Rockmelt
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| Developer(s) | Tim Howes, Eric Vishria |
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| Development status | Discontinued since 31 July 2013 |
| Operating system | Android, iOS |
| Type | Social media web browser |
| License | Proprietary software[1] |
| Website | rockmelt |
Rockmelt was a proprietary social media web browser developed by Tim Howes and Eric Vishria based on the Google Chromium project, incorporating social media features such as Facebook chat, Twitter notifications and widgetised areas for other content providers such as YouTube and local newspapers. The Rockmelt web browser project was backed by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen.[2] As of April 2013, Rockmelt discontinued its desktop web browser, replacing it with a collaborative project bringing together social elements from various sources.[3]
Rockmelt was created by Rockmelt, Inc., located in Mountain View, California.[4] The final version, 2.2.0, was released on February 9, 2013.
On August 2, 2013, Yahoo! acquired Rockmelt. Rockmelt apps and the website were shut down after August 31, 2013. Yahoo! plans to integrate Rockmelt’s technology throughout various products.[5]
History[edit]
- November 7, 2010 - Rockmelt for PC and Mac launches in private beta
This version of Rockmelt was based on Google's open-source project Chromium. This is a cross-platform family of browsers that use the open-source web layout engine WebKit[6]—jointly built by Apple, Google, and the open-source community—and Google's V8 JavaScript engine, also open-source.
- March 11, 2011 - Rockmelt for PC and Mac launches in open beta [7]
- April 19, 2011 - Rockmelt for iPhone launches [8]
- October 11, 2012 - Rockmelt for iPad launches [9]
- December 20, 2012 - a new Rockmelt for iPhone launches [10]
- April 11, 2013 - Rockmelt for Web launches [11]
- June 19, 2013 - Rockmelt for Android launches [12]
- June 27, 2013 - Rockmelt for Windows launches [13]
- August 2, 2013 - Rockmelt is acquired by Yahoo [14]
Reception[edit]
On December 13, 2010, Twitter included Rockmelt as the eighth most tweeted tech trend in 2010.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rockmelt Terms of Service". 2011-12-13.
- ^ Helft, Miguel (2009-08-13). "Netscape Founder Backs New Browser". The New York Times.
- ^ Rockmelt abandons its social desktop browser, launches new Web feed and revamped iPhone app
- ^ Facebook community page showing Rockmelt, Inc.'s headquarters
- ^ Geron, Tomio. Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/08/02/yahoo-acquires-rockmelt-social-browser/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "World, Meet Rockmelt". Rockmelt blog. Rockmelt. 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ "No more waiting in line — RockMelt now in Open Beta!". 2010-03-11.
- ^ Geron, Tomio (2011-04-19). "Rockmelt's New Mobile Browser--A New Mobile Home Screen?". Forbes.
- ^ Levy, Steven (2012-10-11). "Rockmelt Thinks You’re Ready for a Modern Mobile Browser". Wired.
- ^ "Rockmelt finally brings its deconstructed browser to the device I wanted it on back in October: My iPhone". 2012-12-20.
- ^ Copeland, Michael V. (2013-11-04). "Marc Andreessen and Rockmelt Are Betting the Desktop Has a Future". Wired.
- ^ "Rockmelt brings the Best of the Internet to Android". 2013-06-19.
- ^ "Microsoft showcases developer opportunity on Windows Azure, Windows devices". 2013-06-27.
- ^ Geron, Tomio (2013-02-08). "Yahoo acquires Rockmelt at Forbes.com".
- ^ Twitter 2010: Year in Review - Twitter. 2010-12-13.
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