Oh Arian sweet Arian. We at the Mixxingbowl and other places around the web LOVE this girl. Arian is a great Mixxer and a joy to get to know. One of the sweetest people you will ever meet, and she will also school you in the fine arts of comic books and geek culture.  We have had her on Social Blend a few times and always enjoy her company.

Arian currently holds the record for most replies in her introduction thread over in the Mixxingbowl forums.  I have got to take a personal stab at her right now as well. My dear Arian, the Bat Symbol never looked so good .

I shot some questions to Arian so those that don’t know, can learn more about her.

Where are you from?

I was born in Maryland, USA, but I’ve lived back and forth between the States and the UK, and a few years ago I moved to Manchester, England with my two kids and permanently reside here.

What do you do for a living?

Not much.  I try to avoid leaving the house as much as possible.

I’ve done web and graphic design in the past, been a techie, done network security, administration, medical records…

What are your interests?

Wow, that’s a loaded question.  Everything?   Tattoos (I have five, I want MORE).  Computers.  I’m a solid Apple fan, but I used Linux for years after abandoning Windows in the late 90s.  Um, comics, as anyone who knows me knows, SciFi, most particularly Dr Who and Star Trek.  Reading.  Ancient history.  One of the first things I remember setting out to study was the Maya, and then the Egyptians, and it kinda just coalesced into one great big subject.  Graham Hancock and Zahi Hawass are two of my favorite people alive.

What do you like most about Mixx?

I like the communication, both with the community and the people running the show.  And I love the Mixxing Bowl.

What is in “Your Mixx?”

Everything?  It’s a really long list.  Apple stuff, socialism (I am a socialist, thank you, and proud of it), breaking news, stupid stuff from florida, tech and geek stuff…

Who are your Heros?

I don’t really have any.  But there are people who have shaped my life, outside of my family, who are the strongest influence in my life, and mostly in a positive way.

Richard Dawkins, for his courage to stand up and call out religion on its flaws.  I’m not criticizing all the great people out there with religious leanings, but I admire his inability to tolerate religious bullshit, and to back it up with solid fact.  Why yes, I am atheist

So this cat is just all around cool. Steaprok hit the scene early when Mixx launched. He has been hanging around dropping solid comments and participates in the Mixxingbowl . A lot of times he seems to pop in from out of freaking no where, crushes it with a comment and the disappears again.

Chilling in Miami with his wife (Yogini) Manny, (Steaprok) is an all around cool guy and one person everyone on Mixx should follow.

Where are you from?

Check him out at http://mixx.com/users/steaprok

I thought it would be a great idea to dive deep and get the back story on these pages and the pictures. Since Zack is underage and couldn’t be contacted for interview as his schedule consists of a lot of playing and nap times, I reached out to his mother for the information. Like any proud parent Kerry was happy to share.

So Kerry let’s talk about Nap time.

We bring the Mixx site offline for two reasons:  a) to install new Mixxer-facing code and features and b) to do maintenance work that is only indirectly obvious to our users.

We wanted to send the message for the maintenance upgrades that Mixx was only going to be down a little while.  That led to the concept that we were only napping and thus, of course I had a napping Zack picture

Of course, I have lots of pix of Zack napping, as all parents do, but this one was especially good because it just shows him completely zonked out. Asleep on top of a stuffed animal. Pacifier discarded next to him. Hand in a “that’s gonna hurt when he wakes up” position. And obvious full-of-pee diaper.  That’s one sleepy baby

So what’s with the “Spade Zack” timed out page?

OK. So if the Mixx application takes too long to process a request (like you are trying to calculate VioletPlanet’s karma or something), the application asks the browser to throw a timeout message.   For a bit of time about a year ago, we started to get a few of these so we decided to put up a page that told our users that Mixx was taking too long but that we’d be back.

This is the “Spade Zack” page (and its funny, when we write bugs against the code, we call these spade zack and mopping zack and etc).

I was out on vacation when the spade zack page was created. My family and I were down in Jamaica

But Will needed a picture, so he went to the great wall of Zack and chose a picture that was one of him just hanging out, waiting. He pulled it off my wall, scanned it in and there it is.

