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As we transition from Social Blend and Disquisition into our new BlendoveR podcast, I decided to post a couple episodes here for new visitors to see where we came from... This episode of Disquisition was our most listened-to show. It featured guest Andy Sorcini aka Mr Baby Man, as we dissected the death of old Digg, and the birth of new Digg... Topics Discussed: Contemporary Digg - The Preview Rethink Digg or Rethunk Dugg? The Decline and Fall of Ancient Digg Migratory Patterns of Internet Users Facebook Suburbanization What we're reading Recommended Reading: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams Doctor Who: Shada by Douglas Adams and Gareth Roberts Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 210 Reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire by Demandt Second Variety by Philip K. Dick The Black Death and the Transformation of the West by David Herlihy The Manara Library Volume 1 by Milo Manara Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization by Bryan Ward-Perkins Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors by Nicholas Wade Recommended Viewing: The Guild created by Felicia Day Mad Max directed by George Miller Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior directed by George Miller Recommended Podcasts: The Drill Down 241: Covering a Tragedy The Drill Down 240: Digg's Downfall, Yahoo's Hope Recommended Links: 210 Reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire Daily Dot: Reddit bans "The Atlantic" and "Businessweek" in major anti-spam move Reddit: IAmA Ex-Digg Employee. AMA. Rethink Digg Rethink Digg: v1 Preview Venture Beat: Digg relaunch preview Venture Beat: Digg sells to Betaworks for the fire sale price of… $500K (analysis) Wikipedia: Knights Tempar - Arrests, charges, and dissolution Disquisition is a podcast documenting the meandering tangents and discursive ramblings within ongoing conversations between Greg Davies aka cGt2099 and Lee Garnett aka ncomment. The show goes in depth into a variety of thoughts ranging from socio-cultural elements and political elements within social media; to history and philosophy, and a variety of book and film recommendations. Music used in the Disquisition Intro and Closing Theme was performed and written by Terr Ciavarra aka Media Nox Catch Greg Davies online at the Social Blend Podcast and on Twitter @cGt2099 Catch Lee Garnett online at his ncomment comics blog and on Twitter @ncomment

As we transition from Social Blend and Disquisition into our new BlendoveR podcast, I decided to post a couple episodes here for new visitors to see where we came from... So, here we are for the final Best Of Social Blend installment and I find myself writing this with mixed feelings. Next year, we move on to a new podcast, called BlendoveR, and I couldn't be more happier with the prospects. On the other hand, Social Blend was a significant part of my life for the last 5 years. It is bittersweet closing this chapter, but it must be done, and we must move forward. This episode contains most of the best moments - hilarious and serious - from Social Blend in 2012. I say "most of" because the initial cut ran beyond 3 hours, and some really good stuff needed to be trimmed for this final release. That being said, there are a few guests we had this year that don't make an appearance on this episode. I apologize to those of you, as your contributions were significant and memorable, but when you have to squeeze it all into a time limit, things regrettably get removed. Despite this, I thank all of our guests for their time and support this year. But more importantly, on behalf of Terr, Jay, and myself, I thank YOU, the listeners, for the time you've taken to listen to our shows and for the support you've provided Social Blend for the last five years. See you in 2013 at BlendoveR.com for the new show! - Greg Davies During 2012, Social Blend was brought to you by: Greg Davies Terr Ciavarra Jay Fowler Tom Cheredar Corey Koehler Brian Hill Brian Bickerton Keith Wagner Mark Carras Jeremy Rosen Rami Taibah Chris Gore Audrey Ewell Lee Garnett Amy Vernon Rick Kelvington Erika Napoletano Hunter Camp Kat Smith Nathan Jurgenson PJ Rey Michael Brandvold Dave Dorman Andrew Zilch James McLean Dan Caycedo Topics Featured in The Best of Social Blend 2012: Kim Jong Il Occupy Wall Street Geocities Discussion George Lucas Retirement and the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Oklahoma Personhood Bill Pink Kryptonite Kony 2012 is a SCAM WTF Stories of the Year Game of Thrones FBI Communications Assistance Center James Holmes and the Dark Knight shooting New Digg v1 Olympics Michael Brandvold Marketing Dave Dorman AskReddit Millennium and Back To Frank Black Brock’s Dub Sons Of Tonatiuh Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from cGt2099.com), Terr Ciavarra (Media Nox), and Jay Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.com) the Social Blend is a fun, and hard-hitting, podcast, with no respect for rules. The End Of Social Blend and The Beginning of BlendoveR As of January 2013, Social Blend and Disquisition will be merged into a single new-concept show called BLENDOVER Kim Jong Il After Kim Jong-il’s death, what next for the people of North Korea? Kim Jong-Un Named The Onion's Sexiest Man Alive For 2012 Occupy Wall Street 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film - Official Site 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film @ Facebook 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film @ Kickstarter 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film @ Twitter Geocities Discussion Old Home and Location of Geocities Wikipedia: Geocities Jones' Big Ass Truck Rental and Storage George Lucas Retirement and the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy After Red Tails Troubles, George Lucas Wants To Retire To Indie Films Disney Acquires Lucasfilm For $4.05 Billion; Plans To Release Star Wars Episode VII In 2015 George Lucas: "I'm retiring". What The Disney Acquisition Of Lucasfilm Actually Means: One Star Wars Geek’s Analysis Wikipedia: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Oklahoma Personhood Bill Brilliant Democratic State Senator Tacks ‘Every Sperm is Sacred’ Clause to Oklahoma’s Personhood Bill Urban Dictionary: Boston Cream Pie Pink Kryptonite DC Database Wiki: Pink Kryptonite Wikipedia: Variations of Kryptonite