This debut episode launches first with a discussion about some of the recent strange occurrences at Digg.com (mainly banning users), and how the Social Blenders came to Mixx.com. From there, Greg, Joe, and Brian discuss the recent news of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the controversy surrounding tags at Mixx, the future of the internet, interesting NES artwork, and alarm clock videos.

This week’s user focus is on Mark Carras aka RockMyMonkey; and we also take a glimpse into The Mixx Lounge…

Please feel free to let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or ideas for upcoming topics. We’d love to hear from you.

Go easy on us for our first episode, its rough around the edges, but we’ll aim to please.

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From Digg to Mixx
cGt2099: I was permanently banned from Digg
http://cgt2099.blogspot.com/

Life after Digg: Interview with a banned top Digger
http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/11/02/life-after-digg-interview-with-a-banned-top-digger/

Why nobody should buy Digg
http://www.techipedia.com/2007/dont-buy-digg/

Is a Digg rebellion in the works?
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9838339-17.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Digg Refugees may be heading to Mixx
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/24/digg-refugees-may-be-heading-to-mixx/

Most popular Diggers leave Digg for Mixx
http://www.techpin.com/most-popular-diggers-leave-digg-for-mixx/

TechCrunch: On Mixx and the Mixxing Bowl
http://mixxingbowl.com/?p=4

The Mixx Blog
http://blog.mixx.com/

What a Mixx up: Interview with Mixx founder Chris McGill
http://collective-thoughts.com/2007/11/28/what-a-mixx-up-interview-with-mixx-founder-chris-mcgill/?123

Top 10 blog posts about Mixx for 2007
http://www.billhartzer.com/pages/top-10-blog-posts-about-mixx-for-2007/

How Mixx changed my perception of Social Media
http://www.the-trukstop.com/articles/2007/mixx_changed_my_perception.html

Mixxing it up
http://juicysnake.blogspot.com/2007/11/mixxing-it-up.html

Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto killed in attack – CNN.com
http://www.mixx.com/stories/44594/benazir-bhutto-killed-in-attack-cnn-com

Bhutto killed in suicide attack at Rally
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Pakistan.html?ex=1356411600&en=4948ffaa414c9143&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Benazir Bhutto assassinated
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-12-27-bhutto-pakistan_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

YouTube – MM news: Bhutto assassinated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr9Klq0gwfA

The Tagging Controversy
Internet Marketing Best Blog Posts of 2007
http://www.mixx.com/stories/43586/internet-marketing-best-blog-posts-of-2007

Reddit is more political
http://www.mixx.com/stories/44962/reddit-is-more-political

Mixx.com: a work in process
http://www.mixx.com/stories/46106/mixx-com-a-work-in-process

Greg Davies aka cGt2099 is a TAGAHOLIC
http://www.mixx.com/photos/46732/greg-davies-aka-cgt2099-is-a-tagaholic

Stories of the Week
How the next billion internet users will shape the net
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7138350.stm

Hard at work
http://unguent.blogspot.com/2005_04_01_archive.html

Alarm clock problems
http://sense4fun.com/funny/alarm-clock-problems.html

User Focus
Mark Carras aka RockMyMonkey
http://www.mixx.com/users/markcarras

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

MISC

Dark Knight Trailer 2

http://www.atasteforthetheatrical.com

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Greg Davies

http://www.The-TrukstoP.com

Joe Fowler

http://juicysnake.blogspot.com

Brian Hill

The Bowl.

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Music intro and outro:
“Dreamonic” by Corey Hodgetts
From the CD “Contagious II”

Corey Hodgetts Official Website: http://www.the-trukstop.com/corey/
Corey Hodgetts MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/coreyhodgetts
West of October: http://www.myspace.com/westofoctoberband

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Thanks for stopping by. We hope you will join us every Thursday for The Social Blend.

And to those who will know what this means.