And when she says take one down off her wall, she is not kidding!

My son is luckily very photogenic, and I’m one of “those” moms so you can see that we have not yet begun to Zack.  Will and Kori laugh about my obsession all the time. I just hope we never have to move offices–a lot of work to move the pictures!

So I drifted away here, back to the background on the Spade pic.

Background–this picture is taken underneath the very famous “Welcome to Vegas” sign.  I was trying to juggle a camera, Troy, Troy’s mom, the baby carriage and Zack and get them all positioned. I handed the camera to Troy, put Zack down on the spade and started to move his mom into the picture.  Troy snapped Zack squinting in the sun, perfectly laid out on the spade.

A family portrait was taken a short while later.

So tell us what’s going on here. We love the Mixxingbowl off ramp but it looks like Zack is telling us off.

The Zack you see when you click from the Mixx footer to the Mixxingbowl.  What we wanted to do was to make sure that n00bs understood that they were leaving Mixx.com proper when headed over to the bowl. So when the bowlers screwed up it didn’t reflect badly on us ;-D  J/K on the last part.

SO we thought we would say to the user “HEY,  WHERE YOU GOING?”
And this picture of Zack worked perfectly for that.

The backstory:
We were trying to get a nice beach picture of him. Propped him up on a towel on a dune. Started to get some nice shots when he decided he wanted to move. started crawling away, got turned around.
Took a tumble with a cry. Had to be helped up.
And then we got the picture we did. Kinda explains the look on his face and the sand in his hair, etc.

Zack cleans up

So this was the first instance of “baby” on the site.

Our designer was tasked with designing our “oops” page–when Ruby on Rails craps out and we have sort of an unrecoverable error.  He was thinking that type of error stopped you from mixxing. No mixing. What else doesn’t mix.  And he found the JibJab “Babies and Lemons” don’t mix video.  Sold.  We even, when writing bugs for us to fix these errors, called it Babies & Lemons–like submitting from www.ysodf.com generates Babies & Lemons. That eventually got shortened to B&L.

But then that video got taken down from YouTube (maybe we were hitting it too much, ha!).

And we were looking for some other theme like oops, or uh-oh or something.

We almost went with a picture of Zack from our office. He was in one day and made a total MESS around our watercooler.  And then someone (Doug maybe?) said too bad we don’t have one of him cleaning up the mess–kind of like Mixx needs to clean up our code.

Ah, hang tight I say, of COURSE i have a relevant picture.  And thus “Mopping Zack” or MZ as he appears in bugs.

So the story here is that my husband and I opened up some donut shops in Loudoun County VA.  And as a small business owner, you never really get away from your business. After a full day at Mixx, I often go and put in some hours at the donut shop. Sometimes Zack is with me.  On this particular day, I was responsible for mopping the floor up after we closed. Zack decided to help. Did a pretty good job of it, if I might add.  We snapped the picture and so there it was when we needed it.

Here is another cute photo of Zack at the donut store during the filming of a Food Network special at our store (on Unwrapped–should be broadcast soon).

Here is probably one that you have never seen–its the browser upgrade page. Like most websites, we just block access to our site from really old browsers. Because yes, there are people still using IE 3.0.  Rather than trying to make our site work in these browsers we just block them and encourage upgrades for the benefit of all users.

So this picture is what you see if you can’t get to Mixx,  because hey, you’d be crying if you couldn’t be Mixxing.

The blender and the cook’s corner.

The Cook’s Corner was thought up by Joe to enable the engineers to put out some interesting stuff they had been playing with.  Of course, once they indicated to me that they had some free time, i just made them more busy so they can’t actually create new stuff there

And as before, when we went to go build the WAILA section (the What Am I Looking At? section) at the top, we decided (well, I decided) that another Zack would be in order.  And yes, I did have one that matched the cooking theme!  We were in Las Vegas at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant–which has a bit of an open kitchen. Being the quality mom that I am, I lost track of Z and he went wandering into the kitchen. He quickly got shooed out, but the chef thought he was so cute, she gave him a chef’s hat to wear for himself.  Subsequently, Zack has gotten very in to cooking and tries to help me make dinner every night.

