Flock (messaging service)

{{Short description|Proprietary messaging and collaboration tool}}

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| author = Bhavin Turakhia

| developer = Flock FZ-LLC

| released = 2014

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| genre = Collaborative software, Instant messaging, Online chat

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| website = {{URL|https://flock.com/}}

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Flock is a proprietary messaging and collaboration tool,{{cite news|last1=Khedekar|first1=Naina|title=Flock, an enterprise communication and collaboration app|url=http://tech.firstpost.com/biztech/flock-an-enterprise-communication-and-collaboration-app-329501.html|publisher=Firstpost|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=May 18, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429213057/http://tech.firstpost.com/biztech/flock-an-enterprise-communication-and-collaboration-app-329501.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Chowdhary|first1=Sudhir|title=Flock messaging app makes communication seamless, brings team together|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/flock-messaging-apps-makes-communication-seamless-brings-team-together/633182/|publisher=Financial Express|date=April 19, 2017}} founded by tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia in 2014.{{cite news|title=Riva's messaging app Flock to compete with Skype, Yammer and Slack|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/rivas-messaging-app-flock-to-compete-with-skype-yammer-and-slack/articleshow/43365495.cms|newspaper=Economic Times|date=25 September 2014 |access-date=September 25, 2014 |last1=Shivapriya |first1=N. |last2=Chanchani |first2=Madhav }}{{cite web|title=Directi founder launches business chat service Flock|date=25 September 2014 |url=http://www.medianama.com/2014/09/223-directi-founder-launches-business-chat-service-flock/|publisher=Medianama|access-date=September 25, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Varshney|first1=Rashi|title=Chat apps: From Flock to Teamchat, 4 team messenger apps you can talk business on|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/chat-apps-from-flock-to-teamchat-4-team-messenger-apps-you-can-talk-business-on/598735/|publisher=Financial Express|date=March 23, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Pratik|first1=Mukane|title=Flock: An app to make team communication easy and keep personal chats private|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-flock-an-app-to-make-team-communication-easy-and-keep-personal-chats-private-2022378|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=September 30, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Shaikh|first1=Shadma|title=Bhavin Turakhia to raise $25 million to build Flock|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/money/turakhia-bros-to-raise-25-million-to-build-flock/articleshow/56076266.cms|publisher=The Economic Times|date=December 20, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Messenger platform Flock launches feature to identify fake news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/messenger-platform-flock-launches-feature-to-identify-fake-news/articleshow/56684674.cms|publisher=The Economic Times|date=January 20, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Barker|first1=Colin|title=Fewer meetings, more productivity: Can enterprise messaging apps help your team?|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/fewer-meetings-more-productivity-can-enterprise-messaging-apps-help-your-team/|publisher=ZDNet|date=May 10, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Mihindukulasuriya|first1=Regina|title=What's Flock and Why Use it When You Have WhatsApp?|url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/Why-Use-Flock-When-You-Have-WhatsApp-/26-04-2017-116993/|publisher=Businessworld|date=April 25, 2017}} The app is available on Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS and Web.{{cite news|last1=Noyes|first1=Katherine|title=Meet Flock, a Slack rival that claims big productivity gains|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/3120244/collaboration/meet-flock-a-slack-rival-that-claims-big-productivity-gains.html|publisher=InfoWorld|date=September 14, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Thomas Hector|first1=Dearton|title=Why Bhavin Turakhia thinks Flock 2.0 will be the next big thing in enterprise chat|url=http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2016/09/08/why-bhavin-turakhia-thinks-flock-2-0-will-be-the-next-big-thing-in-enterprise-chat/|publisher=VCCircle|date=September 8, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Billionaire Turakhias fund own startup to build rival to Slack|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/ymnU0dK2cGKccGkCLRY6gO/Billionaire-Turakhias-fund-own-startup-to-build-rival-to-Sla.html|publisher=Livemint|date=1 September 2017}}

Flock allows users to configure external apps and integrations from the Flock App Store, and receive notifications and updates directly in Flock.{{cite news|title=Flock announces the deepest integration with Google Drive in its space|url=http://www.dqindia.com/flock-announces-the-deepest-integration-with-google-drive-in-its-space/|publisher=Dataquest|date=May 11, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Preimesberger|first1=Chris|title=Flock Launches IT's First 'Chat Operating System'|url=http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/flock-launches-it-s-first-chat-operating-system|publisher=eWeek|date=December 30, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Flock app introduces a brand new interface among other features|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/080916/flock-app-introduces-a-brand-new-interface-among-other-features.html|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=September 8, 2016}}

Flock functions on a freemium pricing model. The application was launched in 2014.{{cite news|last1=Sahay|first1=Priyanka|title=Directi founder Bhavin Turakhia launches WhatsApp like chat app Flock for professionals|url=http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2014/09/25/directi-founder-bhavin-turakhia-launches-whatsapp-like-chat-app-flock-for-professionals/|publisher=VCCircle|date=25 September 2017}}