A new browser called RockMelt?

[Analog]

AP) -- Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen is betting people are ready to try a different way of surfing the Internet. That's why he is backing a new browser call RockMelt, which will be available for the first time Monday after nearly two years in development.
RockMelt is built on the premise that most online activity today revolves around socializing on Facebook, searching on Google, tweeting on Twitter and monitoring a handful of favorite websites.
Andreessen revolutionized Internet with the introduction of the Netscape browser in the mid-1990s. He is helping to fund and advise RockMelt as a member of the startup's board of directors.
The new browser was created by Tim Howes and Eric Vishria, who used to work for Andreessen.


More information: http://www.rockmelt.com/

 

[coxmaster]

From the video it looks similar to chrome, with a little of Facebook sprinkled in..

Why does everybody want Facebook involved in EVERYTHING?

 

[meltdown75]

weaksauce

 

[zerocool84]

I don't use Twitter or Facebook so probably have no use for this browser.

 

[lxskllr]

Wow, innovative. He took Chrome, and added Facebook bookmarks. That's pretty special indeed. That should help the typical Facebook user find the site for the first time, but I wonder how they'll find this browser?....

 

[Alone]

That actually looks pretty cool, but I would have sooner supported a firefox add-on.

 

[Dominato3r]

Turtle Racing is awesome.

 

[episodic]

mac version?

 

[Sinsear]

I dont have facebook. How is this browser better for me?

 

[rcpratt]

Looks like Chrome with a few stupid social networking addons. Lame.

 

[Leros]

It looks like this is made off of Chrome. So its similar to Flock which is based on Firefox?

 

[Twista]

Chrome

 

[Minjin]

I don't need social interaction in every single thing I do on the internet.

 

[Leros]

I don't need social interaction in every single thing I do on the internet.

 

[lxskllr]

LoL!

 

[BoomerD]

I don't use Twitter or Facebook so probably have no use for this browser.

Me either. I'm not social...so I'll stick with Firefox and IE.

 

[SagaLore]

Wow, innovative. He took Chrome, and added Facebook bookmarks. That's pretty special indeed. That should help the typical Facebook user find the site for the first time, but I wonder how they'll find this browser?....

Ads on facebook.

 

[lxskllr]

Ads on facebook.

My computer's starting to smoke :^D

 

[cKGunslinger]

I tip my hat, good sir!

 

[Malak]

Why waste money creating a whole new browser that practically speaking nobody will EVER use, will never make money, and all you are basically doing is creating an add-on to typical browsers which would have been cheaper, faster, and see a lot more use?

I mean you have to be a complete moron to put money into this. You all see how successful Netscape is? That was before we had a browser selection.

Marketing will get people who never consider an alternate browser to get this. It will probably eclipse every other alternative within 2 years.

 

[kranky]

I read that it requires you to sign into FB. No doubt people who primarily use the Internet for Twitter & FB will love it.

 

[edro]

I read that it requires you to sign into FB. No doubt people who primarily use the Internet for Twitter & FB will love it.

Oh good... so it can scrape my address books and emails and suggest friends to add and products to buy.

 

[JS80]

The only reason this is getting press is because of the celebrity status of the maker.

 

[Elganja]

i have to admit, if they did a similar integration w/ gchat/gmail/buzz I'd love it. But I just don't use facebook/twitter much at all

I'll stick to chrome

 

[rivan]

Haha. Win!