Monthly Archives: March 2011

Spread the word about Firefox 4!

Firefox 4 is here! Now you can help get the word out by tweeting and posting on Facebook. Here are some quick and fun ways for you to participate.

Join the Twitter Party

This Twitter Party is pure fun and celebration. No cover charge, either.

Tweet about Firefox 4 with the #fx4 hashtag and your Twitter avatar will join thousands of others from around the world as part of our logo mosaic. Also, check out how the technology behind Twitter Party works by reading a behind the scenes post by Quodis, who created the site.

Post a Facebook Badge

Facebook badges are flair for your Wall. Post one or all four.

Add one of these awesome Firefox badges to your wall for your friends to see and they’ll be encouraged to download Firefox 4. Post one (or all 4) and add a fun message too.

Get your all new Website buttons

Your site looks even more awesome with a Firefox button

Dress up your blogs and websites with our snazzy new Firefox 4 buttons.

Watch downloads live on Glow

The downloads are so bright, I gotta wear shades

Track download stats in real-time and zoom in to view stats for each country, state, or even city. Awesome use of canvas.

Take a moment to share Firefox 4 on your social networks and celebrate the release.

Recap of reddit IAmA for Firefox 4 RC

Last Thursday to celebrate releasing Firefox 4 RC, we had people from across the Mozilla project participate in a reddit IAmA to talk about Firefox 4. The discussion was a huge success with over 3,100 comments from around 2,000 people. There’s definitely a strong response that people are interested and excited about Firefox 4. And you could tell that the reddit community was delighted and impressed with the honest, personal (and sometimes cheeky) responses they got from Mozillians.

Some of the Mozillians who answered questions on reddit

We had hundreds of great questions and comments. Here a few that caught my eye:

o hai reddit! (introducing the Mozillians)

My grandma wants to know if she’ll “still be able to get the Google” on the new browser. Please advise.

Why is your browser the best browser to ever roam the dark lands of the internet?

And some praise of Firefox 4 as well:

Hi guys! Just wanted to say – love your browser. Thanks very much for being awesome.

You’re on top again in my opinion. Now that you’ve made it a much more minimalistic design (my biggest complaint) you’ve won me back to FF full-time.

I just love your browser. Hats off to Firefox team for all their efforts on Firefox 4.

Big thanks to all the Mozillians who helped response to questions and comments from the reddit community. I heard many of you enjoyed talking with the reddit community, and I know they loved the IAmA as well.

What was your favorite comment? What do you suggest for our next IAmA?

Hai reddit! Ask us about Firefox

Today we’re doing an IAmA on reddit with people from across the Mozilla project. After releasing Firefox 4 RC yesterday, we’re ready to answer your questions.

For those not familiar with reddit, it’s a passionate + awesome community of people who love the Web. This is the first time we’re doing a sponsored event with reddit, and you’ll see the discussion promoted on the reddit homepage throughout the day. As Mike Beltzner says:

We’re long time reddit fans, and always wondered y we no reddit – so let’s fix that, today. A bunch of us will be checking back here between 10am and 2pm PT (at least) to answer your questions from all over the project.

Bring your questions and join the discussion.