The Media Forest 8 Blog

One Week with the RockMelt Browser

Posted on 20. Nov, 2010 by admin in Browsers, Google

Well, we have finished our first week with the new Google Chrome infused browser, RockMelt.

Upon our initial review we worried of the sluggish similarities between RockMelt and Flock (another popular social media browser). To our surprise we were welcomed with the same speed and efficiency of the Google Chrome browser.

So what does RockMelt have that we love…

1. From initial installation the browser experience was really smooth. We were able to import our bookmarks from our various other browsers. In addition, all saved history and passwords were transfered over as well.

2. Upon opening up our first RockMelt browser window we were equiped with 2 non-invasive sidebars on either end of the browser.

The left sidebar held all of our facebook friends online and the right sidebar held feeds and extensions (will talk about those later.)

3. We loved the instant search capability directly from the address bar (something we also praised about Google Chrome). One great addition to the chrome search bar is that now you can easily search your facebook friends by simply typing their names into the search bar.

4. Upon opening a new tab we were greeted with a thumbnail grid of most visited sites (once again a trait adopted from Chrome).

5. We all know how much Facebook has become a part of our everyday online lives. Many of us prefer it to email for communicating with friends, business associates and family. RockMelt makes it extremely easy to chat with friends. On top of it all, YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE THE PAGE YOUR ON.

6. How about check out your friends recent activity, WITHOUT LEAVING THE PAGE YOUR ON.

7. Or, view your Facebook Live Feed, once again, WITHOUT LEAVING THE PAGE YOUR ON.

8. Finally, view your facebook profile, post messages, and update your wall all WITHOUT LEAVING THE PAGE YOUR ON.

9. With RockMelt you can access all your favorite Google Chrome add ons as well. Even access them easier than you would in Google Chrome.

10. Now we have found one bug we have to report with regards to the feeds. Unfortunately the feeds are opening the actual feed page which is unreadable.

11. Finally, easily share any links or images with your friends with a simple drag and drop action.

Overall, Media Forest 8 gives RockMelt two thumbs way up. It gives us the speed we require with the effortless multitasking like no other browser like it. Our favorite aspect of the browser as a whole is being able to interact with our social networks and apps without ever leaving the page we’re on. A truly brillant concept!

Tags: Chrome, Chrome Browser, RockMelt, Social Browser