We’ve been hearing a lot about this little thing called Facebook and thought we’d check it out. It’s pretty cool and wow! were we surprised to see so many of you over there! Just kidding, of course—we’ve been working on a Facebook app for a while now, and we’re happy to say that it’s up and running, and ready for you to share with your Facebook friends!

So now you don’t have to leave Facebook to submit, comment on and share content from around the web, and you can share with your Facebook and your Mixx Friends at the same time. And by setting your Facebook Interests you’ll get the stuff you want delivered right to your profile page.

It’s easy to link your existing Mixx account to your Facebook account or to create a Mixx account and, once you do, voila! It’s a MiniMixx! You’ll be able to:

• See your contacts, your faves, even your Mixx profile
• Find out what’s popular on Mixx: video, stories, photos and tags
• See which of your Facebook friends is also a Mixxer
• Invite Facebook friends to join Mixx
• Find out if any of your Mixx Groups have crossed over
• Take the shortcut to a Facebook version of the MixxLounge and see the Mixxers who are also on Facebook and the number of Karma points they have

And it’s also easy to add content to your Facebook profile page. But first you have to add the Mixx Facebook app. So why are you still here? Go! Check it out and let us know what you think.

Your Mixx Team

You may have noticed we dressed up this morning as we added a few things:

• New way to report related assets that aren’t really related
• A new SuperMixxer badge on SuperMixxer’s profiles
• A ShareThis link on story pages that lets you submit the mixx page to Facebook, del.icio.us, etc.

And with that, we’ll wish you a Happy Monday and head back to work!
~The Mixx Team

A while ago we were trying to submit something to the Mixx and it was suggested that our story might be a duplicate. Sadly it was, because some “gunner” (yeah, you know who you are) always beats us to these things. But after voting for his story and moving on, it occurred to us that, while it was the same story, it wasn’t really the same story. Same topic? Check. Same source? Check. Same angle? Che… Hey! No, it wasn’t! The first one was the news story and ours was from one of the editorial page columnists.

It’s situations like this—and we know it’s happened to you, too—that have us doing a little happy dance about the new feature we’re rolling out. Starting today, when the system says that you might be submitting a duplicate, you’ll have the option to submit that story as being related to another piece of content. So instead of just saying “yes, it’s a duplicate” and voting for the original, you’ll be given a couple of options for how the content is related to the original:

Please note that this is NOT permission to sneak in dupes. Trust us, we already tried it and we can assure you that yes, you do still have to play by the rules.

Are you a Super Mixxer?
Although we love each and every one of you, some of you are blessed with (ok, you worked for) more Karma than others. So if you have a combination of Karma points; high quality, diverse submissions and comments; and have been a model Mixxer for at least 30 days, you are a Super Mixxer and that means that you have access to a special feature enhancement. On every page, Super Mixxers will have the option to link that piece of content with any other previously Mixxed story, photo or video—no matter how long that content has been in the Mixx. The really cool thing about this is that, through your efforts, the entire Mixx community will get a more complete picture of any number of topics, all neatly tied together.

Before we go, we must stress that Super Mixxers are not in any way, shape or form being given a tool to delete or hide content. We don’t play that way and we know that you don’t either. That’s one of the reasons why we like you so much. This is a power than can only be used for good—find the good stuff, link it together to make it better for everyone. If you decide to act like a child (not you specifically, of course) and abuse this feature, we’ll be forced to take away your toys and send you to your room. And you wouldn’t want to miss out on being part of social media history, would you? After all, this is the first time users have been given this tool. Pretty cool, eh?

And remember, every member of the Mixx community can become a Super Mixxer, so if you didn’t get the invite today, get back in there and get Mixxing!

Your Mixx Team

We’ve always said we have the best community out there, and that’s due in part to how well you communicate with one another—and with us. Today we’re launching two new features that will make it even easier!

Mixx Mail Phase 1: Now you can send and receive messages to and from anyone in the community without ever leaving the Mixx. Mixx Mail offers some very handy little features, including:

• The icons of all Mixx friends in your address book—especially useful if you’re like us and remember faces/avatars better than names.
• Send a message to a Mixxer directly from that user’s profile page.
• Block overeager wanna-be groupies. That’s right—not only can you slam the door on their friendship pleas, but now you can block them from sending messages, not that you’d be so cruel. Right? Well ok then, just don’t block us.
• Opt to have a daily digest sent to your regular email and we’ll let you know how many messages you have waiting.

Phase 2 with more improvements is coming very soon, so get your feedback and suggestions in to us as soon as possible.

Group Message Boards: Ever wish you could have a discussion with members of your group that wasn’t tied to one specific content entry? We thought so, and now you can do just that with the new Mixx Group Message Boards. You’ll find the Message Boards on Your Groups page, where the Soapbox used to be (don’t worry, we moved your Soapbox contents to the new board).

Finally, many of you were listening to the latest Social Blend podcast when Mixx founder Chris McGill promised a bunch of new features/fixes based on Mixxer requests. And since it’s bonus season and it can’t hurt to make the boss look good, we thought we’d get right on a few of those (but not all, yet). So, as promised:

1. When you want to share content fast, choose “select all” and send it to all of your Followers at once.

2. Filter your searches by text, photo or video (see mixx.com/search).

3. Tags from YourMixx will once again pop up in the submission process.

Enjoy the new and improved Mixx and, as ever, use the Feedback mailbox, send Mixx Mail to user feedback, and/or Blog Comments to let us know what you think. Stay tuned—there’s lots more cool stuff on the way!

Your Mixx Team