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About Flock

Flock pulls all of your favorite people, places and content together in a convenient view and delivers a more personal experience of the web, where its users are more easily connected to what's important to them.

Recent Awards

Viatec 2009 Tech Awards: Product of the Year

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"The Product of the Year award recognizes a company that has achieved success in the commercialization of an innovative technology product."

Webware 100 Winner: Browsing

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"Flock is a Web browser that's comes with social-networking features built-in. It uses the same rendering engine as Mozilla's Firefox, and can even install most Firefox add-ons. Where it stands apart is in letting users keep track of social activity on sites like Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, and others."

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal - Emerging Technology Award

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"There’s all that annoying back and forth between browser windows while frantically trying to keep up with Twitter and Facebook and Flickr. Help is on the way."

-Mary Duan

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Recent Coverage

Flock browser beefs up Twitter, Facebook support

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As more of my work colleagues take to Twitter and Facebook, being able to drag and drop items without losing my place onscreen may prove to be a productivity booster.

Flock 2.5 slipstreams social media surge

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Flock, the social web browser that fell victim to Web 2.0 hype in 2005, appears to be finally taking flight four years later, with a new release that swoops on the surge in social media usage.

Flock 2.5 Brings Beefed Up Facebook Chat and Twitter Search

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Flock is getting better with each new iteration. If you’re serious about social networking, the new Flock is definitely worth a try.

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Press Release
Univision Interactive Media and Flock Announce the First Exclusive Version of Spanish-Language Social Web Browser

Flock Contact:
Lacey Haines
415-255-6507
lacey@kfcomm.com

Univision Contact:
Rosemary Mercedes
212-455-5335
marketingcomm@univision.com

Univision Interactive Media and Flock Announce the First Exclusive Version of Spanish-Language Social Web Browser

The Customized Version of Flock Keeps Univision.com Audience Connected to Exclusive Content and Friends... More »
Flock Announces Powerful New Advances for Twitter and Facebook Users in its Latest Browser

Press Contact:
Julie Karbo
(415) 255-6505
KF Communications
flock@kfcomm.com

Press Contact:
Lacey Haines
K/F Communications
(415) 255-6507
lacey@kfcomm.com
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Social Web Browser, Flock, Announces Record Year

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... More »
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Recent Blog Posts

Flock Teams Up With Univision To Distribute Spanish Language Flock Browser

Posted October 27, 2009 - 3:33am
by Shawn Hardin


There is no question that the social web has quickly become a global phenomenon, spanning all languages, cultures and geographies. Flock has been distributed in 18 different languages, spanning the globe, but until today we have not offered a Pan-Latin Spanish version.

Flock Announces Distribution Partnership with Onet.pl in Poland

Posted October 14, 2009 - 2:22pm
by Shawn Hardin


I am excited to announce that Flock will now be promoted and distributed by two major online partners to open up the world of Flock to more users around the globe.

Flock’s Total Unique Users on Facebook Top 2 Million

Posted October 4, 2009 - 9:31am
by Dan Burkhart


It’s been a tremendous year for Flock so far. We just hit a really nice milestone that we’d like to share with everyone. Flock just exceeded 2 million total users on Facebook. Of total Flock users, those who are active on Facebook have grown 280% in the first three quarters of 2009. We are honored to have this many people from around the world electing to make the switch to experience the social web with Flock as their browser of choice.
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Public Relations Contact

KF Communications
flock@kfcomm.com
415.255.6505

Flock Facts
  • Flock was founded in 2005
  • Headquartered in Redwood City, CA with an office in Victoria, British Columbia
  • Comprised of 40 passionate innovators
  • Shawn Hardin is President & Chief Executive Officer of Flock
  • Flock is a venture capital-funded, for-profit venture, funded by Shasta Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures and Fidelity Ventures