37 Farts in the General Direction of Social Blend
Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), Jay Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.com), Brian Hill (Bdog2g2 from MixxingBowl.com), Reem Abeidoh (Nomadelle from ReemAbeidoh.com), and Joshua Olson (Honest_Ape from HonestApe.net)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.
Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Keith aka Dark Nemesis from Saturday Night Monkey join us as our special guests for the thirty-seventh edition of Social Blend. Jay’s anal gas also makes a few special appearances during this episode, so listen well!
We discuss the Mixx presence at TC50 this week, as well as the success of the TC50 Community at tc50.mixx.com. Jay and Greg also highlight that there will be regular weekly blog posts at the Mixxing Bowl – and YOU are invited to participate if you wish! Also, Environmental Graffiti is our community focus for the week.
For our stories of the week, we discuss the recent controversies at Digg with Andy – we cover the banning of Mark Cuban all the way through to Digg’s “Blind-Digg-Fix”. Jay brings up the miraculous Antikythera Mechanism for his story of the week, while Greg takes a glance at the most alien looking place at Earth, then screams, “Fuck you, I’m an ant eater!”
Andy discusses the new Microsoft commercials featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. Keith highlights why you should be careful when asking for help on the internet, and discusses recent GOP controversies with the Lose your house, Lose your vote story.
Finally, Greg gets to celebrate for receiving his new Metallica CD seeing as the Large Hadron Collider did not pwn the world! Our User Focus is Dan360Man 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 and TC50
http://tc50.mixx.com/
Snake Byte #1: Communities and Responsibilities
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2056859/snake_byte_1_communities_and_responsibility
Mixx: The Ultimate Challenge
http://www.mixx.com/stories/1912127/mixx_the_ultimate_challenge
Community Focus
Environmental Graffiti
http://environmentalgraffiti.mixx.com/
Stories of the Week
An ancient marvel from Greece: The 1st computer – The Antikythera Mechanism
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2098592/video_an_ancient_marvel_from_greece_the_1st_computer_the_antikythera_mechanism
Everything Seinfeld: Jerry Seinfeld runs into Bill Gates at the mall
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2027514/everything_seinfeld_jerry_seinfeld_runs_into_bill_gates_at_the_mall
Seinfeld meets Microsoft Part 2
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2125915/seinfeld_meets_microsoft_part_2_fhm_video
The Most Alien Looking Place on Earth
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2022968/the_most_alien_looking_place_on_earth
Woman Takes Photos of her Pet Anteater
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2060341/woman_takes_photos_of_her_pet_anteater
Be Careful when Asking for Help on the Internet
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2102322/be_careful_when_asking_for_help_on_the_internet
Lose your House, Lose your Vote
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2090509/lose_your_house_lose_your_vote
Confessions of a banned Digger
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2031155/confessions_of_a_banned_digger_the_cuban_revolution
18 reasons why you are not a Digg Spammer
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2031223/18_reasons_why_greg_is_wrong_and_you_are_not_a_digg_spammer
The Digg Users are Revolting
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2069328/the_digg_users_are_revolting
How Corrupt is the Digg Home Page?
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2007649/how_corrupt_is_the_digg_home_page
Digg Restricts Fast aka Blind Digging
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2095449/digg_restricts_fast_aka_blind_digging
To my Dear Friend, OnReact
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2085815/to_my_dear_friend_onreact_com
Indian Girl Kills Self over Big Bang Fear
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2084437/indian_girl_kills_self_over_big_bang_fear_lhc
LHC will not destroy the Universe in 5 Days
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2029460/lhc_will_not_destroy_the_universe_in_5_days_boing_boing
LHC News: Massive Particle Collider Passes First Key Tests
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2079815/lhc_news_massive_particle_collider_passes_first_key_tests
User Focus
Dan360Man
http://www.mixx.com/users/dan360man
The Mixx Lounge
http://www.mixx.com/lounge
The Social Blend Mixx Community
Post stories you’d love to see discussed on Social Blend. Reem chooses a new article with each new episode
http://socialblend.mixx.com/
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
Boo! for not listing those pointers Greg. :p
Thumbs up for giving props to Reddit’s system. I don’t think many who aren’t regulars of that site know the many quirks of Reddit.