And the blender where applications that use our API live.
This is the only Zack photo that I had to stage. Given his love of cooking, it was quite easy to convince him to pretend to pour stuff from his sippy cup into the blender. But I feel bad that I had to actually stage one of his pictures.

All Dressed Up!

The other reason we take Mixx offline is to release new features.  We thought “hmm, we should put up something that looks different from the down for maintenance. Sort of tease people that something new is coming. Something interesting is coming.  Like we’re getting dressed up for the big reveal.

And of course, I have a picture of Zack dressed up.

One day Troy and I were hanging out discussing how funny it is when you see a little kid all dressed up like an adult. Makes us laugh (kind of like manbabies.com makes us laugh).  And Troy said we should get Zack a tux, ha ha ha. So I looked online the next day, found one and ordered it. They are pretty cheap–it was like $40.   We put him in it and just laughed and laughed and laughed.

But when it came time for our holiday family photo, we knew we needed to tux up. So Troy and Zack got their tuxes on, i broke out the old formalwear and we started shooting. Zack, at the age of 4.5 months, generously decided not only to sit up nicely but also smile for us.

Like many things about Mixx, baby Zack is near and dear to our heart. I firmly believe he is one of perfect personal touches to the site. I want to thank Kerry Pierce-Parkins for taking the time to let us get to know more about Zack.   I’ll be watching for that Episode of Unwrapped! Kerry, Zack, thanks again!

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No, no, not the real Brett Favre. This gorgeous lady is Mrs. Andrea Schultz from Wisconsin. Andrea has been using the Brett Favre handle on Mixx as her and her husband are big Green Bay Packer fans as you can tell from the above picture.  I have enjoyed the conversations and comments with Andrea on Mixx.com since she has joined. She always submits great content and comments. Her actions and community involvement on Mixx shot her to Super Mixxer status rather quickly, which is why I think we should all get to know more about her.

Where are you from?

I grew up outside a really small town in Northern Wisconsin, Wittenberg, population 1,101. I now live in a little bigger town about an hour south. I’m definitely a Wisconsin girl through and through!

What do you do for a living?

I work in search engine marketing.  Yeah I know, something social communities don’t care for.  But Mixx is something I do to keep the insanity in check.  Promotion of clients is something I steer away from.   Mixx is way too much fun for that. It’s always interesting to watch the spammers on Mixx though.

Where does your Mixx name come from?

I am a huge Brett Favre fan, I mean all Packer fans pretty much were, up until the recent events.  Being a loyal Cheesehead, the latest rumors that Favre may become a Viking are really stabbing Packer Backers right in the hearts!  I can’t forget what he did for the Packers, so I’m still a fan.  I would be devastated if he does in fact become a Viking though!  That’s just as bad as becoming a Bear!  It’s like if Jeter joined the Red Sox!  Ahh!  Nooo! Stop!

What are your interests?

Sports in general – Football (Packers), NASCAR (Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and anyone beating Hendrick drivers), baseball (New York Yankees – don’t ask me how that happened), WWE Wrestling (it’s fake, I know), crime related TV shows and putzing on the Internet.  I also have a houseplant care blog that’s doing better than I ever imagined and just started a new drink reviews Web site that’s still a major work in progress.  I like to keep busy!

What is in the “Your Mixx” section?

A little bit of everything.   Sports, Breaking News, a couple of my Groups, Tech News.  I love that I can come to Mixx and get such a cross section of information.

What do you like most about Mixx?

The community itself.  Everyone for the most part is laid back and enjoys a little humor. Reading the comments is one of my favorite ways to spend some time.  Though they can get so entertaining that I can get a little carried away and spend TOO much time on them! J

Advice for new Mixxers?

Get to know Mixx first by contributing and reading stories.  Get a feel for it.  Once you get the basics down you realize all the potential and interactivity the Mixx community has to offer.  Don’t use Mixx for anything other than what it was meant for.  Share interesting news stories, get to know other Mixxers through their comments, network with those you find interesting.  Don’t spam Mixx, I’ll report you!

Anything you want everyone else to know about you?

