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Thankful for a Stellar Year by

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At this time of giving thanks, Brand Thunder has much to celebrate.

And reflecting over the past year shows the huge strides we’ve made from both a business and technology standpoint.  Thanks to an outstanding team.

  • First dynamically updating browser theme with The Daily Beast news browser theme.  The featured exclusive story photo automatically appeared within the browser theme when the web site updated the content and prompting users to return 10 times more frequently than their average user.
  • First browser theme to include an automatic theme switch after a time-based event.  Daytona International Speedway browser theme included a change of theme after one of its four prominent races, a countdown ticker to the next race start and alerts to ticket availability for its races.
  • Most dynamic theme available in the market. Weather browser theme powered by WeatherBug changes to reflect the users current weather conditions.  The users location is set either through the browser’s geo-location feature or user data.  The theme also features up to a three-day forecast in the browser. 
  • First Internet Explorer themes to premiere on Microsoft’s IE Add-ons Gallery.  Subsequently, Microsoft secured approval to feature a dozen of Brand Thunder’s themes in IE8 Optimized Browsers showcasing the theme capabilities that had previously not existed for IE.
  • Personas Interactive Firefox extension launched as a new Firefox theme platform that the industry experts at TechCrunch declared “Personas Interactive… Leapfrogged Mozilla.“ 
  • Brand Thunder’s progress and promise in the technology space qualified it for $1 million from the Ohio Innovation Loan Fund, a program to help groundbreaking small companies grow and create jobs that remain in Ohio.

We’ve still got a lot to do, but reflecting on the accomplishments manages to show the progress that gets made over time even if it’s sometimes missed in the moment.

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College Football is Here and These Are the Browser Themes to Prove It by

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Football is here, and the college games kick off this week.  Putting your favorite school in your browser is a great way to show your support.  And thanks to the agreement Brand Thunder announced last week with CBSSports.com College Network, your choice of schools just got a lot more robust.

Here are the schools that are currently in production.  Try at least one of them out.

Arizona State     http://thesundevils.cstv.com/ot/asu-browser-theme.html
Baylor      http://www.baylorbears.com/multimedia/baylor-browser-theme.html
Big Ten      http://www.bigten.org/multimedia/branded-browser.html
Brown      http://pages.brandthunder.com/brownuniv/download
California      http://www.calbears.com/ot/branded-browser.html
DePaul      http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/multimedia/depaul-browser-theme.html
Florida State      http://www.seminoles.com/ot/fsu-browser-theme.html
Friars      http://www.friars.com/multimedia/prov-browser-download.html
Georgia Tech      http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/geot-browser-theme.html
Illinois      http://www.fightingillini.com/multimedia/branded-browser.html
Indiana      http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/multimedia/branded-browser.html
Iowa      http://www.hawkeyesports.com/multimedia/branded-browser.html
Louisville      http://www.uoflsports.com/multimedia/lou-themed-browser.html
Marquette      http://www.gomarquette.com/multimedia/marq-themed-browser.html
Miami      http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/ot/mifl-browser-theme.html
Michigan      http://www.mgoblue.com/multimedia/branded-browser.html
North Carolina     http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/ot/unc-browser-theme.html
Ohio State     http://coachtressel.com/sideline_pass/multimedia/index.php
Oklahoma      http://www.soonersports.com/ot/browser-theme-download.html
Oklahoma State      http://www.okstate.com/multimedia/browser-theme-download.html
Oregon State      http://www.osubeavers.com/ot/orst-browser-theme.html
Penn State     http://www.gopsusports.com/multimedia/branded-browser.html
Purdue      http://www.purduesports.com/multimedia/branded-browser.html
St. John’s      http://www.redstormsports.com/multimedia/redstorm-browser-theme.html
Stanford      http://www.gostanford.com/ot/stanford-browser-theme.html
UCLA      http://www.uclabruins.com/ot/ucla-10-download.html
UConn      http://www.uconnhuskies.com/multimedia/huskies-browser-theme.html
USC      http://www.usctrojans.com/ot/usc-brand-download.html
Villanova      http://www.villanova.com/multimedia/nova-themed-browser.html
Wake Forest      http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/ot/theme-download.html
Washington     http://www.gohuskies.com/ot/wash_10-download.html
Wisconsin      http://www.uwbadgers.com/multimedia/branded-browser.html

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Brand Thunder and CBSSports.com College Network Enter Agreement for University Browser Themes by

CBSSports.com College Network

COLUMBUS (August 25, 2010) — Brand Thunder LLC (http://www.brandthunder.com), the browser customization specialists, and CBSSports.com College Network, a leading provider of web sites for college athletics programs, announced an agreement to bring interactive browser themes for Firefox and Internet Explorer to approximately 60 colleges, universities and conferences.

Alumni, students and sports fans alike can now theme their Internet experience with their favorite school or conference. Each browser theme offers a multimedia sidebar of the latest athletics news, a toolbar for accessing content like videos and commerce for school apparel or event tickets.  There are also connections to the Facebook and Twitter pages of schools.  CBSSports.com College Network will provide the school branding, athletic content and previews ensuring an experience fans will love.

“The fan appeal of college athletics was the starting point of affinity-marketing products back when MBNA offered its first Georgetown University credit card,” says Patrick Murphy, founder and CEO of Brand Thunder.  “It’s a natural fit for our interactive browser themes and CBSSports.com College Network is the premiere provider in this space.  This will be an amazing browser experience for each participating school and their fans.”

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.

About Brand Thunder:
Formed in April 2007, Brand Thunder creates extreme makeovers for the Internet browser.  Brands enjoy a persistent connection to their Internet consumer driving more website visits and increased revenue.  Through a software installation, end users change the drab Internet browser into an immersive experience from their favorite sports team, entertainment franchise or Internet site.  The interactive browser themes feature official logos, colors, content and functionality, and can also extend capabilities including video, music players or other Internet widgets. Current business partners and clients include Bing, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, NBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL and Universal Music. Samples found at http://brandthunder.com/gallery/.

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

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