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Flock Takes Home Two Honors at the 2008 VIATeC Technology Awards

Vancouver Island technology community recognizes the social media browser for “Newsmaker of the Year” and “Online Strategy of the Year”

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 19, 2008 – Flock (www.flock.com), the innovative social Web browser, today announced that it received two important distinctions as “Newsmaker of the Year” and “Online Strategy of the Year,” at the recent Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC) awards.

The Newsmaker of the Year award recognizes the company that has garnered the most significant attention in the technology sector during the past year. Additionally, judges deemed Flock as the best online strategist for its creative usability and innovative design, as well as the results the company achieved from its fundamental communication strategy.

“Flock has the enormous advantage of a rock-star technology team based in Victoria and we are honored to receive two influential VIATeC awards,” said Shawn Hardin, CEO of Flock. “These acknowledgments further recognize Flock as the most compelling innovator in the browser market in over a decade.”

The annual VIATeC awards captures the enthusiasm, energy and innovation that characterize Vancouver Island’s technology entrepreneurs and business people. It is a unique event for everyone in the community to showcase their accomplishments while building their profiles and increasing credibility within B.C.’s fastest-growing technology region.

Since January 2008, Flock’s user base has increased by more than 250 percent while its revenue has risen by more than 400 percent. Since its launch, there have been more than 3.5 million downloads of the Flock browser, and since it’s first commercial release in 2007, more than 60 percent of users have made Flock their default browser.

About Flock

Flock - The Social Web Browser - is built on Mozilla’s constantly improving Firefox architecture (http://www.flock.com/mozilla). It is free to download and use at http://www.flock.com. 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 Redwood City, CA, with an office in Victoria, British Columbia.