6 New Firefox 6 Themes by Brand Thunder

There’s a lot to be happy about with the latest 6.0 release of Mozilla’s Firefox Web Browser. They’ve improved their “Awesome Bar” or URL bar so that it’s more search intuitive. They’ve amped up security options so you can limit the amount of information the sites you browse are allowed to capture. They’ve made it faster. And they’ve even updated the few drop down tabs/menus they have with a sexier design.

As has been the case since the launch of Firefox add-ons, that gallery continues to grow rapidly – As do the options for custom Firefox Browser themes. Here are 6 new themes for Firefox 6 that you might want to check out.

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Create a Huffington Post, CNN, or Fox News Browser Theme by Kevin Dwinnell

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I talk a lot about using BT:Engage for helping sites and communities deepen their engagement with their online audience. It’s also extremely easy (and fun!) to create browser themes for your own use and pleasure.

In the following post and accompanying video tutorial, I’m going to show you how to spin a browser theme that includes news from your favorite news site.

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Google Chrome Themes Gallery by Brand Thunder

If there’s anything that Google does really well, it’s release new products fast and iterate often. That’s what they’ve done with Chrome, their web browser, since it’s release in 2008. Currently in it’s 18th major version it’s captured “22.14% worldwide usage share of web browsers, according to StatCounter.” This makes it one of the world’s three most used browsers – the others being Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Some of the features that have made Google Chrome a favorite include its lightning speed, optimization of screen real estate, useful extensions, web applications, and the main topic of this particular post – custom themes/skins.

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3 Tips for Better Backgrounds in Your Browser Themes by Kevin Dwinnell

It probably seems strange that it’s almost guaranteed the browser theme you create with exacting care in our theme creator will look different once it’s downloaded. I went into some detail on this point in the post BT:Engage How To – Browser Dimensions and Design. Now I’m going to offer up some tips and suggestions for making it a non-issue through your use of background images and colors.

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10 Essential Google Chrome Extensions by Brand Thunder

Most, if not all of us, can remember a time when a web browser simply was what it was and if you wanted a new feature, or a certain bug drove you completely insane, all you could do was hope that it would be fixed in the next update – and who knew when that would be! Thankfully, we don’t live in that time anymore. As a result of years of user feedback and fierce competition between companies like Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft, user experience and browser speed have become the litmus test of any web browser. After all, the average web user has evolved more complex and customized needs. It’s only natural that the developers of your browser would take that into account and make it easy for you to customize your browsing experience in order to meet those specific needs and desires. That’s where Google Chrome Extensions come in.

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How to Share Your Brand Thunder Browser Theme by Kevin Dwinnell

You’ve got to share to win. If no one knows about your browser theme, no one’s going to use it. But, we’ve not given you a lot of tools to work with – what should you do? I’ll offer a few thoughts and ideas about that.

And, just so you know, when I write these – they are also used on the product side of what to fix so these How Tos become unnecessary.

Share the URL:

First, find the Public URL to share with your audience.

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Difference Between Toolbars and Browser Themes by Brand Thunder

Understanding the difference between a toolbar and a browser theme can be difficult for the average user. Here is one way to think about it: a browser theme can have a toolbar as part of its interface, as a toolbar can be integrated within a theme. The reverse is not possible. It is important to understand the functionality of a toolbar versus a browser theme.

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BT:Engage How To – Browser Dimensions and Design by Kevin Dwinnell

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The most frequent comment we hear from users new to browser design is “it doesn’t look like it did in the preview” and that’s because 60% of the time it doesn’t. This post will explain why and what to do about it.

Key Definitions

I’ll admit, we’ve got a long way to go in terms of UI with our free browse theme creator, and some of the descriptors we use are based on our own history with the product. That may not be so helpful to you. We’ll get better. For now, here’s what you need to know.

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How to Change Your Google Chrome Theme by Brand Thunder

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Changing your Google Chrome Theme is very simple. Just a few steps and you’re on your way to updating the look and feel of your Chrome browser or perhaps just resetting it back to the default. Follow these simple steps for changing from your current Chrome theme to another custom Chrome theme.

1:  Go to Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore?category=theme or choose from some of our Chrome Themes: http://gallery.brandthunder.com/en-US/gallery/All/Chrome

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