Silly Marketer… Mixx Is For Kids

happy rabbit Silly Marketer... Mixx Is For Kids pictureIf you have been around the social space at all lately, you are bound to have heard of Mixx.

To put it into context, it’s a sort of cross between Digg, LinkedIn and MyYahoo. In a nutshell, its a social network that lets you find and share news based on your interests and location.

Even before Mixx launched, it received quite a bit of hype and some even suggested it might grow to replace the social media powerhouse Digg.

So based on all the coverage Mixx had received, including some personal recommendations from some Mixx advocates, we wanted to give it a fair shot and test it out.

I think it is important to point out that as a marketer, you are looking to find a way to use social media as a platform to give your content or sites a large amount of visibility in a short time. Although participating in a community that you enjoy is a nice bonus, it is not a priority or a requirement to be successful in social media as a marketer.

The above understanding is what I went with when testing out the site, and this article does not reflect whether or not I personally like the site structure, design, and functionality, which as a marketer, I could care less about.
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January 14, 2008 | Filed Under Mixx, Social Media | 13 Comments