According to Twitscoop, Chrome was a huge hit yesterday. The only buzz that made more noise on Twitter was Barack Obama’s nomination speech over Hillary Clinton. The peak came shortly after downloading began with almost 1100 references in tweets in a single minute.
Chrome was the talk of Twitter on Tuesday
After a few years of feeling normal, however, Mac users are suddenly second-class citizens again. Recent releases of Internet cool—Photosynth and now Chrome—have no Mac compatibility, leaving us again on the outside looking in. We can only live vicariously through others, which is why I am increasingly thankful for the presence of the world’s best blog: Read/Write/Web.
R/W/W not only offered to share their initial beta testing with the world, but on Tuesday Marshall Kirkpatrick’s blog also published an entire series of Chrome posts reporting on a major security flaw and issues of privacy in the terms of service.
Introducing … Chrome! (for some)
Most people found out about Chrome through the innovative web comic describing the application. True to the nature of the Internet, it has already been spoofed. For a superb (though long) presentation on how Chrome came to be, spend an hour with the Google developers behind the project.
Not all reviews have been glowing, and the browser suffers from the immediate problem of being beta (existing plug-in support), but the initial successes being reported are enough to be optimistic that Chrome will be a real option for Mac users sometime soon. Jason Lee Miller, a frequent contributor to another great blog, had a nice synopsis of Tuesday’s splash, reflecting a general consensus that Google’s innovation—while not perfect—is likely to advance the state of future browsing. It is impressive that the top search engine has spent so much time thinking about the conduit for consuming the content people find.
Someday, we’ll know for sure.