I was at the 2007 Divisional Playoff game, the Snow Bowl at Lambeau Field between the Packers and the Seahawks.  I’ve been fortunate to have gone to many games at Lambeau but nothing was more amazing than that game.  On a side note, I’m number 68, 545 on the Packer Season Ticket waiting list.  I’ve moved up about 1000 spots in 8 years.  Maybe my kids’ kids will get the tickets someday.

So Mixx has launched the Sifter! Now some of the Power Mixxers and Super Mixxers might wonder what this feature is all about, or why they should even participate. Well I’ll tell you why.

Once again Chris and Company have given you the user, the power to control the site. I mean, seriously who wants to see some boring ads on the sight. With the Sifter, you get to choose what ads are put on Mixx. Not only does this give you more say-so, you can also when prizes through participation. You could win a gift certificate or even a computer. That’s right! You get entered in a drawing to win Mac Book, how cool is that?

This isn’t the first time a Mixx user has won a Mac Book, user Tau Zero won a Mac Book during the Mixx Loyal User Sweepstakes.  So Mixx both encourages and rewards it’s users for getting involved. So now that you have these chances to win, what are you waiting for? If you are a Super Mixxer or a Power Mixxer, get in there and use the Sifter, you could be the next winner!

Now if you do not have Super Mixxer or Power Mixxer status get in the grove and do some responsible Mixxing! The more you do the faster you will gain Power Mixxer status and you to will get a chance to use the Sifter and have a chance at winning a gift certificate or a Mac Book. So now you know what is in it for you.
Mixx.com is the one Social News website that actually listens to it’s users. We have a great community, we have great content, and we always have a hell of a good time.  If you are new to Mixx and have questions, feel free to ask me. http://mixx.com/users/SilentJay74 . I will be more then happy to help with any questions you might have. If Iam not around please ask other Super Mixxers as well, I am sure they would be more than happy to help.

Take it easy! Happy Mixxing!

Jay

Our first regular episode of the “Digg-free zone” year of 2009 is here, and we jump into the blend with our special guest, Jason Garber from Mixx, who talks to us about his band, his photography, and of course, Mixx!

Brian Hill aka Bdog2g2 also joins us later in the show, as we start asking Jason questions asked by SuperMixxers.  Later we talk about the epic lulz resulting from the recent Twitter Hackings, as well as quick discussion about the new Jones’ Big Ass Truck Rental and Storage video from BigDogEatChild.

Jason’s stories of the week include the hysterical appeal from the Porn Industry for a financial bailout, and the interesting article highlighting that Stonehenge was nothing more than a venue for medieval ravers.  Jay goes with the devil down to Georgia, and Greg does the pipeline while obsessing over Doctor Who.

Meanwhile, Brian gives crap to Greg (indeed all Aussies also) with the story about the angry wife who killed her husband by setting his genitals on fire.  Yeeowtch!  Our Community Focus this week is the new Doctor Who and Torchwood Related community, and our user focus is MWilton13.

Our Band of the Week is GENERALS & MAJORS – enjoy!

Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com) and Jay Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.com) the Social Blend is a fun, and hard-hitting, podcast, with no respect for rules. We try to make the main focus of the show to be Mixx.com, and other social media sites; but we usually just end up talking about whatever comes to mind!

Social Blend and Mixx News
Mixx in the Wall St Journal
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3396261/mixx_in_the_wall_st_journal_tough_call_deciding_to_start_a_business

The Wonkeyness in Communities AND The Debate on Mixx Voting
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3378973/the_wonkeyness_in_communities_and_the_debate_on_mixx_voting

Band of the Week
Generals & Majors
http://www.myspace.com/generalsmajorsmusic

Community Focus
Doctor Who and Torchwood Related
http://doctorwhoandtorchwoodrelated.mixx.com/

Stories of the Week
BigDogEatChild: NEW Toby Jones’ Big Ass Truck Rental Storage Ad
http://www.mixx.com/videos/3392645/new_jones_big_ass_truck_rental_storage_the_2nd_commercial

Bigfoot Twitter Hacked!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3372384/bigfoot_twitter_hacked

Celebrity Twitter accounts hacked
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3357154/celebrity_twitter_accounts_hacked_bill_o_reilly_britney_spears_rick_sanchez

