[display_podcast] Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), Jay Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.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.  26 episodes of Social Blend; who would have thought we would have made it this far down the road.  Join us for our special episode as we’re accompanied with Brian and Tamar!  Also, Chris McGill joins us to make the special announcement: Mixx Communities! Our User Focus is Flap this week – and as usual we talk of some Comments of the Week and jump into the Mixx Lounge.    Social Blend and Mixx News Introducing Mixx Communities http://www.mixx.com/stories/466452/new_mixx_communities Mixx gets serious about Community Building http://www.mixx.com/stories/463613/mixx_gets_serious_about_community_building   Stories of the Week Muslim woman demands an apology from Obama after camera snub http://www.mixx.com/stories/435333/muslim_woman_demands_an_apology_from_obama_after_camera_snub Kellogg’s, LEGO team up to train kids to choke http://www.mixx.com/stories/435304/kellogg_s_lego_team_up_to_train_kids_to_choke When contextual advertising goes horribly wrong http://www.mixx.com/stories/435343/when_contextual_advertising_goes_horribly_wrong_mashable Why you should carry a Digital Camera at all times http://www.mixx.com/photos/416923/why_you_should_carry_a_digital_camera_at_all_times ‘Leet’ (1337) is language of the Internet generation http://www.mixx.com/stories/466736/_leet_is_language_of_the_internet_generation_napa_valley_registe Misunderstood Sex Speed Art Drawings http://www.mixx.com/videos/429695/misunderstood_sex_speed_art_drawings   User Focus Flap http://www.mixx.com/users/flap   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 ...

[display_podcast] Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), Jay 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 goes live with the nineteenth episode in which we talk about the API feature for Mixx.  We also send a shout out to Jansie; and we continue to examine the holiness that is mighty Donut Eye Joe. For our Stories of the Week, we get the audience to bring up the links for us.  We discuss the “suicide” of the DC madam, upcoming summer blockbuster flicks to check out, and current issues going on at Digg and in Social Media in general. We also look at the irony that is Metallica’s backing on file sharing issues, Honest_Ape’s concept of Twittch, and go into deep discussion on Calinazaret’s “Best. Comment. EVAR.” made at Mixx.com. Our User Focus is Katharinec this week – and as usual we jump into the Mixx Lounge. Social Blend and Mixx News Mixx without Borders http://www.mixx.com/stories/246714/welcome_to_mixx_without_borders Mixx Launches Innovative API http://www.mixx.com/stories/248196/mixx_launches_innovative_api_continues_to_challenge_the_digg_experience Welcome back, Jansie! http://www.mixx.com/users/jansie Donut Eye ...

[display_podcast] 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. Following our first live show, the SB team head back to “the studio” to record the seventeenth episode, in which we discuss the future of Social Blend Live and what listeners can expect in weeks and months to come. We also discuss the recent Mixxcellany update / release of Mixx, as well as why Joe from Mixx should choose a new avatar. For our Stories of the Week, Jay plays a segment of a humorous video about trolling from Popcrunch, while Reem highlights an article of interest from Copyblogger.com that was posted in the Social Blend group. Greg discusses the significance of GI Joe’s Scarlett (hot damn lord above), and also brings up Honest_Ape’s dream social network. Brian’s story of the week focuses on the controversial news of federal law enforcement seeking to collect DNA with every arrest. We ...

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.  We’re joined this week during the first ever live recording of Social Blend with special guest Andy Sorcini, aka MrBabyMan – popular Digger, host of The Drill Down, and co-host of The Round Up.    We discuss the recent upgrades made to Mixx in the last week, Muhammed Saleem’s article about Mixx, and YouTube finally adding Mixx to their sharing function. For our Stories of the Week, Brian and Jay bring up the recent news of a social media driven physical attack by teenage girls on another girl – an issue that raised much controversy during discussion.  Andy brings up news of a new retreat being made for world leaders, while Reem highlights a Social Blend Group submission about using Twitter.  Greg follows up with a couple of photos. Our User Focus is Pleeker this week – and as usual we talk of ...

[display_podcast] 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 starts off with Brian reviewing the events from The Future of Web Apps Conference in Florida. There is much discussion on the next directions for Web 2.0, social media, and online communities. Part 2 (Decadence Mk II) will be released in very soon, and features special guests Reem Abeidoh and Blakovitch. Show Links: Future of Web Apps http://futureofwebapps.com/2008/miami/index.php Valley Wag: Geek Love http://valleywag.com/362859/kevin-rose-and-julia-allison-share-a-shake-in-miami