Facebook’s Open Graph has made it possible for developers of all sizes to tap into Facebook’s timeline and post when their members listen to songs, browse for images, or read stories. Facebook’s Malorie Lucich told Social Times, “It’s a huge opportunity for startups. I think we’re going to see the next Pinterest come up through these kinds of integrations.”
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With a shared vision that social is where everything is going on the Web, and as fundamental to browsing as navigation and search, RockMelt and Facebook have collaborated closely to engineer the new RockMelt browser, which is now available for download.
Design marketplace DesignCrowd has posted a list of the 50 good, average, and just plain ugly logos from startups in 2010.
At the top of the “good” list are the logos for group shopping startup Groupon and social web browser Rockmelt, which launched in November.
Meanwhile the “ugly” logos include location sharing service Foursquare and information search engine Wolfram Alpha.
While the “ugly” logos certainly are harsher on the eyes than the streamlined “good” ones, the inclusion of Foursquare, which hit 2 million check-ins this month, and boasts a growth rate of 25,000 users daily, proves that a “good” logo isn’t everything.
RockMelt, the new socially-focused web browser backed by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, was released (by beta invite request only) Monday. The browser aims to transform web browsing into a true social experience by closely integrating with Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.
The browser has been in development for two years, and uses the Chromium engine pioneered by Google’s Chrome browser. RockMelt founders Eric Vishria and Tim Howes recently sat down with PCMag.com to talk about their new toy and how it stands out from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Flock, and all the rest of them.
“All the browsers available today, although they’ve gotten a lot faster, are still just about navigating web pages. We built features into the browser to address people’s three top browsing behaviors: interacting with friends, consume news and information, and searching,” said Howes.
With all the competition, RockMelt faces an uphill battle. Even the critically-acclaimed Flock social browser, which aims for basically the same target, has yet to capture a mainstream audience. But RockMelt has a couple of aces up its sleeve. Read more
