In you Flockstars missed it, it looks like Flock 1.0 was quietly released to the public for download.  It doesn’t look like you get the update through your browser, but instead you visit the site, click download and extract the file that it downloads.

Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to play around on this new release yet.  According to the release notes, it looks like included in this update are a few welcome additions for social networking users:

  • Flock 1.0 has added a “People” sidebar to support new service integration with Facebook and Twitter.
  • Flickr and Youtube have been promoted to “People” services.
  • Several performance and stability enhancements have been implemented and several memory leaks have been fixed.

If you’ve tried this new version out, let me know your thoughts in the comments below!