[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), 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. The 25th episode of Social Blend features special guest from Mixx, Will Kern.  Will gives us an insight into what it’s like working at Mixx, answers your questions, and talks about the future. Will has also volunteered himself for the next Photoshop challenge – so stay tuned for details on this here at mixxingbowl.com… We have an update from Paul Sanchez aka SoloRide on the road with his Social Monks project – and we also discuss the very sad news of the passing of Tim Russert. In this edition, we also return to the case of former Marine, David Motari – the man shown in the Iraq video throwing a puppy off a cliff – we follow up the story with a discussion on the news that Motari has been expelled. Due to time constraints, we zipped very quickly through our story selections this week, so ...

[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. Social Blend closes out the month of May with a METALHEADS SPECIAL featuring guests Corey aka Music Goat and Mark Carras aka Rock My Monkey.  We talk about a lot of metal – past, present, and future.  So hailz and throw up your horns, people, it’s the Metal show! Our User Focus is Dubz4sho this week – and as usual we talk of some Comments of the Week and jump into the Mixx Lounge. Oh, and by the way, Greg’s Mail Sack makes a big return this week. Social Blend and Mixx News Mixx is too Lijit http://www.mixx.com/stories/334364/mixx_is_too_lijit Doug March is getting into the Mixx http://www.mixx.com/stories/344912/getting_into_the_mixx_doug_march Special Guest Links Music Goat http://www.musicgoat.com/ Rock My Monkey http://www.rockmymonkey.com/ Stories of the Week You know what?  We talked about of LOT of things, a lot of stories and a lot of bands.  Go and check out some stories over at Heavy as Hell: http://www.heavyashell.com/ Another handy link: the Metal tag ...

[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. Social Blend and Mixx News Mixxing Bowl FriendFeed Room http://friendfeed.com/rooms/mixxingbowl Social Blend FriendFeed Room http://friendfeed.com/rooms/social-blend Mixx.com celebrates Universal Day of the Jedi http://www.dayofthejedi.com/articles/2008/05/mixx.html Saturday Night Monkey http://www.rockmymonkey.com/media/sat/Index.php Special Guest: Andrew Zilch Star Wars Ewok Gospel http://www.mixx.com/videos/245203/youtube_star_wars_ewok_gospel Ewok Gospel Secrets http://www.mixx.com/videos/321867/youtube_ewok_gospel_secrets How big of a Star Wars nerd am I? http://www.mixx.com/videos/321998/youtube_how_big_of_a_star_wars_nerd_am_i Elevator: Jedi Jacob http://www.mixx.com/videos/325728/youtube_elevator_jedi_jacob Stories of the Week Before the Galaxy far, far away: Influence on Star Wars http://www.mixx.com/stories/319010/before_the_galaxy_far_far_away_influences_on_star_wars_cineleet Jedi Dog http://www.mixx.com/photos/306478/jedi_dog Greatest Pop Culture Mashup http://www.mixx.com/photos/314724/greatest_pop_culture_mash_up Internet Party 2: An intervention for MySpace.com http://www.mixx.com/videos/318901/internet_party_2_an_intervention_for_myspace_cracked_com Universal Day of the Jedi May 25 is Universal Day of the Jedi http://www.mixx.com/stories/144292/may_25_will_be_universal_day_of_the_jedi 15 Reasons why Jedi Knights are better than Pirates and Ninjas http://www.mixx.com/stories/327753/15_reasons_why_jedi_knights_are_better_than_pirates_and_ninjas Popular Posts from Mixx.com about Star Wars and Universal Day of the Jedi How the Gungan Battle in The Phantom Menace SHOULD have been shown http://www.mixx.com/videos/309030/how_the_gungan_battle_in_the_phantom_menance_should_have_been_shown The Top 10 Gifts for a Geek on Valentine’s Day http://www.mixx.com/photos/103807/top_10_gifts_for_a_geek_on_valentines_day 521 ft high waterfront skyscraper resembles the Death Star http://www.mixx.com/photos/128335/521_ft_high_waterfront_skyscraper_amazing_pics Star Wars R2-D2 Wedding Cake http://www.mixx.com/photos/296904/star_wars_r2_d2_wedding_cake Death Star Wedding Cake wins Fanboy of the Year Award http://www.mixx.com/photos/228844/death_star_wedding_cake_wins_fanboy_of_the_year_award Han Solo in Carbonite Desk http://www.mixx.com/stories/115362/han_solo_in_carbonite_desk Jabba and his captives http://www.mixx.com/photos/47549/jabba_and_his_captives User ...

[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. The twenty-first edition of Social Blend features a look at the new feature of Mixx that integrates YOUR Mixx submissions with Twitter.  We also take a look at the spiffy new staff profiles they snuck onto the “About Us” page during the last update.  Dominant in our Mixx discussions this week were thoughts on managing social conflicts online, and the reprehensible behavior of some people who attempt to use social media to either further their own agenda or spread hatred. Thoughts of Digg dominate our story selections this week, following the Digg Town Hall 2.0 – in which we discuss the implications on the world of social media in general.  Our other Stories of the Week include a couple of interesting pics from Mixx, while Jay goes political on our asses by bringing up some awesome videos that dominated social media in ...

[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.  The twentieth Social Blend features special guest Kori Hill from Mixx, and we talk about the new alliance between CNN.com and Mixx.  We also take a look at Mixx Pics, and discuss a somewhat controversial review article by Gulf News.  Kori also answers a couple of Mixx questions for us, and discusses how damn cool it is to be working for Mixx! For our Stories of the Week, Reem discusses Twitter taking a stand against spammers, while Greg brings up two topics from the Pictures section of Mixx, one about Cricket and the other about Nudist Beaches.  Jay highlights the awesome firepower of a rubber bullet for us, and Kori brings us into the weird and wonderful world of ManBabies.  Later, Reem and Greg go at it about the news story of a 13 year old girl who hung herself after she ...

[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 ...