The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Claymation Video
http://www.mixx.com/videos/3401755/the_devil_went_down_to_georgia_claymation_video

Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3335535/picturestime_doctor_who_the_tom_baker_years

Following the Twitter Hack trail to DigitalGangster
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/05/following-the-twitter-hack-trail-to-digitalganster/

NSFW: Britney has her Twitter hacked and it ain’t pretty
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3370698/nsfw_britney_has_her_twitter_hacked_and_it_ain_t_pretty

Obama and Spiderman appear in comic together
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3402287/obama_and_spider_man_appear_in_comic_together

Obama appears in Spiderman comic
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3418655/obama_appears_in_spider_man_comic

Pipeline
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3375752/pipeline

Porn Industry seeks Federal Bailout
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3386454/porn_industry_seeks_federal_bailout

Spiderman saves Inauguration Day!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3424963/spider_man_to_save_inauguration_day

Stonehenge was giant concert venue
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3364012/stonehenge_was_giant_concert_venue

Twitter Gets Hacked, badly
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3368358/twitter_gets_hacked_badly

Warning: Twitter Phishing Attack underway
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3336442/warning_twitter_phishing_attack_underway

Weak Password brings happiness to Twitter Hacker
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3378634/weak_password_brings_happiness_to_twitter_hacker

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

The Social Blend Mixx Community
Post stories you’d love to see discussed on Social Blend.  We discuss the top submission of the week in the community in every episode!
http://socialblend.mixx.com/

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

Music Credits
Music by Gold Tooth
http://www.myspace.com/goldtooth1

Happy New Year to you all!  2009 has hit us like a ton of bricks, and Social Blend is getting bigger and better!

Following our BEST OF 2008 Compilation, we jump into the new year announcing that 2009 will be a “Digg-free zone” for Social Blend.  That’s right, after this episode, we will not be giving Kevin Rose and Digg any more attention.

I say, “After this episode”, because in the 51st edition of Social Blend, we take a look back at the events of 2008 – both within Mixx and around the world.

For this special episode we’re joined by Number 1 SuperMixxer, KatharineC; and we also have the outstanding RobDiana with us, as well as the GHOST RIDER himself: Brian Hill aka Bdog2g2.

Our next episode, SB52, will have us back on track and kicking forward with our usual segments.

Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com) and Jay Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.com) the Social Blend is a fun, and hard-hitting, podcast, with no respect for rules.  We try to make the main focus of the show to be Mixx.com, and other social media sites; but we usually just end up talking about whatever comes to mind! 

Show Links – Looking Back at 2008
The Best of Social Blend 2008
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3294007/the_best_of_social_blend_2008

The Top Submissions of 2008 at Mixx.com
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3280905/the_top_submissions_of_2008_at_mixx_com

Looking back at the rise of Mixx during 2008
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3310815/looking_back_at_the_rise_of_mixx_during_2008

MixxingBowl: The debut of Social Blend
http://www.mixx.com/stories/51271/mixxingbowl_the_debut_of_social_blend

Mixx.com added to PopURLs
http://www.mixx.com/stories/106979/official_mixx_com_has_been_added_to_popurls_com

Breaking News?  Mixx is breaking news!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/171360/breaking_news_mixx_is_breaking_news

April Fool’s Challenge – Caption Chris McGill
http://www.mixx.com/stories/184389/mixx_campaign_2_5_april_fool_s_challenge_caption_chris_mcgill

CNN.com adds Mixx to its mix of bookmarking buttons
http://www.mixx.com/stories/264008/cnn_com_adds_mixx_to_its_mix_of_bookmarking_buttons

Mixx gets serious about community building
http://www.mixx.com/stories/463613/mixx_gets_serious_about_community_building

The War on Spammers
http://www.mixx.com/stories/1377048/the_war_on_spammers

Mixx: The Ultimate Challenge
http://www.mixx.com/stories/1912127/mixx_the_ultimate_challenge

Comments, Kudos, and Communities, oh my!
http://www.mixx.com/stories/1752728/comments_kudos_and_community_oh_my

Most recent picture of Brian Hill aka Bdog2g2
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3320949/most_recent_picture_of_brian_hill_aka_bdog2g2

