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New York Times adds Mixx button to the mix

Mixx on New York TimesMixx, a young social news site similar to Digg, just scored a button under "SHARE" next to the articles on the NY Times site. But this is hardly important news, so what's the big deal?

The Digg-clone is only about half a year old, and as you can see in the picture on the right, only the the most established of social sites get a mention. Yet del.icio.us, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Fark, and other bigger, older, and more established sites haven't made the cut.

This NYT-Mixx button is money for the young company, and you can bet you'll hear (or read) the word "Mixx" getting mentioned more often in the future. Now, in order to complete the site's initiation process into the world of established bookmarking sites, we need to turn its name into a verb

ex: Did we Mixx this article? Yes, we love Mixxing stories (for the record, DLS has no official preference as to whether or not its members like to "Mixx" posts).

Mixx public beta launches today

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Mixx is emerging from private beta today, which means you can check out the latest Digg wannabe without an invitation.

We first looked at Mixx a few weeks ago, and it shows some promise. Mixx works the same way as Digg, Reddit, or pretty much any other social news/voting site you may have seen. Users submit links to articles they think are interesting. Then other users vote articles up or down until the most popular items are on the front page, making it a useful source of news you're interested in.

While Digg has been branching out into diverse subject matter lately, the site is dominated by technology news. Mixx is hoping to attract users interested in technology, news, politics, and other areas. You can click on various tabs to see news related to each topic.

But what really sets Mixx apart is its personalized homepage. You build a profile that includes your interests and you can see the top news in each category all in one place. While Digg is all about the wisdom of crowds, Mixx is about personalization -- and the wisdom of crowds.

[via WebWare]

Mixx is basically Digg with a more personal touch

Mixx
Mixx is a new social news site that recently launched an invitation-only beta. The service looks and works a lot like Digg, and even has a four-letter name that looks like someone meant to type three letters but didn't lift their hand from the keyboard in time.

While Mixx obviously doesn't have the kind of enormous user base that makes Digg work so well, the site does have a nice clean interface and a few nifty features. For example, Mixx adds a personal home page. You can select specific areas of interest like news, politics, or technology. When you login to Mixx, you'll be greeted with a start page showing the top user-submitted stories in each of those categories. If you'd prefer, you can still browse each of category page individually.

Mixx has separate tabs for popular pictures, videos, or stories. But while you can see thumbnails of popular images, there's no thumbnail preview for videos, which is a little frustrating.

Another nice Mixx feature is the ability to create private groups. You can submit links that only members of your group will be able to see or vote on.

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