Flock This! And Flock that, too!

[elfs]

Okay, I have to ask. You kids are all hip to the new thangs, of course. 1 Zpe4C 4 LiTtLE lEEt ]\/[yze1f, BUT n0T A5 much @z i zh0uLD, and I don't IM from my phone competently.

So am I showing my age when I admit that I don't "get" Flock? Not only is it impossible to add accounts to the "my accounts" section, but it doesn't really tell me what I want to know (which is, of course, egotistical bastard that I am, who's talking to/at/about me?). Who's supposed to use this thing, anyway?

Comments

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I continue to use it because some of the integrations are cool, like the automatic update of delicio.us when you make a bookmark, and the media stream viewer, and it's interface is nicer than pre-3.0 version of Firefox.

But I think most of what it does can be done with Firefox add-ons, and Flock is always a bit behind Firefox versions, so I'm considering switching back and choosing the add-ons I actually use

It's all just a Yahoo! marketing strategy anyway. :)

[woggie.livejournal.com]

I guess my main question has shifted from "What Is It" to "What's It Do That's So Big A Deal?"

They say in their About Us page that they have big plans, but I didn't see where they said anything about what those plans were. And why. Why would be a useful thing to know.

Bah, I don't even bother to "get" flock.

[pakraticus.livejournal.com]

It will be understood to the point it must be understood if either child abuses it and I'm forced to monitor or block its usage. The flock website lacked any compelling reason to use it. My idea of compelling being a brightness knob for myspace, facebook, and slashdot.