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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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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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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.
First, find the Public URL to share with your audience.
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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.
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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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. Read the rest of this page »
1: Go to Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore?category=theme or choose from some of our Chrome Themes: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search?q=brand+thunder
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Today, we’re announcing Brand Thunder’s free browser theme creator, BT:Engage. Besides some amazing technology that makes it easy for anyone to create their own interactive browser theme, there are also some compelling reasons if you have your own site or online community. Here are three recent reports that drive this point home.
1. Your message reaches your audience
Facebook posts viewed by 3 – 10% of audience – importance of the social stream
99.6% conversion from Browser Theme promotion – shows persistent placement in the browser is even more powerful
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Instantly create and share a “wallpaper for the Internet” that is part Persona, part toolbar and all engagement for small and medium businesses (SMB), associations, communities, clubs, families and friends
COLUMBUS, OH – July 27, 2011 – Brand Thunder LLC (http://www.brandthunder.com), Brand Thunder, the world leaders in browser themes and custom interactive browser themes for Firefox, Chrome & Internet Explorer, announced today the launch of the first do-it-yourself browser theme creator that allows anyone to easily design, build and share interactive browser themes for the leading Internet browsers. In less than three minutes, a community manager can have a browser theme that includes a logo, multiple background images, toolbar buttons and news feeds can be shared via an automatically created download page. Overview Video: Build and Share Your Browser Theme at Brand Thunder
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Sometimes a blank canvas isn’t inspiring enough. The first question of “where do I start?” is just too broad. I’m going to present a series of concepts showing how BT:Engage creates browser themes for fans of web sites, while helping sites achieve the goals they need to be successful like increased visits and clicks to commerce. I’ll present a quick video and a few steps for various categories of sites to get your creative juices flowing. There’s really no limit, but sometimes it helps to see something in context so you can apply it to your own needs.
For this first video sample, I’m using an example from a leading entertainer
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Neon Lights Browser Theme for Firefox
We really want to hear from our fans which themes they like and why they like them. This helps us to continue to develop the best browser themes for Firefox, IE, and Chrome for the future.
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There are several ways that you can customize the look of your browser when you’re using Mozilla Firefox to browse the web. There are different levels of personalization, which include both Firefox Personas and Firefox Themes. The changes that you’d like to make to the look of your browser will determine which type of adjustment you’ll want to make.
Firefox themes change the complete the look of the browser. You can change the
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