Comments on: Mixxed Messages

By: Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:33:30 +0000

@Dara: agreed, I’m glad that Mixx now has added messaging.

@Mapy: we’ll see if Digg dies this year. Even if Digg is declining, 1 year is probably not enough time for it to go out of fashion.

By: Mapy

Mapy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:24:20 +0000

Exactly private messaging exists years and should be set by default in every friends-realtions service.
Nothin new to do fuse about.
Digg dies this year – ull see

By: Catch the brainwaves of Brian Wallace | Broadcasting Brain

Catch the brainwaves of Brian Wallace | Broadcasting Brain — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:51:28 +0000

[...] you to have a personalized site, rather than the same front page for everybody. They recently added some neat messaging features [...]

By: Dara

Dara — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:45:00 +0000

Finally…FunAdvice has had an internal messaging system for years. Took Mixx long enough

By: Monday Morning Link Love : The Article Writer

Monday Morning Link Love : The Article Writer — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:05:51 +0000

[...] Mixxed Messages @ Collective Thoughts [...]

By: Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:26:12 +0000

@Chris: you are correct. Mixx visitors clicking through a link tend to be more relevant at this point as opposed to a Digg stampede. As to messaging, I expect this feature to spread and increase the popularity of Mixx overall.

@Guy Rosen: I would say that there Mixx has been compared many times to Digg and has even been referred to as a Digg-clone. While it may be that some users try to attain leverage on Digg through Mixx (i.e. post a story that is acutally a Digg link), it is likely that the Mixx community will normalize and be more interested in real content. The Mixx / Digg debate is far from over, so look for this trend to continue for a while.

By: Guy Rosen

Guy Rosen — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:06:16 +0000

“Mixx is developing its own diverse crowd, many of whom are active Stumblers and Diggers, making it a great spot to promote material that is ultimately aimed at these audiences.”

That’s a fascinating analysis, and seems to position Mixx as a kind of “second tier” social media site, that serves to reach users who are members of the “first tier” (Digg, SU, etc.). Does that accurately reflect your thoughts?

By: links for 2008-02-10 oggin.net

links for 2008-02-10 oggin.net — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:23:36 +0000

[...] Mixxed Messages | Collective Thoughts Mixx has stepped up its growing social news site, now adding the ability to message other users within the site. Chris McGill spoke about these features being on the Mixx roadmap in our earlier interview with him. (tags: Mixx News review Social) [...]

By: Trisha

Trisha — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:47:12 +0000

For me at least, I’m just burnt out on the concept of social news sites with mass voting. Ever since I discovered Tiinker, I haven’t really looked back.

…and that is bad news for bloggers looking to promote their content.

I wonder if Tiinker is planning a blogs extension?

By: Chris is Mixxing it up with mixxed mail

Chris is Mixxing it up with mixxed mail — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:19:27 +0000

I might not be the most frequent Mixxer but I do like their service. The small traffic I have seen from mixx are pre-qualifed visitors and how high relevancy.

I noticed the mixx mail last night for the first time. I have sent a couple messages and have received none. Maybe the news hasn’t gotten out yet.

By: Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:39:59 +0000

@Tad Chef – right on, man. Time will tell.

By: Tad Chef

Tad Chef — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:31:25 +0000

The question is rather: Will Digg survive 2008?