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Flock Browser Named "Best Application" by Judges of Open Web Awards
Flock joins Facebook, ESPN, YouTube and Twitter as recipients of the inaugural Judges Choice Award
Mountain View, CA – January 10, 2008 – Flock, the innovative social web browser, today announced that that the judges of the inaugural Open Web Awards have selected Flock as the best application.
“We are honored to have been selected by the Open Web Awards, Mashable and all of the bloggers that participated in the Judge’s Choice awards,” said Shawn Hardin, CEO of Flock. “Flock’s Social Browser enables the richest user experience possible by placing the user at the center of everything they care about on the Web, and it is very gratifying to be recognized by a group of judges who are so plugged into the best innovations on the Web today.”
The Open Web Awards are the first ever online, open collaboration awards event, to recognize the best online communities which best represent the philosophy of open data networks on the web. The Judge’s Choice Award winners were chosen by top bloggers from more than 30 of Mashable’s partner blogs. The Open Web Awards ceremony will be held on January 10th at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
“Flock was the undisputed winner of the Judges' Choice award for Applications and Widgets. This award was selected by more than 30 top bloggers, influencers and analysts with extensive knowledge of the marketplace: there's no doubt that early adopters see Flock as a hot property,” said Pete Cashmore, founder of Mashable.com and a winner of Forbes' Top 25 Web Celebs of 2007.
Flock was the only web browser listed; other Judge’s Choice award winners included Facebook, ESPN, YouTube and Twitter. A complete list of the Open Web Award winners can be found at: http://mashable.com/2007/12/21/open-web-awards-winners
About Flock
Flock is The Social Web Browser. It’s the browser, evolved for people. It is free to download and use. Flock simplifies and extends the use of social and web-based applications to enable the richest user experience possible across information-gathering, sharing, communication, self-expression and interaction. Flock delivers a more personal experience of the web, where its users are in control and more connected to what they value. Flock was founded in 2005. The company is based in Mountain View, CA, with an office in Victoria, British Columbia.
