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Flock Browser Wins SXSW Interactive Web Award for Best ''Community''

Posted on: Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 09:00 CDT

Flock, the innovative social web browser, announced today that the judges of the SXSW 11th Annual Web Awards have selected Flock as the winner in the Best Community category. Winners were announced at the SXSW Web Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 9, during the SXSW Interactive Festival.

"Flock is the only web browser that makes it simple for users to connect, interact and share," said Shawn Hardin, CEO of Flock. "We are honored to receive the Best 'Community' Award - Flock's invaluable community of passionate users play a crucial role in both the development of our browser and the continued growth and recommendation of Flock."

Since its launch, Flock has seen nearly 3 million downloads of its social web browser and its adoption rate continues to grow at a rapid pace. In the first two months of 2008, active users have increased by 135 percent. Many of Flock's active users have shown their devotion to the social web browser with more than 70 percent of users making it their default browser.

Flock was the only web browser to be listed; other SXSW award winners included Wired, Passive-Aggressive Notes and World Without Oil. A complete list of the SXSW Interactive Web Award winners can be found at: http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/winners/.

The 2008 SXSW Web Award finalists include innovative and potentially revolutionary websites from across the globe that have been launched or completely redesigned in 2007.

Flock is now available for free download at http://www.flock.com.

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.

About SXSW Interactive Festival

Scheduled March 7-11 in Austin, Texas, the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival provides practical how-to information as well as unparalleled career inspiration, bringing together some of emerging technology's most creative thinkers. The event features five days of keynote speeches, more than 120 panels, the SXSW Web Awards, the iF! Trade Show & Exhibition, the ScreenBurn Arcade, and dozens of exciting evening events. For more information on SXSW Interactive, see www.sxsw.com/interactive.

Source: Business Wire

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