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

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

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/

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

User Focus
Kerry
http://www.mixx.com/users/kerry

Stories of the Week
The Periodic Table of Awesoments
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2287987/the_periodic_table_of_awesoments

The Singapore Grand Prix
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2276555/the_singapore_grand_prix_the_big_picture_boston_com

I have SilentJay74’s birthday present right here!
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2298346/i_have_silentjay74_s_birthday_present_right_here

This just in…  Mark Carras will be cutting his hair off TODAY!!!!!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2329854/this_just_in_mark_carras_will_be_cutting_his_hair_off_today

Here’s how YOU can make MARK CARRAS shave his head!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2279306/here_s_how_you_can_make_mark_carras_shave_his_head

How is babby formed?
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2318872/how_is_babby_formed

Danzig Shopping List – Extended
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2278884/danzig_shopping_list_extended

Steve Jobs had no heart attack, and citizen journalism just failed
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2318093/steve_jobs_had_no_heart_attack_and_citizen_journalism_just_failed

Breaking: Bailout passes House 263 to 171
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2319575/breaking_bailout_passes_house_263_to_171

Commentary: Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2279333/commentary_bankruptcy_not_bailout_is_the_right_answer

205-226: Thanks for your leadership, John McCain
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2299555/205_226_thanks_for_your_leadership_john_mccain

One bad mf and a bloody Australian take 3
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2321659/one_bad_mf_and_a_bloody_australian_take_3

Bailout, economic meltdown…  A desperate (and funny) homeowner “for sale” sign…  “Will trade stock portfolio for beer”…
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2308553/bail_out_economic_meltdown_a_desperate_funny_homeowner_for_sale_sign_will_trade_stock_portfolio_for_beer

Bailout does NOT pass vote.  206 Yeah – 227 Nay.  Dow tumbles
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2281886/bailout_does_not_pass_vote_206_yeah_227_nay_dow_tumbles

The rich are staging a coup this morning…  A message from Michael Moore
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2276025/the_rich_are_staging_a_coup_this_morning_a_message_from_michael_moore

House rejects bailout for US Markets
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2277610/house_rejects_bailout_for_us_financial_markets_financials_us_news_story_cnbc_com

McCain camp wants to postpone VP debate
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2228443/mccain_camp_wants_to_postpone_vp_debate

Palin, a journalism major, can’t name a news source she reads
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2292689/palin_a_journalism_major_can_t_name_a_news_source_she_reads

Sean Combs, P-Diddy Blog #24 – Sarah Palin scares me
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2310512/youtube_sean_combs_p_diddy_blog_24_sarah_palin_scares_me

Biden and Palin clash in debate
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2314152/bbc_news_americas_biden_and_palin_clash_in_debate

Jack Cafferty tells us what he really thinks of Sarah Palin
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2253627/jack_cafferty_tells_us_how_he_really_feels_about_sarah_palin

Biden’s Debate Prep
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2284319/biden_s_debate_prep

A-Palin-G Joke: Pro Choice Feminist Triumph
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2257473/a_palin_g_joke_pro_choice_feminist_triumph

Latest Palin Gaffe: Can’t name Supreme Court case other than Roe V. Wade
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2280995/latest_palin_gaffe_can_t_name_supreme_court_case_other_than_roe_v_wade

Sarah Mania!  Sarah Palin’s Greatest Hits
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2319271/sarah_mania_sarah_palin_s_greatest_hits

Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2318849/sarah_palin_debate_flow_chart

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 11 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2321383/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_joe_biden_sarah_palin_part_11_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 10 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2321378/youtube_first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_joe_biden_sarah_palin_part_10_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 9 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2321375/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_joe_biden_sarah_palin_part_9_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 8 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2321373/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_joe_biden_sarah_palin_part_8_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 7 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2321371/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_joe_biden_sarah_palin_part_7_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 6 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2313915/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_palin_biden_part_6_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 5 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2313865/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_palin_biden_part_5_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 4 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2313593/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_palin_biden_part_4_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 3 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2313537/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_palin_biden_part_3_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 2 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2313284/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_palin_biden_part_2_of_11

First Vice Presidential Debate 2008 Palin/Biden Part 1 of 11
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2313282/first_vice_presidential_debate_2008_palin_biden_part_1_of_11

The Ban Hammer falls over at Digg again
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2321602/the_ban_hammer_falls_again_over_at_digg_again

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

NComment: Application Programming Entrapment
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2172028/application_programming_entrapment

Community Focus
Digg Refugees
http://diggrefugees.mixx.com/

Social Blend and Mixx News
Have you been banned from Digg?
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2187459/have_you_been_banned_from_digg

Mixx: Banned Diggers, come to us!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2175631/mixx_banned_diggers_come_to_us

To Mixxers: What makes you afraid to post a topic in the Mixxing Bowl?
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2312617/to_mixxers_what_makes_you_afraid_to_post_a_topic_in_the_mixxingbowl

Mixx getting redesigned?  Rumors fly, fingers crossed…
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2242393/mixx_getting_redesigned_rumors_fly_fingers_cross

Dealing with Others
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2275379/dealing_with_others

 

The 40th edition of Social Blend has Kerry from Mixx as our User Focus for this week – and as usual we talk of some Comments of the Week and jump into the Mixx Lounge.

Jay wants to know how babby is formed; and also plays us a sample of Danzig’s shopping list.  Meanwhile, Reem continues on with the debate topic by showing us the Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart.  Greg’s photo selections this week include the Singapore Grand Prix, and the Periodic Table of the Awesoments.

We also discuss the two big items making news this week – the Vice Presidential debate, and the $700 billion bailout.  Gerard examines the state of the Mixxing Bowl forums, while Keith tells us about how citizen journalism fails (when a successful troll is successful).  He also highlights the latest news from HeavyAsHell.com.

Oh, and of course, Keith Wagner aka DarkNemesis from Saturday Night Monkey; and Gerard Barberi aka GBarberi jump into the 40th Blend this week as our guests.  Also, inevitably, we look at the big news dominating social media sites: the ongoing controversy of bannings at Digg.com, and the migration of the Digg Refugees to Mixx.com

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.