COLUMBUS (May 23, 2012) — Brand Thunder LLC (http://www.brandthunder.com), the browser theme specialists, announced today that BT:Engage, the first do-it-yourself browser theme creator for Firefox and Internet Explorer, has surpassed 15,000 publishers in almost 200 countries. Read the rest of this entry »

With the rapid growth of social media some of the largest companies in the world have been attempting to take a more creative approach to the internet with their brand marketing campaigns.  These campaigns have had their failures, and it’s time to recognize them publicly to remind us on what not to do.

Now the purpose of this is to not humiliate these companies but to actually learn by their mistakes.  Although it is refreshing to hear that fortune 500 companies have their failures to remind us that even the best marketing professionals in the industry aren’t perfect.

1.) General Motors- In March of 2006 to help promote the Chevy Tahoe, GM launched the online PR campaign called  “Chevy Tahoe’s Roll Your Own Commercial Viral Marketing Campaign”.  At that time with the rapid growth of You Tube and during the early childhood years of Facebook along with the midlife crisis of Read the rest of this entry »

We had quite a number of new themes created this week by fans and users using our free theme tool. It was quite difficult to narrow down the very best but the theme of the week this week ties in with the Memorial Day holiday coming up this weekend in the US. The “Freedom Flies” browser theme shows the National Bird, the Bald Eagle, hovering prominently in the mountain sky. Two Bald Eagles are floating against a brilliant backdrop of tall forest pines, a hint of morning fog, and the early morning sky. This is simply a beautiful browser theme paying tribute to the Memorial Day holiday in the US this upcoming weekend. Congrats to theme designer “Madonna” for creating the “theme of the week” this week for the “Freedom Flies” browser theme for Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Freedom Flies Theme

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Firefox extensions and add-ons serve a wide variety of purposes, from games and entertainment to shopping, social media, web development and much more.

One of the most intriguing uses of a Firefox add-on is that it can be used as a tool to gauge your own site against your competitors. Whether it’s getting their PageRank, keywords used, or any other type of metric, there is a Firefox add-on that will help you get a leg up on everyone.

We’ve listed below just a couple of the available Firefox add-ons that allow you to investigate your competitors for research. Knowing what makes them successful will give you new ideas and tactics that can help your own site succeed. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever get tired of the classic blank Google background on its homepage? Looking for a way to spice up its look? With Google homepage themes, you are easily able to do just that, adding flavor in just a few easy steps.

How to Customize Your Google Homepage Theme

First, make sure that you have a Google account and sign in with it. Then, at the bottom of the screen, you’ll see the option to “Change background image.” Read the rest of this entry »

There are a wide variety of available Google Chrome extensions that exist to help users save time. From bookmarking tools to blogging tools, users have plenty of options when it comes to optimizing their experience on Google Chrome.

Do Share just so happens to be one of those time-saving, efficient Chrome extensions that is perfect for the avid Google+ user. The add-on is easily accessed from your bookmarks toolbar, and comes with all of the following features:

• Write and share your Google+ posts right from the add-on in a clean, rich text editor
• Choose which circles will see your post
• Save your drafts and edit them later
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This week’s browser “Theme of the Week” comes from user “MangaFox” with the Manga Fox Naruto theme for Firefox and Internet Explorer. Manga is a popular Japanese genre of comic books, cartoons, and animated films typically with a science fiction or fantasy related storyline. Manga Fox is an online community which houses some of the largest collections of Manga related comic resources and films and includes an online community which regularly discussed all things “Manga”.

Manga Fox Naruto is one of the popular storylines. To quote Manga Fox Naruto’s page: Read the rest of this entry »

Learning a new language takes time, and not everyone has the time to sit down and truly take the time needed to become fluent. That being said, Google Labs and Use All Five have introduced a new Chrome extension that will make learning bits and pieces of a new language as easy as ever.

Introducing: Language Immersion: By using Google Translate, Language Immersion is a Google Chrome extension that allows users to simply switch words and phrases from a website into any of the 64 compatible languages. Users are also able to set their experience level (novice to expert) to help with the learning process. Read the rest of this entry »

Google Chrome remains one of the top web browsers available due partly to its vast customizable options. Chrome extensions and add-ons are an essential part of one’s experience with the browser, helping to save time, increase productivity, and create better work. Chrome Extensions are extra features and functionality that you can easily add to Google Chrome. By using extensions, you can customize Google Chrome with features you like, while keeping your browser free of things that you don’t use.

Here are 15 of the best Google Chrome extensions available to users today:

1. WordPress Stats

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This week’s browser “Theme of the Week” comes from theme designer “Baby Gaga” with a take on the new movie “The Avengers”. This is a slick new theme created for the popular movie based on all your favorite Marvel superheros. This theme compatible with Firefox and Internet Explorer showcases the Avengers logo at the top of the theme with a streak of light going across the top all the way to each side. The darker black background provides a nice backdrop for your navigational items and help makes your URL bar and other top browser elements, display very clearly. The addition of a quick link to the “Avengers Assemble” site, allows you to stay updated with the latest news from The Avengers movie. Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army. Congrats to Baby Gaga for the theme of the week this week..

The Avengers

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