Flock, the New Browser on the Block

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday October 5, 2005 @09:04AM from the too-many-choices dept.

^tamago^ writes to tell us BusinessWeek Online is reporting that a new browser is stepping into the arena. This new competitor, Flock, hopes to change the face of web browsing by turning their's into the swiss army knife of browsers. From the article: "Flock's browser is built specifically for a new, emerging generation of Web users, one that isn't satisfied passively browsing media online. Flock hopes to turn the browser into a dashboard for collaborating, blogging, sharing photos, reveling in a raft of other group activities that have recently caught fire online"

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So how will it generate sales? by powerpuffgirls · 2005-10-05 09:05 · Score: 5, Interesting

Decrem expects to make money from running Google ads, as well as getting so-called affiliate fees for referring users to commercial sites such as Amazon.com (AMZN ). Moreover, he envisions getting money from other Web services, such as blogging or photo-sharing services, that might pay Flock for sign-ups sent their way from the Flock software.

Is it Opera all over again in terms of its business model?

Or does it sound like a legalized spyware?

What would site owners feel if a browser is competing for Google Ads and referral bonuses with them?