With the iPhone, Apple showed how to surf the Web on the small screen. Now, it seems, a modern version of the browser wars of the 1990s could be shaping up, with the battleground being the mobile phone. And there’s a new list of contenders: Safari on the iPhone, Internet Explorer Mobile for Windows Mobile, RIM’s BlackBerry Web browser, and a version of Chrome for Google’s Android phones. Within the next few months, there will be a new entry: a scaled-down, sped-up version of Firefox, called Fennec.
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Published by rwatstein October 5th, 2008
in technology, Firefox and Mozilla.
Logan Kugler writes: “The latest version of Mozilla’s popular open-source browser enjoyed one of the most successful launches in software history, with a record-setting 8.2 million downloads the first day it was available. With the ability to drastically expand the browser’s functions using plug-in extensions and Greasemonkey scripts, many of Firefox 3’s built-in features are overlooked. Here are eight handy things you can do, ranging from tiny tweaks to hugely powerful capabilities, all with nary an extension to install.”
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Published by rwatstein September 21st, 2008
in Firefox and Mozilla.
Benson Varghese writes: “The popularity of Firefox continues to grow primarily because of its speed, ease of use, and the availability of free add-ons. As the amount of scholarly material available on the web increases, so to does the need to an efficient means to find, sort, organize, and cite the material. Here are 20 of the best tools available on Firefox that researchers can choose from to build a customized, highly efficient research tool.”
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Published by rwatstein September 7th, 2008
in search, Google, Firefox and Mozilla.
Mozilla, the makers of Firefox internet browser (the only notable competitor to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer), has extended its deal with Google - meaning the search giant will continue to be the default search engine on all its Firefox installs until 2011.
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Published by rwatstein June 21st, 2008
in social networking, Mozilla and Flock.
The Mozilla code-based browser Flock has picked up the prize for Best Social Networking at the 12th annual Webby Awards. The California-based company, whose software aggregates all of the user’s social networking needs, beat the likes of Bebo and Facebook with its understanding of the fact that people find it hard to keep track of all their web 2.0 sites at once. Flock was founded in 2005, launched just last year and its user base has multiplied by a factor of 250 since January. It brings together sites like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Photobucket, Picasa, Livejournal, and Blogger all in one browser and altogether, unlike Firefox where you have download each as a plug-in. It runs on the same business model as Firefox with revenue coming from Yahoo as the browser’s default search engine and even automatically picks up your RSS feeds for you.
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Published by rwatstein June 1st, 2008
in search, Firefox, widgets and Mozilla.
Most of the information professionals I know are huge fans of Firefox, mainly because it is so…extensible. The sheer number and variety of add-ons that increase the browser’s utility…just staggering. If there is something you wish that Firefox could do, the odds are very good that someone with programming talent had the same thing in mind — and has created some sort of extension that adds precisely that functionality.Since I spend so much of my working existence online, my Firefox browser is seriously pimped out with a stalwart set of add-ons that, collectively, make my life so much easier. The following are road-tested and highly recommended.
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Published by rwatstein February 5th, 2008
in open source and Mozilla.
As companies reach beyond their boundaries to find and develop ideas, they are exploring new models to manage innovation. In projects that tap external talent, questions quickly arise about process management, intellectual-property rights, and the right to make decisions. Some executives have been at this game longer than others. Mitchell Baker, chairman and former chief executive officer of Mozilla Corporation, has devoted the past ten years to leading an effort that relies extensively on people outside her company—not just for creative ideas, but also to develop products and make decisions. The result: Mozilla’s Firefox browser, with 150 million users, has become a rival of Microsoft’s market-leading Internet Explorer.
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