Social networks like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace are the lead generation focus of the new wave of network marketers using the Internet for sponsoring.

I’ve been using the Internet for prospecting since 1996. I like to think that I stay on top of most of what’s taking place, but last week I was genuinely surprised to discover that a little-known browser (amongst Internet and network marketers, at least) had just passed 3 MILLION users on Facebook alone… just 3 months after hitting 2 million users on Facebook.

It’s just released version 2.5.6, it’s specifically optimized for social networking, it’s fast, it’s available in Windows and Mac versions, it’s from Mozilla — the folks who brought you Firefox browser — and it automatically imports all your Firefox settings, including bookmarks.

It also uses the same add-ons, plug-ins and extensions as Firefox.

It’s Flock — the best-kept online secret I can recall in 14 years. I’ve tested it now for a week and I am seriously impressed.

Here are a couple of screen captures of the kind of useful features it offers:

• fast links to the main social networking sites, photo and video sites and webmail sites
• My World — a snapshot of all your current social networking accounts, friends, Tweets and more. (It helps to have a really wide monitor — I use a 24-inch iMac [shown below] and still couldn’t fit the entire page on screen with all of the widgets displayed.)

Fast access to your social networks, photo/video and webmail accounts

My World: with all widgets displayed on a 24” monitor

It also has a very smart “share with friends” feature that clearly explains the viral spread of this browser… just the kind of feature you’d expect of a social networking power tool like this.

If you’re using — or planning to use — social networking and other Web 2.0 resources for prospecting, recruiting and training for your network marketing business, without Flock you’ll struggle to compete with those who DO use it.

The really good news is that it’s FREE, and it’s quick and easy to download, install and use.

Check it out TODAY at http://flock.com.