Mixx.com - A Work In Process

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Nobody every said it was going to be easy for the latest "Digg-Killer". Mixx.com has been having some growing pains of it's own that have come to the surface.

I received a kind message from Kori Hill, the product manager of Mixx.com, saying that I was submitting posts to inappropriate groups. So I started digging, not to be confused with the social site.

What I found was amazing.

I found two posts in particular that had excessive tags and had been added to groups that just did not make any sense at all. Personally, I do not think that anyone posting material to Mixx.com in good conscience could have done this on purpose.

The two posts that I am referring to can be found at:

http://www.mixx.com/stories/44962/reddit-is-more-political

and

http://www.mixx.com/stories/43586/internet-marketing-best-blog-posts-of-2007

The tags certainly look like someone was playing. Over in the unofficial Mixx forum there is some speculation, but so far no real suspects stepping up to the bar.

Kori Hill's latest email to me explains just how much control Mixx.com has over tagging and adding posts to groups.


Yeah, seems others have definitely been over-tagging the stories. We may
implement a tag limit because it's becoming very spam-y.

Also, it is more than likely that someone added your submission to an
irrelevant group. I'd forgotten that anyone can add any submission, even if
it isn't their own, to any group they belong to. I'll make sure to check on
this before pointing fingers in the future. Thanks for being a trooper and I
will keep you updated on everything!

--
Kori Hill
Product Manager
http://www.mixx.com/users/korihill06


I think also that the group problem is complicated by the fact that when you share a post with a group, it gets added to that group automatically, something I actually confirmed with this post by sending it to the Mixxed Not Stirred group. This is an indication that Mixxers need to be careful who they send to.

So, before we go pointing the finger, please remember that Mixx is still a work in process. I'm sure that Kori and the staff are well aware of this problem and a solution is on the way.
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Mixx.com - A Work In Process was posted by BartTheBear 12/28/2007 04:46:00 PM

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1 Comments:

Blogger Paula the Surf Mom said...

I am still getting it all figured out too... but so far I like what I see

5:11 AM

 

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