Buckeye Faithful Wins with OSU Browser Theme by Brand Thunder

Buckeye Basketball Winner!

The Ohio State Buckeyes tipped off this year’s basketball tournament season by giving away a Thad Matta signed basketball to one lucky user of the official Buckeye browser theme. While the field was more crowded than 68 teams, we still emerged with one winner and Martin (Sonny) Mendes was the Buckeye fan who took home the prize!

“I received the basketball today and I am thrilled to get it. I enjoy the theme toolbar because I have instant access to all the OSU stories while it is always displayed on my Browser. Thanks again and GO BUCKEYES!,” Mendes said.

The Buckeyes Athletics department ran the contest as a reward to the loyal users of its browser theme.  A button appeared in user’s themes for approximately two weeks in March, presenting the opportunity to enter to win the Thad Matta autographed basketball. Fans who clicked on the button filled out a short entry form for their chance to win.

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Christmas Wallpapers and Your Browser Theme by Brand Thunder

Here’s the best way to decorate your computer for the holidays. Brand Thunder gives you several ways to get ready for the Christmas Holidays whenever you’re at your computer and online with our Chrome, Firefox and Explorer Christmas Themes. You can grab one of our popular pre-made themes (with a trick to brighten your desktop wallpaper) or build your own Christmas holiday browser theme and include your own Christmas pictures for a truly personal touch.

Chrome, Firefox and IE Christmas Themes:

Traditional Christmas Browser Theme with Wallpaper Option

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Best Holiday Browser Theme of 2011 Contest – Win an iPad 2 by Brand Thunder

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Win an iPad 2 in less than 5 minutes

You can win an iPad in less than 5 minutes. Sound easy? It is.

There is no purchase necessary to enter or win.

Just create your own Christmas or holiday browser theme using BT:Engage and share it with us – you’ll be entered to win. It only takes a few minutes. A panel of judges will select 5 finalists, then the public will vote on the winning entry. Enter by 12/15/11, finalists will be announced on 12/17/11 and winners announced on 12/23/11. First prize gets a new iPad 2, the other finalists will each receive a $25 Amazon gift card.

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Posted in BT:Engage, News | Tags: brand thunder, browser, Christmas, Facebook, firefox, holiday, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, win ipad | 12 Comments »

Conduit Community Toolbar vs. Browser Theme by Kevin Dwinnell

Brand Thunder often finds itself lumped into the category of toolbar. It’s not a comparison I necessarily agree with, but anything that’s a recurring perception is worth a look.

Here’s an overview of toolbars, browser themes and what each can do for your web site, business or community.

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Browser Widgets That Increase Web Traffic by Kevin Dwinnell

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Think of widgets as little single-serving pieces of your web content – easy to pull from your web site and put them wherever they can best boost traffic to your web site.  When you first go to create your own browser theme at BT:Engage, you’ll discover a features tab called Widgets.  You’ll also uncover how powerful a browser theme can be at increasing traffic and visits to your web site.

Here’s what you need to know.

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Posted in BT:Engage | Tags: browser theme, Clearspring, Facebook, Twitter, Web browser, Web traffic, Website, Widget, Widgetbox, widgets, Yahoo | No Comments »

Three Industry Insights – Facebook Fans compared to Browser Theme Fans by Kevin Dwinnell

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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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BT:Engage Browser Theme Platform Roadmap by Kevin Dwinnell

If you’re part of the BT:Engage private beta, you’re seeing the MVP (minimum viable product) of browser theme creation. If you’re not, what you’ve missed is the first steps in automating browser theme creation by allowing anyone to quickly build their own themes for Firefox and Internet Explorer by adding layered background images, logos and navigation toolbar buttons.

Easiest Way to Create Your Own Browser Theme

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Theme Thursday – Starry Night Browser Theme – Week of 6/9/11 by Brand Thunder

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Bring the magic of a Starry Night Sky to your browser along with a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card with our Starry Night Browser theme!

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Theme Thursday – NASA Browser Theme – Week of 6/2/11 by Brand Thunder

The Endeavor has returned, but you don’t have to stop getting your space fix!  This week’s Theme Thursday browser and your chance to win $25 Amazon Gift Card is our NASA Browser theme!  One lucky person who downloads the NASA theme and “Likes” from our post on Facebook or downloads and shares on Twitter will win!  Firefox users check out the theme at http://pages.brandthunder.com/nasathemespersona@brandthunder.com/download.   Sorry IE and Chrome users, we’ll get you into the fun soon.

REMEMBER! You’ve got to Like or Share to Win!

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Theme Thursday – Pirate Browser Theme – Week of 5/26/11 by Brand Thunder

Avast ye scurvy dogs!  Weigh anchor and set course for a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card with our Pirate Browser theme!  One lucky person who downloads the Pirate theme and “Likes” from our post on Facebook or downloads and shares on Twitter  will win!  Firefox users check out the theme at http://pages.brandthunder.com/piratepersona@brandthunder.com/download/ff . Sorry IE and Chrome users, we’ll get you into the fun soon.

REMEMBER! You’ve got to Like or Share to Win!

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