Actor Heath Ledger found dead in NYC
http://www.mixx.com/stories/72367/actor_heath_ledger_found_dead_in_nyc_police_say_entertainment_news_story_wnbc_new_york

Disturbing video of soldier throwing puppy off cliff
http://www.mixx.com/videos/130991/disturbing_video_of_soldier_throwing_puppy_off_cliff

The LHC will be activated today
http://www.mixx.com/stories/291149/the_large_hadron_collider_will_be_activated_today

Shots reportedly fired on WKU’s campus
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2546340/shots_reportedly_fired_on_wku_s_campus

President-elect Barack Obama
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2686436/president_elect_barack_obama

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2686468/president_barack_obama

Six Apart acquires and shuts down Pownce
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2963275/six_apart_acquires_and_shuts_down_pownce

Band of the Year
Corey Hodgetts – in tribute and respect for allowing us to use his music for our 2008 theme
http://www.myspace.com/coreyhodgetts

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 Gold Tooth
http://www.myspace.com/goldtooth1

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.

The 49th edition of Social Blend begins with a great interview with special guest Jeff Gallo from the metal band GOLD TOOTH.  We were honored to have Jeff on the show, and the guys in the band were awesome enough to let us give you a preview of one of their new songs!

Following our interview, we’re joined with Brian Hill aka Bdog2g2 and Keith Wagner aka DarkNemesis618.  We talk about the controversy of the UK internet watchdog banning/censoring a 34 year old album cover on Wikipedia; which then leads us into a discussion about that dude who was on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind.  He is 17 years old now.

Jay brings us an outstanding music video made up of 45,000 still photos, while Keith highlights some of the pitfalls of remastering and changing the original Star Trek series.  (Meanwhile, while they debated, I was having sex).

We also talk of the beauty that is Jennifer Aniston, why the Dark Knight DVD release was such a disappointment, and we dissect the finer acting attributes of Mr. Keanu Reeves…

All this and more in Social Blend 49!

Band of the Week
Gold Tooth
http://www.myspace.com/goldtooth1

Stories of the Week
APOD: 2008 December 7 – A Halo around the Moon
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3027386/apod_2008_december_7_a_halo_around_the_moon

BrokeTrek – a Star Trek Brokeback Mountain parody
http://www.mixx.com/videos/220558/broke_trek_a_star_trek_brokeback_mountain_parody

Child’s remains found near home of Caylee’s grandparents
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3070215/child_s_remains_found_near_home_of_caylee_s_grandparents

Dark Knight DVD disappoints
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3131381/_dark_knight_dvd_disappoints

Environmental themes in The Day the Earth Stood Still
http://www.mixx.com/videos/3081516/environmental_themes_in_the_day_the_earth_stood_still

How could you not love this woman?
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3131391/how_do_you_not_love_this_woman

How fast was warp speed in Star Trek?
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3131397/how_fast_was_warp_speed_in_star_trek

McCain Campaign sells info loaded Blackberry to Fox 5 Reporter
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3109877/mccain_campaign_sells_info_loaded_blackberry_to_fox_5_reporter

Music Video made of 45,000 still photos
http://www.mixx.com/videos/3034187/music_video_made_of_45_000_still_photos

Naked Nirvana baby still chasing dollars
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3070867/naked_nirvana_baby_still_chasing_dollars

Shatner comments on the new Star Trek trailer
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2852072/youtube_shatner_comments_on_the_new_star_trek_xi_trailer

Sheriff: Absolutely something found in grandparents’ home
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3079132/sheriff_absolutely_something_found_in_grandparents_home

Social Mediacrity: Will Power
http://www.mixx.com/photos/1579563/social_mediacrity_will_power

Star Trek tweaker talks perils of remastering original series
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3062026/star_trek_tweaker_talks_perils_of_remastering_original_series

The Day the Earth Stood Still photo gallery
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3076625/the_day_the_earth_stood_still_photo_gallery

The Day the Earth Stood Still review
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3063649/_the_day_the_earth_stood_still_review

Who would win?
http://www.mixx.com/photos/3131355/who_would_win

Wikipedia censored in UK over nude girl
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3033734/wikipedia_censored_in_u_k_over_nude_girl

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

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.

