A quick glance at my morning newspaper- yes, the kind that involves paper and ink- brought to my attention that today is the first day that the RockMelt browser meets the world.
So what is special about RockMelt? According to the RockMelt blog, the browser is built on Chromium, the same source code that fuels Google's Chrome. The biggest investment in RockMelt was $10 million dollars, from Marc Andreessen's venture capital firm. Andreessen is also one of RockMelt's board of directors. RockMelt is tightly integrated with Facebook, which is understandable, since Marc Andreessen is also on that company's board of directors. (Marc Andreessen is the guy behind Netscape, one of the first popular browsers in the mid 1990's.)
Below is a video of an interview of the co-founders of RockMelt, who explain the reasons why browsers need to be re-invented to address social networking, "the cloud", and more.
"Wherever you go on the Internet, RockMelt makes the Web a personal experience. Because RockMelt is the first browser you log into, it unlocks your Web experience with your Facebook friends, your feeds, your favorite services, even your bookmarks and preferences. RockMelt is also the first browser to be fully backed by the cloud. This means you can access your personal browsing experience from anywhere, and you get quick updates from the people and sites that are important to you." -RockMelt Blog
Promo Video: RockMelt- Your Browser. Re-Imagined
For more information, visit the RockMelt website. You can also sign up to get the browser at the website. The browser might be a little buggy, as it is a Beta version, and is still in development.
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