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# Fleck is the new Flock
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/fleck-is-the-new-flock/
- Published: 2006-01-12T03:24:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:33:53.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Flock, SpreadSpread, Technology

No, **I'm kidding**. But get this. [Boris](http://preople.com/boris?ref=chrismessina.me) of [Fleck Dot Com](http://fleck.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) (a hot new [Interweb stratup](http://www.fleck.com/blog/2006/01/start-up-tools.html?ref=chrismessina.me) (yes, stratup)) [BBQ's too](http://flickr.com/photos/82298325@N00/25674004/?ref=chrismessina.me)! [](http://flickr.com/photos/82298325@N00/25674004/?ref=chrismessina.me)Look familiar? [](http://flickr.com/photos/courtneypix/60504459/?ref=chrismessina.me)Yeah, I think an acquisition is imminent. And you can bet that there'll be some real tasty meat products cooked at teh launch party.Photo c/o [Courtney P.](http://www.courtneyp.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[Dani Juneau](http://www.livejournal.com/users/anachronismette?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-01-14 01:54:38

Congratulations, Chris, I am awarding you with the prestigious WTFBBQ (c). The judges here at WTFBBQAwards have made this decision based on your blogging of the lost art of Geek BBQ. Thank you and enjoy your prize. (yeh, I bet you weren't expecting THAT)

**[Dani Juneau](http://www.livejournal.com/users/anachronismette?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-01-14 01:55:24

And maybe I could actually link you to your prize: http://www.petkat.com/lj/wtfbbq.gif

**[DeVoogt.com](http://bdv.typepad.com/devoogt/2006/01/fleckcom.html?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-01-18 07:19:04

**Fleck.com and the 'democratic' web**Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten has a new venture, together with Patrick de Laive, called Fleck. Some might argue that Fleck is a joke but its most certainly not. Boris calls it the 'democratic' web and making Vannevar Bush' dream