OMG! Pop Culture Theme Contest Finalists are Here! by Kevin Dwinnell

The Judges Have Spoken

The finalists of Brand Thunder’s Pop Culture Theme Contest have emerged. After many hours of debate and many libations… I mean, much deliberation we finally got some responses that were vaguely intelligible and could use.

Below you’ll find the three semi-finalist themes that our mystery judges decided on as worthy contenders for the Most Popular Theme category. To help choose the ultimate winner, go to our poll on Facebook and cast your ballot! You’ve been hearing this a lot lately, but your vote counts – so do your civic duty now. You have until Thursday, November 8, to vote for your favorite of the three themes below.

The winner of the Judges choice and Best Design will be announced on Monday, November 5. We probably could have had that announcement today, but our friends from the TV industry said it was good for the ratings if we had a cliff hanger and got people to tune in next week. 4AM at Denny’s is no place to discuss the differences between the Internet and broadcast television – so Monday it is.

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Internet Explorer 8 Themes by Brand Thunder

If you haven’t upgraded to Internet Explorer 8 yet, the browser comes with some smart new features including search suggestions, Accelerators that help you complete tasks more quickly, and “Web Slices” which help you get updates from your favorite websites. Even though IE has recently updated to the 9th version of their browser, there are still many of you who love the Internet Explorer 8 environment. Internet Explorer 8 works seamlessly with your Windows 7 operating system for an all around fast environment with streamlined controls, improved performance and more security than ever.

For those still with IE8, there are a number of Internet Explorer 8 themes available to help you dress up the look and feel of your browser. Here at Brand Thunder, we’ve been developing IE themes for several years and test our themes with each new update of Internet Explorer. With the latest Internet Explorer 8 and 9 releases we have a number of themes to choose from. Here are just a few of our themes for Internet Explorer 8:

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9 New IE9 Themes by Brand Thunder

With Microsoft’s latest IE9 release, the company made some major improvements to speed, security and browser features. Firefox, Chrome and IE continue to iterate new versions of their browsers at an increasing pace to keep up with each other and for the lion’s share of the uber-competitive browser market. Internet Explorer is still king when it comes to market share for the web browser, but Firefox and Chrome continue to gain overall on IE. With IE9, Microsoft released a much faster browser and some say more secure than even Chrome or Firefox.

Here at Brand Thunder, we have been creating IE themes for years and IE 9 is no exception.

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Scary & Spooky Halloween Browser Themes by Brand Thunder

October is upon us and that means only one thing: Halloween! To celebrate the festive holiday, Brand Thunder offers a number of Halloween Browser Theme options for the Halloween lover in your family. Dress your browser with goblins, black cats, jack-o-lanterns and other festive Halloween graphics. These themes are available for Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome browsers. We will have some additional Chrome Halloween browser themes in the near future for Chrome fans..

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Halloween, Halloween Browser Theme, Halloween Chrome Theme, Halloween Firefox Theme, Halloween Themes, IE | 1 Comment »

7 Awesome Football Themes for Your Browser by Brand Thunder

Are you ready for some Football?! It’s that time of year again, the weather starts to get cooler, the days just a bit shorter, and hours of enjoyment each weekend on the TV screen with NCAA College Football and the NFL Football season. We’re big fans of Football here at Brand Thunder and have worked with some of the biggest Football teams on the college and NFL circuit to create their Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer browser themes. Show your team pride with these OFFICIAL NFL and College Football themes by each respective team and University.

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How to Share Your Brand Thunder Browser Theme by Kevin Dwinnell

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.

Share the URL:

First, find the Public URL to share with your audience.

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Brand Thunder Introduces BT:Engage a DIY Browser Theme Creator for Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer by Brand Thunder

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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Brand Thunder Launches Interactive Browser Theme for Major League Gaming by Brand Thunder

COLUMBUS, OH – February 22, 2011 – Brand Thunder LLC (http://www.brandthunder.com), the custom browser specialists, announced today the launch of the official interactive browser theme for Major League Gaming (MLG), the world’s largest professional video game league and provider of cross platform online videogame competition. Available for Firefox and Internet Explorer, the MLG browser theme is designed to keep gamers connected to the MLG network of sites and is a free download available at http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/promos/download-the-mlg-browser-theme-for-firefox-and-internet-explorer.

The MLG browser theme serves as another communication conduit between MLG and its vast community of competitive console and PC gamers.  MLG reaches roughly 4.5 million consumers each month online and attracts more than 4,000 new members daily at majorleaguegaming.com.

In addition to providing a visual identity for the MLG community, the browser theme streams news from MLG’s GameBattles and Pro Circuit sites, the sidebar pulls the latest videos and tweets, and it provides easy connectivity to the MLG Facebook page and You Tube channel.

“The MLG browser theme is much more than a cool skin,” said Patrick Murphy, founder and CEO of Brand Thunder.  “It’s about informing the community so they take advantage of all the tournaments, events and forums available through MLG.”

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, CBSSports.com College Network, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, 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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Browser Themes for ACC, Big 12, Big East and SEC Teams by Brand Thunder

Make sure you’re checking the athletics site of your favorite college teams.  There are a host of free downloads landing at schools whose athletics web sites are run by CBSSports.com College Network.

The latest Firefox and IE themes to launch include:

• Auburn Tigers browser themes
• Georgetown Hoyas browser themes
• Georgia Bulldogs browser themes
• Missouri Tigers browser themes
• NC State Wolfpack browser themes
• Tennessee Volunteers browser themes

Try one.  It’ll make you feel like every day is Saturday afternoon.

Find these and other interactive browser themes at ThunderThemes.com

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South Carolina Gamecocks Browser Theme Goes Live by Brand Thunder

Put on your Garnet and Black, but this time put it on your browser.  The Gamecocks browser theme is here.  Think of it as a new media tradition for USC.  And some day, in the not so distant future, you’ll reminisce about the good old days in Columbia when Cocky was your roommate, “The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way” was your favorite song, the Cockaboose was where you found yourself every Saturday prior to kickoff and then you’ll think of that remarkable day when you downloaded that free browser theme.

OK, maybe my sentiments are a little skewed.  But, there’s no mistake.  If you’re a student, alum, or just a fan of the Gamecocks, you owe it to yourself to check out the South Carolina Gamecocks Brower Themes – they’re built for both Firefox and IE.

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