funding in 2008, led by Fidelity Ventures. The round also includes previous lead investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures and Shasta Ventures.
Flock is available in more than 18 languages and supports 22 of the most popular web mail, social applications and tools by bringing them one step closer to the user and integrating them directly into the browser.
About Flock
Flock delivers the only browser designed to enhance the active online social user’s experience and liberate them from the complexities of managing multiple social networks, web mail, media, news feeds and blogs. With Flock, they can instantly discover, enjoy and share the relationships and content they are passionate about. In 2008, Flock received the Webby Award for social networking, the SXSW Community Award, a MacWorld Eddy Award and was listed #6 in PC World’s 100 Best Products of 2008. Flock was founded in 2005. Flock is free to download and use at http://www.flock.com.
