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RockMelt: Web browser pioneer backs new way to surf Net
- jbail 16y agoMy first impression is that it doesn't seem that new or different. It looks like Google Chrome with social dingleberries on the sides.
- kingsidharth 16y agoAnd it is kinda distractive too! I can't handle that many notifications popping up every second I am trying to focus. It's good if you are a social media junkie though.
- jbail 16y agoI'm also hoping it doesn't become yet another browser with quirks and idiosyncrasies that devours web developer time. That said, I doubt it catches on inside corporations because corporations wouldn't want to encourage their employees to waste time updating their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
- roadnottaken 16y agoGruber said it best: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/11/07/rockmelt http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/11/07/rockmelt
- muhfuhkuh 16y agoIsn't this like that Flock "social browser" that popped up a few years ago? That didn't really catch on. Perhaps ahead of it's time?
- andrew_wc_brown 16y agoLooks like another Flock to me. There are a bunch of social collaborators/aggregators coming out and this is one of the few I've seen that is a desktop app. I think the only advantage is taking being able to cache data locally.
- DjDarkman 16y agoIt's basically Chromium with a double sidebar extension system, I wouldn't call it a whole new browser. Most of the video shows how cool web apps are... The chat system is nice though, with dragging and dropping.