Mixx.com is an up-and-coming community that is quickly establishing itself as a standout in the social media world. I recently wrote an article about it being a perfect place for newcomers to social media to get started: New to Social Media? Check Out Mixx.com.

The more I delve into the site, and interact with people from the Mixx team, the more impressed I become. I still use other sites, like Digg and Propeller, but the majority of my quality time budgeted for this activity is being spent at Mixx.

In addition to the benefits described in my earlier post, here’s

5 More Reasons Why Mixx Rocks Social Media

1. Responsiveness to Feedback – I use Mixx in two primary ways – voting and submissions. I vote for quality articles that spark my interest, and I try to apply the same standards when choosing articles to submit. One of the topics that interests me is career development, but I noticed that there wasn’t a subcategory for “Career” within the Business section. I sent an e-mail to Kerry at Mixx, and the next day there it was. How often do you get a response to feedback that quickly? I was very impressed.

2. “More From This Site” tab on Submissions – I just noticed today that Mixx added an automated tab for new submissions that aggregates all previously submitted articles from a particular site. This is awesome! I see 3 benefits with this tab: 1) you can discover more quality articles to read from a publisher you like; 2) you can find new community members to “follow” that may have similar interests to you; and, 3) if you are a publisher, you can learn more about how a large audience perceives your work and, then, apply the feedback to future articles.

3. “Related” tab on Submissions – Although this tab is not utilized to its fullest extent yet, readers benefit greatly from being able to easily find multiple articles about the same topic. Users can attach similar stories to existing submissions to expand the conversation and increase knowledge. This could be extremely valuable for research and understanding of hot topics.

4. Multiple Sharing Options – When you submit an article to most social media sites, you are given the opportunity to share it with your “friends.” At Mixx, you have a variety of options on how to immediately share information, including: 1) e-mail all of your followers; 2) e-mail groups to which you belong; and 3) direct message individual community members. The benefit is that you can quickly share submissions to a more targeted audience. For me, I use all of these options, depending on the submission. I am a moderator for a couple of groups, so I share a lot of relevant articles within those groups without sending notices out to my entire list of followers. I think people appreciate this, as not everyone is interested in every type of submission. It is also one way to make participation in groups more special.

5. Your MixxFriends – You can easily stay up-to-date on what your friends are doing by exploring the Your MixxFriends section. This includes tabs for a variety of items, including: articles submitted; voted for; voted against; comments; and, favorites. The benefit of this section is that it helps to further build bridges between yourself and other users. It adds to the community environment, and it saves you time. For me, it takes the place of having to read dozens of e-mail alerts each day. It is yet another way that Mixx makes the site easy to use, get informed and stay connected.

If you’re active yet unsatisfied with your current experience in the social media realm, I would recommend giving Mixx a chance to change things for you. As I said before, it is a welcoming community, and it’s very easy to use and navigate. When you sign-up, make sure to look me up and follow (I’ll follow you back): Jeremy aka jnbammer on Mixx.

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Asbestos was once used in common school building materials, prior to the 1980s. The peak of building schools was between the 1950s – 1970s, which also happens to be the peak of using materials containing asbestos. The Environmental Protection Agency implemented a program to address the asbestos condition in private and public schools, called AHERA.

AHERA states that any school that has asbestos must undergo a test every 3 years, have routine checks by school personnel, and have a public plan for managing asbestos.

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An Orange County jury has awarded a father .2 million in damages in a lawsuit against a landlord for neglecting the repair of a mold-infested house in Laguna Beach.

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Ask The Charlotte Home Inspector

Alltop.com has been described by many as an online magazine rack. It is a place where average Internet users can find hundreds of blogs, view the 5 most recent posts and preview the first 2 paragraphs of articles. I’d like to thank Alltop founder Guy Kawasaki for including this blog in the Social Media section of the site – Thanks Guy!

