While the big browser conflagration between Chrome and, oh, just about everybody else tends to suck the oxygen from a room, the Chromium-based RockMelt continues to keep its users warm and toasty with new features focusing on where social intersects the Web.
RockMelt beta 5 for Windows and Mac will be available around 8:30 a.m. PT Wednesday. Beta 4 is currently available for people who want to get a head start.
Facebook is already an integral part of the RockMelt experience, since an account is required to log in to the browser. RockMelt co-founder and CEO Eric Vishria explained in a visit to the CNET offices yesterday that social networking in general and Facebook specifically are indelibly tied to his browser. "RockMelt gets an average of seven hours of use per day, and 60 percent of our users are under 25 years old. There are also seven chat conversations in RockMelt per day, up from three at launch," he said, explaining the appeal of the browser to its fans. When pressed, Vishria refused to reveal specifics, saying only that RockMelt has hundreds of thousands of users.
The new beta adds two social features. One makes changes to the Omnibox, which is Google's name for the feature-rich location bar that lets you search your default search engine, history, and bookmarks simultaneously. The new RockMelt Omnibox lets you import pictures, initiate chats, and search your Facebook contacts. You can also navigate directly to Facebook's new timeline from the Omnibox.
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