RockMelt® Re-Imagines the Browser Around Friends, Feeds, and Sharing
Innovative New Browser Builds on Facebook®, Twitter® & Google
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire) - RockMelt
announced limited beta availability of its new browser, designed for how
people use the Web today. The company has re-imagined the browser for
modern Web users, building in the Web's most popular services. RockMelt
enables you to interact and share with friends on Facebook, Twitter and
other sites instantly from anywhere on the Web. RockMelt is built on top
of Chromium, the open source project behind Google Chrome?, making it
fast, secure, and reliable.
RockMelt was founded by Tim Howes and Eric Vishria in
November 2008 and is backed by some of the Web's greatest innovators,
including the father of the browser, Marc Andreessen.
To sign up for a beta invitation go to http://www.rockmelt.com.
"Today's Web users need a browser that does more than just
navigate pages. RockMelt helps people do the things they do every single
day -- keep up with their friends, share, get updates, and search,"
said Vishria, RockMelt's co-founder and CEO. "We are very excited to
begin offering early access to the RockMelt beta as we begin the race to
our first million users."
"RockMelt is onto something huge. They've rethought the
browser around the massive shifts in user behavior that will drive the
Web over the next decade," said Andreessen, general partner, Andreessen
Horowitz. "RockMelt is the freshest, most innovative take on browsing
since browsers were created. Eric and Tim have built an outstanding team
that will continue delivering breakthrough innovations."
A New, Personalized Browser Backed by a Cloud Service
RockMelt has re-imagined the browser experience around how
people use the Web today. Logging into RockMelt, through Facebook
Platform, unlocks your personal Web experience, where you'll find
Facebook, Twitter, and other popular social and Web services directly
integrated into the browser. Your friends, feeds, and favorite services
are always available, wherever you are online. And because RockMelt is
the first browser backed by a cloud service, the experience can go
wherever you go.
Key Features of the New RockMelt Browser
RockMelt's key features include:
- Your Friends. RockMelt integrates your
Facebook friends directly into the browser, so you're always ready to
chat, share a video, or keep up on what your friends are doing, wherever
you are on the Web.
- Easier, Faster Sharing. RockMelt builds
sharing directly into the browser, allowing you to update status,
tweet, or share content on Facebook, Twitter and other services with
just one click. No more wading through a different share widget on each
site, or copy-pasting URLs.
- Your Favorite Sites. RockMelt is the
first browser with push notifications. It keeps track of your favorite
sites for you, alerting you when a new story comes out, a friend posts
new pictures, or a new video is available, freeing you up from checking
the same sites multiple times a day.
- Speedy Search. RockMelt has completely
rethought the search experience in the browser, enabling you to get to
the right search result radically faster. You get the same great results
and suggestions from Google, but RockMelt allows you to quickly flip
through results and find just the one you want, without having to click
back and forth through a laundry list of URLs.
RockMelt is available for both Mac and Windows.
A Safe, Secure and Fast Web Browser, Built on Chromium
In addition to leveraging Chromium, the foundation of Google
Chrome, RockMelt also utilizes open APIs that enable powerful, stable
integration with the services people love from Facebook, Twitter,
Google, and others.
"RockMelt simply would not be possible without all the great
work that has come before us. In particular, we'd like to thank Google
for the Chromium open source project, Apple for starting WebKit, and
Facebook and Twitter for their APIs, help and support. We are proud and
deeply grateful to be able to build on the shoulders of these and other
giants," said Tim Howes, RockMelt's Chairman, CTO and co-founder.
RockMelt Backed by Industry Innovators
Along with Andreessen, RockMelt is backed by some of the
technology industry's greatest innovators, including Bill Campbell,
chairman of the board and former CEO of Intuit, and Apple board member;
Ron Conway, legendary angel investor in Google, Facebook, Twitter, and
others; Diane Green, co-founder and former CEO of VMWare; Ben Horowitz,
general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former CEO of Opsware; and
Josh Kopelman, managing partner at First Round Capital.
For more information, images and product demo, please visit www.rockmelt.com. Read the RockMelt blog and learn more about the company on the RockMelt Facebook fan page or by following RockMelt on Twitter.
About RockMelt
RockMelt's mission is to make the Web easier, faster, and
more fun. Founded in November 2008 by Eric Vishria and Tim Howes, the
company has re-imagined the browser around how people use the Web today.
RockMelt launched a limited beta of the RockMelt browser in November
2010. RockMelt is based in Mountain View, CA and backed by Marc
Andreessen, Bill Campbell, Ron Conway, Diane Green, Ben Horowitz and
Josh Kopelman.
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