The 48th episode of Social Blend features special guest Muhammad Saleem, and we dive into a discussion about Mixx that sees Greg challenge a fellow Mixxer to a debate on the podcast.  Greg then gets excited with Jay about recent news about the Boondock Saints sequel.

We all discuss the big news about the closing down of Pownce, which leads into a long discussion with Mu about Digg.com – and where the site (as a company and innovator) currently stands, and what could be in store for the future.

Reem gives us dating tips provided to her by a 9 year old, while Jay talks about why he likes Bohemian Rhapsody so much.  Our community focus this week is KISS Fans, and our user focus is Smelfactor.

We also take a look at the Mixx Lounge, and our band of the week is Allegiance.

Social Blend and Mixx News
OnReact’s opinions
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2982446/10_reasons_why_mixx_is_broken_and_how_to_fix_it

Community Focus
KISS Fans
http://kissfans.mixx.com/

Stories of the Week
The Banhammer falls at Pownce – Kevin Rose will ban everyone
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2963538/the_ban_hammer_falls_at_pownce_kevin_rose_will_ban_everyone_in_2_weeks

Bohemian Rhapsody Fail
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2993233/hilarious_bohemian_rhapsody_failure

Dating Tips from a 9-year-old
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3057340/dating_tips_from_a_9_year_old

Digg: Not for Sale
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3057329/digg_not_for_sale

Judd Nelson and Peter Fonda join the cast of Boondock Saints 2
http://www.mixx.com/stories/3012642/judd_nelson_peter_fonda_join_the_cast_of_boondock_saints_2

User Focus
Smelfactor
http://www.mixx.com/users/smelfactor

Band of the Week
Allegiance
http://www.myspace.com/allegianceaustralia

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

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.

Social Blend AK-47… when you absolutely, positively have to annoy every motherfucker in the room – accept no substitutes!

The wonderful Julie Lujan aka Calinazaret joins us as our guest this week, and she brings up the mysterious story of the piano in the woods.  We also dive back into some rants on Twilight; and Greg gets annoyed at DC Comics for killing off the legend that is Batman.

Meanwhile, Jay examines the possibilities of Star Trek vs. Star Wars, while Greg brings up a collection of photos of a bee infestation that just have to be seen to be believed.

Our band of the week is Australian rock group TKO.  Our usual features of User Focus and Community Focus will return next week.

Social Blend and Mixx News
Things to give thanks for
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2895644/the_mixx_blog_things_to_give_thanks_for

Stories of the Week
Batman dies, local readers not convinced
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2917508/batman_dies_local_readers_not_convinced

Batman to be killed off after 70 years
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2906764/batman_to_be_killed_off_after_70_years

Clean thoughts can soften moral judgments
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2915476/clean_thoughts_can_soften_moral_judgments

I found the missing bees
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2916972/i_found_the_missing_bees

Jean Luc Picard vs. Darth Vader: Star Wars vs. Star Trek
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2925030/jean_luc_picard_vs_darth_vader_star_wars_vs_star_trek

Miami Judge Rules against Florida gay adoption ban
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2902373/miami_judge_rules_against_florida_gay_adoption_ban

Mystery Piano in woods perplexes police
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2879808/mystery_piano_in_woods_perplexes_police

Paris Hilton, Twilight, and Karolina Kurkova: Crunched
http://www.mixx.com/videos/2919096/paris_hilton_twilight_karolina_kurkova_crunched

Twilight Sucks: If you are an adult watching/reading it, you are an idiot
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2870552/twilight_sucks_if_you_are_an_adult_watching_reading_it_you_are_an_idiot_the_argument

What really happens to the turkey that the President Pardons?
http://www.mixx.com/photos/2923661/what_really_happens_to_the_turkey_that_the_president_pardons_at_thanksgiving

Will Digg ban Kevin Rose for sexist joke on Diggnation?
http://www.mixx.com/stories/2890339/will_digg_ban_kevin_rose_for_sexist_joke_on_diggnation

Band of the Week
TKO
http://www.myspace.com/slamaustralia

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