diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48061b7..2ec18e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Firefox:
 ## Installation
 
 - [Firefox add-ons marketplace][firefox-download-link]
-- [Chrome add-ons marketplace][chrome-download-link]
+- [Chrome web store][chrome-download-link]
 - Download a release [directly][release-link]
 
 [installation]: https://github.com/julmot/news-feed-for-github#installation
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 4480512..dc6aef9 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "news-feed-for-github",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "GitHub news feed notifications directly in the browser",
   "authors": [
     {
diff --git a/extension/icons/icon-80.png b/extension/icons/icon-80.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ec91eb
Binary files /dev/null and b/extension/icons/icon-80.png differ
diff --git a/extension/manifest.json b/extension/manifest.json
index cf5388d..9548fab 100644
--- a/extension/manifest.json
+++ b/extension/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "name": "News Feed for GitHub",
   "description": "GitHub news feed notifications directly in the browser",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "homepage_url": "https://github.com/julmot/news-feed-for-github",
   "icons": {
     "48": "icons/icon-48.png",
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   },
   "permissions": [
     "https://*.github.com/*",
+    "https://*.githubusercontent.com/*",
     "notifications",
     "tabs"
   ],
diff --git a/extension/scripts/NewsFeed.js b/extension/scripts/NewsFeed.js
index 6a26f0e..43f6d73 100644
--- a/extension/scripts/NewsFeed.js
+++ b/extension/scripts/NewsFeed.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class NewsFeed {
     xhr(options) {
         let xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
         let url = options["url"];
-        if(typeof options["cache"] !== "boolean" || options["cache"]) {
+        if(typeof options["cache"] !== "boolean" || !options["cache"]) {
             let divider = "&";
             if(url.indexOf("?") === -1) {
                 divider = "?";
@@ -25,12 +25,21 @@ class NewsFeed {
         if(typeof options["responseType"] === "string") {
             xmlhttp.responseType = options["responseType"];
         }
+        if(typeof options["withCredentials"] !== "boolean" || options["withCredentials"]) {
+            xmlhttp.withCredentials = true;
+        } else {
+            xmlhttp.withCredentials = false;
+        }
         xmlhttp.withCredentials = true;
         xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = () => {
             if(xmlhttp.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
                 if(xmlhttp.status === 200) {
                     if(typeof options["success"] === "function") {
-                        options["success"](xmlhttp.responseText);
+                        if(options["responseType"] === "blob") {
+                            options["success"](xmlhttp.response);
+                        } else {
+                            options["success"](xmlhttp.responseText);
+                        }
                     }
                 } else {
                     if(typeof options["error"] === "function") {
diff --git a/extension/scripts/NewsFeedChecker.js b/extension/scripts/NewsFeedChecker.js
index c2977b4..baf3069 100644
--- a/extension/scripts/NewsFeedChecker.js
+++ b/extension/scripts/NewsFeedChecker.js
@@ -8,17 +8,15 @@
 "use strict";
 class NewsFeedChecker extends NewsFeed {
 
-    constructor(cbnp, cbe) {
+    constructor() {
         super();
+    }
 
+    initialize(cbnp, cbe) {
         this.interval = 15000;
         this.cbNewPost = cbnp;
         this.cbErr = cbe;
 
-        this.initialize();
-    }
-
-    initialize() {
         setInterval(() => {
             this.fetch();
         }, this.interval);
diff --git a/extension/scripts/NewsFeedTransmitter.js b/extension/scripts/NewsFeedTransmitter.js
index 145375d..f9e5849 100644
--- a/extension/scripts/NewsFeedTransmitter.js
+++ b/extension/scripts/NewsFeedTransmitter.js
@@ -6,35 +6,60 @@
  * with this source code.
  *****************************************************/
 "use strict";
-class NewsFeedTransmitter {
+class NewsFeedTransmitter extends NewsFeedChecker {
 
     constructor() {
-        let checker = new NewsFeedChecker(this.notifyPost, this.notifyError);
+        super();
+        super.initialize(
+            this.notifyPost.bind(this),
+            this.notifyError.bind(this)
+        );
     }
 
     notifyPost(post) {
+        console.debug(post);
         let message = post["title"][0]["_text"];
         let authorImage = post["thumbnail"][0]["_attr"]["url"]["_value"];
         let authorURL = post["author"][0]["uri"][0]["_text"];
         let author = post["author"][0]["name"][0]["_text"];
 
-        console.info(post);
-        console.debug(`Author: '${author}'`);
-        console.debug(`Author URL: ${authorURL}`);
-        console.debug(`Author image: ${authorImage}`);
-
-        if(typeof chrome === "object" && typeof chrome.notifications === "object") {
-            chrome.notifications.create({
-                "type": "basic",
-                "iconUrl": chrome.extension.getURL("icons/icon-96.png"),
-                "title": "GitHub news feed",
-                "message": message
-            });
-        }
+        super.xhr({
+            "cache": true,
+            "url": authorImage,
+            "responseType": "blob",
+            "success": (blob) => {
+                let blobURL = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+                if(typeof chrome === "object" && typeof chrome.notifications === "object") {
+                    // as FF does not support the callback function
+                    // it is necessary to generate the id manually
+                    let notifyPostID = (0.5).toString(36).substr(2, 16);
+                    chrome.notifications.create(notifyPostID, {
+                        "type": "basic",
+                        "iconUrl": chrome.extension.getURL("icons/icon-80.png"),
+                        "title": "GitHub news feed",
+                        "message": message,
+                        "buttons": [{
+                            "title": `View ${author}`,
+                            "iconUrl": blobURL
+                        }]
+                    });
+                    chrome.notifications.onButtonClicked.addListener((notifId, btnIdx) => {
+                        if(notifId === notifyPostID) {
+                            if(btnIdx === 0) {
+                                window.open(authorURL);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            },
+            "error": (err) => {
+                this.notifyError(err);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     notifyError(err) {
-        if(sessionStorage.getItem("previousError") === err){
+        if(sessionStorage.getItem("previousError") === err) {
             return;
         }
         sessionStorage.setItem("previousError", err);
@@ -42,7 +67,7 @@ class NewsFeedTransmitter {
         if(typeof chrome === "object" && typeof chrome.notifications === "object") {
             chrome.notifications.create({
                 "type": "basic",
-                "iconUrl": chrome.extension.getURL("icons/icon-96.png"),
+                "iconUrl": chrome.extension.getURL("icons/icon-80.png"),
                 "title": "GitHub news feed",
                 "message": err
             });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ad0663..772e26e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "news-feed-for-github",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "GitHub news feed notifications directly in the browser",
   "author": {
     "name": "Julian Motz",
diff --git a/screenshots/chrome.png b/screenshots/chrome.png
index b040d93..4f64491 100644
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