What is WebSearch+ by Brand Thunder

What is WebSearch+?

Everything you need to know about WebSearch+ and websearch.brandthunder.com is in this post. Please read on.

Brand Thunder strives to make your Internet experience a more enjoyable one – from the brands we represent to the leading technologies we incorporate in our browser themes.

WebSearch+ is built into the browser theme to benefit you with savings and benefit charity when purchases are made. It also helps us pay for the development of these free themes. You have full control over the experience and ads through your browser settings and preferences, even though Brand Thunder is completely dependent on this advertising to support the business.

Our default experience may not be your ideal experience, so we give you the ability to modify your theme’s options or preferences.

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Sweepstakes for College Basketball Fans by Brand Thunder

It’s a Big Contest

In the run up to the madness of March, college basketball fans have another thing to cheer about. Every Brand Thunder browser theme for participating schools in the CBS College Sports Network will have exclusive access to a Fathead-sponsored sweepstakes. That’s big!

Fathead Kind of Big

It’s more than the 2 winners each week!

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Brand Thunder Announces “It’s Official” Year-Long Giveaway by Brand Thunder

COLUMBUS, OH – January 28, 2013 – Brand Thunder LLC (http://www.brandthunder.com), the browser theme specialists and provider of more “Official” browser themes than any other company in the world, announced today its year-long celebration of official giveaways.

Brand Thunder is offering at least one giveaway a month for the next 12 months to members of its browser-theme community. Each month, anyone who shares a theme on Twitter or engages with Brand Thunder’s Facebook Page is entered for that month’s prize. Plus, all subscribers to Brand Thunder’s Monthly Newsletter are automatically registered to win an ”Official” monthly prize. Prizes will vary in value and exclusivity. Winners may receive an officially signed CD from a famous recording artist or jersey from a professional sports star, or they may find themselves with official Apple and Google tablets like past winners have. It’s all detailed at http://brandthunder.com/its-official/.

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It’s Official Giveaway by Kevin Dwinnell

We just keep giving it away. Brand Thunder’s free themes are just the beginning. If you’re an active part of our community, you’re automatically entered to win in our new “It’s Official” giveaway.

Monthly Giveaways

Brand Thunder is offering at least one giveaway a month for the next 12 months. Why the uncertainty? Well, we never know what’s going to land in our offices from our partners. Winners may receive an officially signed CD from a famous recording artist (how cool is that?). Or, you may find you’re the winner of a jersey from a professional sports star (sorry, you’re responsible for washing it). Past winners of Brand Thunder giveaways have walked away with official Apple iPads, Google Nexus 7 tablets and Amazon gift cards.

Now it’s your chance to win – just for being an active member of our community.

How to Win

Yes, we’ve put that qualifier

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How to Enable Your Chrome Extensions After Chrome 25 Release by Kevin Dwinnell

If you installed an extension that you didn’t get from Google’s Chrome Web Store, it’s getting turned off when Google releases Chrome 25. Unlike most software that prompts you for an update, Google updates silently – so one day your browser will stop working the way you expect it.

Here’s what you need to know to protect your browser experience and the extensions you’ve come to depend on – after the Chrome 25 install.

Caution Ahead!

The only warning you’ll get is this small window (shown in Image 1 below) popping up after Chrome updates itself.

Don’t miss this warning or you’ll miss the easiest chance to make your browser right.

When you the window appears, click the Extension Settings button to open a tab with all your extensions. If you miss this opportunity, we’ll give you a Plan B farther down in this post.

Image 1

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Chrome 25 Installation Breaks Browser Themes by Kevin Dwinnell

Google Chrome is updating its product again, silently. but it’s making a lot of noise in the browser community.

Here are the steps you need to take to protect your favorite browser theme. And if you want a reminder about this when Chrome 25 launches, tell us how to reach you on this page: http://brandthunder.com/chrome25/

Step 1

When you see this screen shown in Image 1 suddenly appear in your browser one day, take action! Click the Extension Settings immediately.

Step 2

On the Extension Settings tab, look for the name of your browser theme. You need to check the Enable box to continue to enjoy the full theme experience.

Image 2: Enable Your Theme (apologies to Mets & Sox fans for the sample image)

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Brand Thunder and Universal Uclick Bring Popular Comic Strips to Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer Browsers by Brand Thunder

COLUMBUS, OH – January 8, 2013 – Brand Thunder LLC (http://www.brandthunder.com), the browser theme specialists, and the Universal Uclick division of Andrews McMeel Universal have announced an agreement to bring official browser themes to some of the most beloved comic strips in entertainment. Starting in this month, themes for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer will be made available for sixteen top strips.

