If there ever was a time to define a browser as that one application which had a potential to do just about anything, it sure seems like now. Flock’s ability to connect to two of the most popular services, del.icio.us and Flickr, is just a tip of the iceberg. Imagine your browser becoming the interface application that lets you connect and interact, read, write, create stuff in a variety of ways not conventionally done or envisaged.

Think of it as if your desktop blogging application w.blogger just got integrated with your browser that seamlessly connects to your pre-defined weblog console and is ready to publish when you hit that Publish button; think of it as your Flickr Uploadr from within your browser; think about the options you’d have if iTunes got integrated in your browser.

It would be like when you load-up your browser, the browser invisibly connects to your routine services, say email, bookmarking, photo service, calendar, project management, podcasting service, etc and keeps the console ready for adding, modifying or even deleting content/media.

The options then become mind blowing.

This is exactly what seems to be happening in the developing world of browsers. Flock’s engineer Chris Messina has just implemented an interface in Flock via which, you can upload pictures to your account on Flickr. He reasons that Flickr has–perhaps–one of the robust application programming interfaces (API) today, via which, the browser and web based applications can talk to each other. To sum-up the experience, the user feels as if he’s using a desktop application, but is actually doing business with a web application.

On a related topic, I hope people don’t take posts like this Flock Never Stood A Chance seriously. I expected a lot more responsible comment from folks at 9rules.

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