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

Social Blend becomes legal with the eighteenth episode in which we are joined by special guest Bill Kocik from Mixx, who gives us the rundown of the upcoming API feature for the site. We also send a shout out to everyone at Mixx for adding a link to the Bowl; and we examine the holiness that is mighty Donut Eye Joe. Oh, and LOLmixx is up at The-TrukstoP.com too.

For our Stories of the Week, Reem brings up the new chat feature at Facebook and explains how you can add it to your Firefox browser. Greg discusses a photo posted by Yoda entitled The Day We Said Goodbye. Brian highlights an article focusing on an old US plan to nuke Vietnam and Laos, while Jay introduces us to the concept of a Phone Fight.

We also discuss weapons, the military, and politics – and dive into the world of Twitter for a while.

Our User Focus is The_Rooster this week – and as usual we talk of some Comments of the Week and jump into the Mixx Lounge.

Social Blend and Mixx News
Mixx API Coming Soon
http://mixxingbowl.com/forums/index.php/topic,513.0.html

Social Blend Live on May 2
http://mixxingbowl.com/forums/index.php/topic,657.0.html

Hitting the Off Ramp
http://www.mixx.com/offramp.html

Vote this up if you think Joe should use this for his new avatar
http://www.mixx.com/photos/217529/vote_this_up_if_you_think_joe_should_use_this_for_his_new_avatar

The First Miracle: Donut Eye Joe logs onto Internet without Laptop
http://www.mixx.com/photos/225721/the_first_miracle_dejoe_logs_onto_internet_without_laptop

Joe Scouts for Disciples
http://www.mixx.com/photos/226012/joe_scouts_for_disciples

THIS JUST IN – New Da Vinci Artwork discovered!
http://www.mixx.com/photos/226709/this_just_in_new_da_vinci_artwork_discovered

LOLmixx Part One
http://www.the-trukstop.com/articles/2008/lolmixx1.html

LOLmixx Part Two
http://www.the-trukstop.com/articles/2008/lolmixx2.html

Stories of the Week
How to put Facebook chat in Firefox Sidebar
http://www.mixx.com/stories/232402/how_to_put_facebook_chat_in_firefox_sidebar_talk_from_any_web_page

The Day We Said Goodbye
http://www.mixx.com/photos/223298/the_day_we_said_goodbye

America’s secret plan to nuke Vietnam & Laos
http://www.mixx.com/stories/224605/america_s_secret_plan_to_nuke_vietnam_laos

When you get bored at the office… PHONE FIGHT!
http://www.mixx.com/videos/206737/when_you_get_bored_at_the_office_phone_fight

Military’s choice of gun under fire
http://www.mixx.com/stories/225808/military_s_gun_of_choice_under_fire_military_msnbc_com

Want breaking news at 4am? Check Twitter
http://www.mixx.com/stories/220995/want_breaking_news_at_4_30_am_check_twitter_jedimom_blog

User Focus
The_Rooster
http://www.mixx.com/users/the_rooster

Comments of the Week
Pretty much anything related to Donut Eye Joe this week

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

The Social Blend Mixx Group
Post stories you’d love to see discussed on Social Blend. Reem chooses a new article with each new episode
http://www.mixx.com/groups/socialblend

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

Music Credits
Music by Corey Hodgetts / West of October
http://www.myspace.com/coreyhodgetts
http://www.myspace.com/westofoctoberband

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