Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), Joe Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.Blogspot.com), Brian Hill (Bdog2g2 from MixxingBowl.com), and Tamar Weinberg (Tamar from Techipedia.com), the Social Blend examines the latest news and opinions hitting the world of social media. The show’s main focus is on Mixx.com, yet focuses on other sites and contenders in the social media field.

This week’s episode is a special one, with our special guest Paul Sanchez aka Solo ride. Paul rode around the United States on a campaign to raise funds for children journeying with dyslexia and learning difficulties. We talk with Paul about his amazing journey, the highs and the lows, and what he’s got planned for the future. Paul, also a social media addict like the rest of us, also joins in with talking about stories from Mixx.

We cover the big news at Mixx with the rollout of the new Related Stories feature, as well as the news of Mixx finally hitting PopURLS.com (Thanks, Thomas!). Joe brings our attention to G4TV’s Achievement Whores, while Brian gets excited about drinking beers after working out. Greg has a look at the armadillo lizard, and is somewhat confused as to why iTunes cannot be used for the development of nuclear arms.The user focus this week is on Syxle, who recently hit the 10,000 Karma mark – and Fat Lester who wins the award for “most group memberships”. Comments of the Week go out to both Syxle and Honest Ape; with one of them being from a story about tree frogs… Reg aka Zaibatsu would be proud.Greg’s Mail Sack gets opened again during this episode – and we want more of your mail. Be sure to send anything in…

Solo Ride
The Video
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Uht3DnbOQ

The Web Site
http://8wishes.blogspot.com/

Solo Ride on MySpace.com
http://www.myspace.com/soloride

At Mixx.com
http://www.mixx.com/users/soloride

At Digg.com
http://digg.com/users/soloride

Social Blend and Mixx News
Adding more ingredients to the Mixx: Related Content
http://blog.mixx.com/2008/02/19/adding-more-ingredients-to-the-mixx-related-content/

Buckle your Mixx Belts: Related Content Features for Mixx launching
http://www.mixx.com/stories/108854/buckle-your-mixx-belts-related-content-features-for-mixx-launching-tomorrow

Mixx will add more contextual options
http://gigaom.com/2008/02/18/mixx-adds-more-contextual-options/

Mixx to cluster related stories – Digg should have done this
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/mixx-launches-related-items-pages-digg-should-have-done-this/

OFFICIAL: Mixx.com has been added to PopURLs.com
http://www.mixx.com/stories/106979/official-mixx-com-has-been-added-to-popurls-com-

The Digg Town Hall – Blog
http://blog.digg.com/?p=111

The Digg Town Hall – Thread
http://digg.com/tech_news/Call_for_Topics_Digg_Townhall_this_coming_Monday

Stories of the Week
Achievement Whores
http://www.geekstudent.com/?p=176

Crane Exercise
http://www.mixx.com/videos/112595/crane-exercise

Beer as a post-workout drink
http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2007/11/08/beer_as_a_post_workout_drink.php

Armadillo lizard in its defensive position
http://www.mixx.com/photos/108608/armadillo-lizard-in-it-s-defensive-position

EULA: You agree to not use iTunes to produce nuclear missiles
http://www.mixx.com/photos/112503/eula-you-agree-to-not-use-itunes-to-produce-nuclear-missiles

User Focus
Syxle
http://www.mixx.com/users/syxle

Fat Lester
http://www.mixx.com/users/fatlester

The Mixx Lounge
http://www.mixx.com/lounge

Greg’s Mail Sack
Send your hate mail to:
socialblend@gmail.com
Or
cGt2099@sbcglobal.net

Categories: Social Blend
Tags: Features, Social Blend