Slated for their own custom browser themes are:

• 9 Chickweed Lane., by Brooke McEldowney (http://www.gocomics.com/9chickweedlane)
• Adam@Home by Brian Basset and Rob Harrell (http://www.gocomics.com/adamathome)
• Argyle Sweater, by Scott Hilburn (http://www.gocomics.com/theargylesweater)
• Big Nate,  by Lincoln Peirce (http://www.gocomics.com/bignate)
• Brevity,  by Guy and Rodd and Dan (http://www.gocomics.com/brevity)
• Cul de Sac, by Richard Thompson (http://www.gocomics.com/culdesac)
• Frazz, by Jef Mallett (http://www.gocomics.com/frazz)
• Get Fuzzy, by Darby Conley. (http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy)
• Lio, by Mark Tatulli. (http://www.gocomics.com/lio)
• Luann, by Greg Evans. (http://www.gocomics.com/luann)
• Non Sequitur, by Wiley Miller. (http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur)
• Pibgorn, by Brooke McEldowney (http://www.gocomics.com/pibgorn)
• Pooch Café, by Paul Gilligan (http://www.gocomics.com/poochcafe)
• Red and Rover, by Brian Basset. (http://www.gocomics.com/redandrover)
• Stone Soup, by Jan Eliot. (http://www.gocomics.com/stonesoup)
• Ziggy, by Tom Wilson. (http://www.gocomics.com/ziggy)

Fans of the comic strips will enjoy a colorful browser skin and easy access to the daily strip.

“We want to bring fans to their favorite comic wherever and whenever they want it, whether that’s their daily paper, online at GoComics.com or via a mobile device,” said Sarah DeCoursey, Director of Licensing of Andrews McMeel Universal. “The browser theme is a great way for comic fans to add some fun to their Internet use throughout the day.”

“Comic fans have been some of the most active theme consumers,” said Patrick Murphy, founder and CEO of Brand Thunder. “This partnership with Universal Uclick helps address fan demand and does it with some of the defining icons of American popular culture.”

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About Universal Uclick
Universal Uclick is the largest independent syndicate in the world and a leading digital entertainment provider of humor, comic strips, political cartoons, and other content for print, Web and mobile devices. Universal Uclick provides editorial development, licensing and other distribution services for iconic brands like Doonesbury, Dear Abby, Miss Manners and some of the most significant comics in history, including Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side, Garfield, Peanuts, Dilbert, For Better or For Worse, Cathy and Ziggy. Recent standout successes include Lio, Cul de Sac, Pearls Before Swine, Get Fuzzy, Big Nate and The Argyle Sweater. A full comic catalog can be found at GoComics.com. For more information on Universal Uclick, visit UniversalUclick.com.

About Brand Thunder:
Brand Thunder is the world leader in browser themes and custom interactive browser themes for Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Chrome. With more than 200 world-class brands already listed as clients, Brand Thunder’s interactive themes provide an extreme makeover of the Internet browser.  They are free, lightweight active customizations that can include themes, toolbars, sidebars and other content or functionality. Brand Thunder themes are available for some of the most recognizable brands in sports, music and the Internet including: Bob Marley, CBSSports.com College Network, CollegeHumor, The Huffington Post, IGN, MLB.com, NASCAR, NBA, NFL, SONY Music, Universal Music, WeatherBug and many more. Create, find or have us build your browser theme at http://brandthunder.com.

Contact:
Patrick Murphy, CEO
Brand Thunder, LLC
614-304-1316

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Nexus 7 Winners – Brand Thunder Offering More Prizes in New Year by Kevin Dwinnell

Two members of the Brand Thunder community are enjoying their Nexus 7 from Google this holiday season. It was easy to win. (ALERT: Make sure you read to the end of the post to see what’s in store for you to win next year!)

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Winner! Most Popular Theme in Pop Culture Contest by Kevin Dwinnell

Our 2012 Browser Theme Contest concludes with the winner of Most Popular Theme and Pop Couture came out on top. Fashion is a cutthroat and competitive industry, so we shouldn’t be surprised that the inspired Pop Couture theme pulled a victory from competition with deep roots in the digital community.

Here’s how the votes tallied up.

The Winner! Pop Couture

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Winner – Best Design Pop Culture Theme! by Kevin Dwinnell

We knew the choice of “Best Design” for our Pop Culture browser theme contest was going to be a hard one. It’s a topic that opened itself up to a wide range of interpretation and entries – from starlets to Star Wars, teen idols to American Idols.  How do you find the best design from a field of spectacular themes and a panel of judges. It wasn’t easy.

The thing we never counted on was the ease of choice over who would receive first prize. When the list of qualifiers for “best design” were lined up, they were all from a single designer – MaDonna. She put out an amazing array of browser themes with the following just a sampling, but all selected as contenders for best design. Loosely categorized into Entertainment, Games and Music – look at these visually stunning themes as your entree to the winning design.

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