SBX-1138: Fuck Digg, Come to Mixx
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.
Julie Lujan aka Calinazaret joins us our special guest for the 38th episode of Social Blend. This week we discuss how Sarah Palin was pwned by the anonymous legion of 4chan – and examine why Papa Bear Billo is so upset about the incident. “Popcorn”? GET OFF THE INTERNET!!! Our Community Focus (appropriately selected this week) is Anonymous. Following this, we also examine the further developments of the most recent controversies over at Digg. Now being called Digg-gate 2008 by many users, the controversies have lead to the banning of close to 100 Diggers.We call out to these Diggers in this episode: Fuck Digg – Mixx is better! So come and join us!
Moving onto our other stories, we focus on the recent news of the devastating effects of Hurricane Ike; and explore what the hell MTV was thinking when they destroyed a rain forest for the sake of a reality show… And finally, we also say a final farewell to a hero of the music world – Rick Wright of Pink Floyd who sadly passed away last week.
Our User Focus is The_Plagiarist 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: Banned Diggers, come to us!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2175631/mixx_banned_diggers_come_to_us
Community Focus
Anonymous
http://anonymous.mixx.com/
Stories of the Week
Anonymous 4chan Users hack into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo e-mail account
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2154877/anonymous_4chan_users_hack_into_sarah_palin_s_yahoo_email_account
Anonymous vs. Papa Bear Billy: Bill O’Reilly’s calling FBI on Palin Hackers and Lib Blog Posters
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2160085/anonymous_vs_papa_bear_billy_o_reilly_s_calling_fbi_on_palin_hackers_lib_blog_posters
Memo to US Secret Service: Net proxy may pinpoint Palin e-mail hackers
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2160357/memo_to_us_secret_service_net_proxy_may_pinpoint_palin_email_hackers
Palin’s password was “popcorn”
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2165127/palin_s_password_was_popcorn
“Popcorn”?
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2165289/_popcorn
Heads are rolling on Digg.com
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2172417/heads_are_rolling_on_digg_com
Confessions of a banned Digger
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2172242/confessions_of_a_banned_digger
Digg is screwing itself and all its members
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2168234/digg_is_screwing_itself_and_all_its_members
Macros, bots, and scripts, oh my!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2174217/macros_bots_and_scripts_oh_my_social_media_mom
NComment: Application Programming Entrapment
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2172028/application_programming_entrapment
The short, but eventful, life of Ike
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2134505/the_short_but_eventful_life_of_ike_the_big_picture
Their house survived Ike, but it’s the only one left
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2175520/their_house_survived_ike_but_it_s_the_only_one_left
Mystery ship washes ashore in Alabama after Hurricane Ike
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2179947/mystery_ship_washes_ashore_in_alabama_after_hurricane_ike
MTV cuts down rainforest for reality TV show
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2131593/mtv_cuts_down_rainforest_for_reality_tv_show
Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at age 65
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2133467/pink_floyd_member_richard_wright_dies_at_age_65_ap_top_news
User Focus
The_Plagiarist
http://www.mixx.com/users/the_plagiarist
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
this was really fun! Have me back any time ^_^
Great blog, just found it from Mixx. I can’t agree more,
F U C K Digg..
~ Jim
I really enjoyed “Fuck Digg, Come to Mixx” Never been on Digg but definitely have seen more traffic from that site. I hope more people keep coming to Mixx and find out what a great site it is. Can’t forget about the people, fuk’n cool!
This please me greatly. Digg is an cesspool of elitist snobbery and a breeding ground for sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS and Chlamydia.
On my blog somewhere I outlined some reasons why Digg sucks somewhere, I won’t bother linking because Digg sucks and mentioning it’s mere name makes me want to kill babies with a flame-thrower while Kevin Rose watches me take a dump on his face, while he watches the babies burn.