[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 we’re joined by MikeonTV and Edie aka TomboysInFishnets as we talk about new NPR Mixx Buttons and remind everyone about the API feedback for Mixx. From there, we cover the issue of the Marine throwing a puppy off a cliff in Iraq… and the reactions from people around the world – Jay, a Marine himself, has a very strong opinion on the issue. Stories of the week include a discussion about Gary Gygax (RIP) and Dungeons and Dragons, classic NES 8-bit games you can play right in your browser, more issues with the Digg Algorithm, and few photo stories as well. Greg’s Mail Sack also gets opened once more (which has nothing to do with MuBalls.com by the way). Our User Focus is PaulaB this week – and as usual we talk of some Comments of the Week and jump into ...