Fav.or.it is a new type of RSS Reader currently in private beta, which aims to solve the issue of feed content being separated from commenting. The fav.or.it RSS Reader lets you read feed content all within the app, which is extra nice. As of now the site is not public and I have yet to receive an invitation, so I can’t check out any of the cool features this site has to offer, but I can tell you what I know.

This site will offer:

• Full cycle feed reading.
• Stream reading
• Inline replying
• Slicing
• Blogging Platform
• Republishing Platform

The company is asking for people to submit 10,000 blog feeds that will be the initial content that makes up the site.

“During our closed beta we will be accepting blog submissions to be included into our initial 10,000 feeds that we will be aggregating. To create a fair balance of content (we hope) we are only allowing 1000 entries from each band of blogs based upon their technorati rank.”

Fav.or.it is a RSS Reader, similar to Google Reader. The main purpose of the service will be integrated commenting. This means users will be able to read feeds and comment on them within the fav.or.it app.

I like the features this company is going to be offering and think it is an excellent idea. I am just concerned about spam issues. Users may see a lot of spam, unless they are working on ways to prevent that, which I am sure they probably are. Time will only tell.

Waiting on that invitation…

Forgive me if I’m mistaken, but don’t most people want to keep their tracks covered while surfing the internet? In a virtual world where privacy is a dying concept, Cluztr has come along to coax people out into the open.

Cluztr, yet another social network, is a browser add-on that collects its users’ browsing history so that people can share their clickstreams with one another. That’s basically it. Through this, Cluztr aims to enhance exploration and interaction on the Internet. It also claims to do away with the need for bookmarking because it logs a history of every place you visit, and it encourages socialization over solitude because anyone you share your clickstream with can follow you around on the web.

Um…am I the only one who doesn’t like the idea of being stalked on the Internet? Seriously—it’s no fun. But don’t think that means I’m anti-Cluztr. Just like Spock, I think Cluztr is cool and creepy at the same time. The things making Cluztr less creepy are the facts that 1) you do have to sign up in order to be profiled and 2) you can set your clickstream to “private.” Under those circumstances, I think Cluztr is pretty cool, because it basically acts as a personal history tool. I still don’t like the idea of my browsing history being stored online, though.

While anyone who spends their time browsing sites they have no business visiting will probably avoid Cluztr like the plague, the rest of the world can check it out at www.cluztr.com.

Flock is a free Web browser that makes it easier than ever to share photos, stay up-to-date with news from your favorite sites, and search the Web. Flock gives users control over their Web experience by integrating a variety of Web applications and services into its browser, and making participation online easy.

Version 1.0 beta includes the People sidebar for managing your friends’ lists, a media bar showing the latest uploads from you and your friends, several usability and stability fixes as well as the latest security patches from Mozilla.

I have a secret: I’m so impressed with this beta that I’ve done something I didn’t see myself anytime soon: I’ve dumped Opera as my primary gateway to the Web. I absolutely love this 1.0 beta. I have downloaded and used previous versions of Flock, only to be uninstalled the next day, but I am going to keep this one.

A few of the features that make Flock a different browser from IE, Firefox, or Opera include integration with Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube; a Web clipboard; blogging feature (That I have used to type this review); and better RSS and bookmarks.

If you are addicted to Facebook, like me, Flock’s Facebook-related features alone might make it worth switching from whatever browser you use. You get a sidebar with links to all your friends, messages, invites, your status, and other key Facebook stuff; it sites to the left of the main browser window and lets you monitor your Facebook life without having to go to Facebook. Using the horizontal Media Bar, you can also browse your friend’s Facebook photos. I can think of ways Flock’s Facebook integration could be even better, but it is good enough right now.

If you have a Flickr account (which I think everyone has except for myself), you can upload photos to Flickr on Flock and use the Media Bar to browse your Flickr friends’ streams using features built into the browser. One of the best things about Flock is that it is a souped-up variant of Firefox so it is full of familiar and useful features as well as new ones. Flock says that “most” Firefox extensions will work properly in Flock. I have only tried one extension (Meebo) and that worked well. Flock says you should receive a warning if you encounter a non Flock-friendly extension.

I must stress that Flock is a beta, so if you download it only to expect perfect browsing experience, you might be a little disappointed. I have run into a few problems of things not working, as they should; nothing to critical to stop me from using this well thought-out browser. Problems and all, this is an impressive update and look forward to further improvements and additional features as time progresses.