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Fluid - Create standalone apps from web pages
MacOSXHints.com — ... Fluid is amazingly easy-to-use program that converts any web site into a standalone, Cocoa native, OS X application (called a site-specific browser, or SSB for short). Just enter the site's URL, name your new program, pick a save location, and then choose an icon (you can use the site's fave icon, create your own, or down... ...

Fluid 0.9.4.1
Macworld — ... is a single dialog box with two text fields and two drop-down menus. You enter the URL you’d like to convert into an application, provide a name for the new application, specify where you’d like the application to be saved, and then pick an icon that you’d like to use for the application. You can tell Fluid to use the site’s favicon (that small icon that appears to the left of the site’s name in your browser’s URL bar), or point it to an icon file on your computer. There’s even a Flickr group with nearly 300 ready-to-use icon images. When everything is to your liking, click ...

Quick Look: Creating and Using Site Specific Browsers
TheAppleBlog — ... Aside from these underlying technologies, the two programs offer remarkably similar functionality. Simply enter a web address, choose an icon (or just use the site favicon), and voila, a new program based on that site will be created for you. What’s more, each browser can accept various scripts to add functionality like a dock icon and even Growl notifications. You can even make an SSB your default email or RSS program. ...