[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] Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up - a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, with a preview of what's coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down. In the seventeenth episode of The Round Up, Greg gives us a preview of Gonzo, a new documentary focusing on Hunter S. Thompson. Andy then plays a musical tribute to Bo Diddley with Who Do You Love? Be sure to check out The Drill Down at http://www.thedrilldown.com/ - and you can listen to Social Blend at http://www.mixxingbowl.com/ Show Links: Gonzo - Full Trailer Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love?

[display_podcast] Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up - a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, with a preview of what's coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down. In the episode 14 of The Round Up, Andy gives us a snippet from the trailer of the upcoming film The Promotion starring Seann William Scott.  Greg celebrates Universal Day of the Jedi with an obscure track from Shadows of the Empire. Be sure to check out The Drill Down at http://www.thedrilldown.com/ - and you can listen to Social Blend at http://www.mixxingbowl.com/ Show Links: The Promotion - Official Trailer  Xizor's Theme- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

[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 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 ...