Comments on: Weighing in on Flock http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/11/03/weighing-in-on-flock/ A collection of my thoughts and other random stuff I found interesting. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:04:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/11/03/weighing-in-on-flock/#comment-3418 JB Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:46:52 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/11/03/weighing-in-on-flock/#comment-3418 I don't dislike it just because it's the latest trend, because I really hate that mentality. I know that Flock does other things too, and I did think that the blog posting thing was cool, just not enough to make me switch browsers. My last paragraph of the post really sums up my feelings on the subject; I switched to Firefox (actually I switched to Mozillla before Firefox was around) from IE because there were a lot of good reasons, not only for me, but reasons that apply to everyone. Flock (right now - and I do realize that it's in the very early stages and may get a lot better) doesn't do the same thing for me, because even after I've seen all the features I still don't really think I'd want to use most of them. Weighing that against all the really useful Firefox stuff that Flock doesn's have (at least right now) makes it an easy choice for me. I don’t dislike it just because it’s the latest trend, because I really hate that mentality.

I know that Flock does other things too, and I did think that the blog posting thing was cool, just not enough to make me switch browsers.

My last paragraph of the post really sums up my feelings on the subject; I switched to Firefox (actually I switched to Mozillla before Firefox was around) from IE because there were a lot of good reasons, not only for me, but reasons that apply to everyone. Flock (right now - and I do realize that it’s in the very early stages and may get a lot better) doesn’t do the same thing for me, because even after I’ve seen all the features I still don’t really think I’d want to use most of them. Weighing that against all the really useful Firefox stuff that Flock doesn’s have (at least right now) makes it an easy choice for me.

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/11/03/weighing-in-on-flock/#comment-3419 Dan Mon, 07 Nov 2005 06:08:27 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/11/03/weighing-in-on-flock/#comment-3419 Just like tabbed browsing I think you need to look past the issues you have with the "cool" factor or things that the devs push through marketing. Actually look at the things that can benifit you and if they don't talk about them. If you don't like something don't discredit it because it might be deemed hip or you have mixed feelings about marketing, discredit it because you don't like the functionality. Delicious is not everything that Flock offers. I'm just saying if you don't like something fine, but don't be punk rock about it. Just like tabbed browsing I think you need to look past the issues you have with the “cool” factor or things that the devs push through marketing. Actually look at the things that can benifit you and if they don’t talk about them.

If you don’t like something don’t discredit it because it might be deemed hip or you have mixed feelings about marketing, discredit it because you don’t like the functionality.

Delicious is not everything that Flock offers.

I’m just saying if you don’t like something fine, but don’t be punk rock about it.

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