Revision as of 04:59, 4 March 2022

Screenshot of Nick.com LaunchPad Communicator ScreenMate

Status: Partially found

ScreenMates were desktop toy BDAs (branded desktop applications) made from commissions mostly for the brands of Media and entertainment, and Retail in order to promote the brand. The desktop toys included features to play around with such as adding characters to the desktop, streaming clips, playing music, arranging dates for events, or showing news related to the brand.

History

After AdTools rebranded their website to ThinkDesktop, ScreenMates were made and distributed through the mid - late 2000s. Popular brands like Family Guy and Pillsbury Doughboy had ScreenMates made for them. After rapid decline of the desktop toys, they were discontinued around the 2010s era, with the ThinkDesktop brand and website becoming defunct later.

Availability

ScreenMates were mostly available to download on the ThinkDesktop website, or downloadable through other ways. Very few ScreenMates were archived properly. Most of them were not archived because ThinkDesktop's website required filling out a survey form before downloading the installer, making Wayback Machine unable to archive them. They also were not archived for limited availability at certain times, making most of them lost media. There is no guarantee whether or not they are accessible primarily as most require an internet connection to be used.

ScreenMates

#	Brand	Status
1	Ice Age	Lost
2	Family Guy	Partially found
3	The Ant Bully	Lost
4	Stop & Shop	Lost
5	Webmaster Radio	Lost
7	Hasbro Monkey Bar TV	Lost
8	Nick.com LaunchPad Communicator	Lost
9	Scott	Lost
10	Blue Cross (UK)	Lost
11	American Dad	Lost
12	Cottonelle	Lost
13	Hawaiian Airlines	Lost
14	Vail Resorts	Lost
15	Dodge	Lost
16	SpongeBob SquarePants	Found
17	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Found
18	Fairly Odd Parents	Lost
19	Pillsbury	Lost
20	Comcast Spectator	Lost
21	Network World	Lost

Gallery

External Links

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-'''''ScreenMates''''' were desktop toy BDAs (branded desktop applications) made from commissions mostly for the brands of Media and entertainment, and Retail in order to promote the brand. The desktop toys included features to play around with such as adding characters to the desktop, playing music, or showing news related to the brand.
+'''''ScreenMates''''' were desktop toy BDAs (branded desktop applications) made from commissions mostly for the brands of Media and entertainment, and Retail in order to promote the brand. The desktop toys included features to play around with such as adding characters to the desktop, streaming clips, playing music, arranging dates for events, or showing news related to the brand.
 =History=
-After AdtTools rebranded their website to ThinkDesktop, ''ScreenMates'' were made and distributed through the mid - late 2000s. Popular brands like Family Guy and Pillsbury Doughboy had ''ScreenMates'' made for them. After rapid decline of the desktop toys, they were discontinued around the 2010s era, with the ThinkDesktop brand and website becoming defunct later on.
+After AdTools rebranded their website to ThinkDesktop, ''ScreenMates'' were made and distributed through the mid - late 2000s. Popular brands like Family Guy and Pillsbury Doughboy had ''ScreenMates'' made for them. After rapid decline of the desktop toys, they were discontinued around the 2010s era, with the ThinkDesktop brand and website becoming defunct later.
 =Availability=
 ''ScreenMates'' were mostly available to download on the ThinkDesktop website, or downloadable through other ways. Very few ''ScreenMates'' were archived properly. Most of them were not archived because ThinkDesktop's website required filling out a survey form before downloading the installer, making Wayback Machine unable to archive them. They also were not archived for limited availability at certain times, making most of them lost media. There is no guarantee whether or not they are accessible primarily as most require an internet connection to be used.
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 ==Gallery==
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 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070102060240/http://www.adtoolsinc.com:80/marketers.html Section of ThinkDesktop website which shows solutions for businesses]
 *[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXS0uZIHJC-mZWSDXTV0e0w/community?lb=UgkxI7eC89xtl5nqAn49obF0-n1xQU_ojBxI YouTube community post with information about ''ScreenMates'']
-*[https://twitter.com/pillsbury/status/7528750616 Pillsbury Twitter post about Pillsbury Doughboy ''ScreenMate'']
+*[https://twitter.com/pillsbury/status/7528750616 Pillsbury old tweet about the Pillsbury Doughboy ''ScreenMate'' which leads to dead link]
 *[http://www.coolmarketingthoughts.com/2005/10/23/branded-desktop-applications-stewie-griffin-communicator/ Blogpost about Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story ''ScreenMate'']
 *[https://archive.org/details/familyguydeskbuddy Archive of Family Guy Season 3 ''ScreenMate'']
 *[https://archive.org/details/install_spongebob/ Archive of SpongeBob SquarePants ''ScreenMate'']
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160414062907/http://eurica.net/blog/doughboy_desktop_paren_klecka_ili_paren_iz_testa_budet_tancevat_u_vas_na_rabochem_stole_pod_vash_zakaz_skachat_skrinmejt/2009-12-07-63 Archive of Russian webpage with information about the Pillsbury Doughboy ''ScreenMate'' which has dead download links]
 [[Category:Lost internet media]]
 [[Category:Lost advertising and interstitial material]]
 [[Category:Partially found media]]

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