Most of us who are active bloggers or social media participants use a feedreader to stay updated and informed. The average Joe/Jane Doe doesn’t understand or utilize this technology though – only 5.4% of Internet users take advantage of RSS, according to Daily Blog Tips.

Alltop uses feeds to populate the site, and caching to optimize load time (otherwise, the gargantuan number of feeds would make loading it insane on any computer). It refreshes itself every 10 minutes.

So, does this mean that Alltop.com is only useful to people who are ‘tech-illiterate’? I don’t think so.

Guy tipped me to the site prior to its official launch. I immediately felt like it was a simple yet effective concept, much the same as fellow aggregator and inspiration site Popurls. Over the past few months, I’ve found several new ways to use the site in combination with my normal feedreader and regular Internet usage.

First of all, I’m not one of those people who likes to subscribe to blogs that I don’t intend to read. Instead, I read the majority of posts from start-to-finish from the blogs to which I subscribe (about 25 are on my list). I like to read a lot of different blogs though, and I use Alltop to preview posts in various categories of interest to me. So, in some respects, Alltop has replaced a feedreader for me (please don’t kick me out of the tech club though, OK?).

Second, I consider myself to be a moderately active social media user. I am a SuperMixxer at Mixx.com, and I regularly review and submit posts to Mixx, Digg, StumbleUpon and Propeller. I use Alltop to find interesting articles of value to submit to the social media sites. Quality is my first criteria, followed by posts related to groups that I moderate or am an active participant. I can spend 15 minutes on Alltop and find 2-3 quality articles to submit that I know will receive a good amount of votes and comments. Finding and submitting quality articles helps increase your personal brand within the social media community.

Third, as a former journalist turned publisher, I am fascinated by headlines. I will almost always click on a good headline, even if the article is not something within my usual areas of interest. I have found no place on the web to more easily mine headlines than Alltop. The social media sites offer similar benefits, but not to this extent. Within the social media category, for example, 180 headlines are visible on one page; by contrast, the front pages of Digg and Propeller might have 30 – 40 random headlines between the main section and sidebars.

Fourth, I use Alltop for keyword and common topic research. I’m sure that there are better ways of doing this, but it works for me. I look for trends in what bloggers are posting about within specific categories, like Dads or Career or Life, and then I use this information to help plan out future posts on my sites. According to Guy, Alltop is working with Lijit to create a search function, which I think will make it even more useful for researchers, readers and publishers.

Finally, Alltop is a great place to find and discover new potential business partners or blogging compatriots. I’ve connected with several people that I may not have met, if it weren’t for Alltop. These relationships are new but I’m optimistic about their potential. Alltop is not a social or business networking site, although there is a way to generate leads by using it.

Alltop.com is a very useful site for both tech savvy and non-tech savvy Internet users. I’d love to hear your thoughts, as well as some of the ways you may be using it.

Leave a comment – let’s talk about it!

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Ask The Charlotte Home Inspector

It is hard to believe that we are staring May in the face.  Temps are slowly rising and it is beginning to feel like spring/summer might actually show up.  It won’t be long before we are cranking up the AC and looking forward to fall for some relief.  In the meantime there are some things that a home owner can do to improve the quality and life of their HVAC.

One of the things that people are concerned about when buying a home and expect to be tested in a home inspection is the homes’ HVAC  unit.  Our good friends at Old Republic Home Protection (home warranty) has provided a list of things a home owner can do themselves to help maintain their air conditioner:

• Ensure the filter is clean and/or replaced regularly. Disposable filters are inexpensive and should be replaced once per month during periods of high usage.
• Trim back plants so there is at least one foot of clearance around the A/C unit – this will allow proper air flow and prevent motor strain.
• Sand and other debris can get sucked into the condenser coils. To clean the coils, first disconnect the power to the A/C and then use a garden hose to spray the coils.
• Have an annual maintenance inspection performed by a professional HVAC Technician.

Whether you are buyer or selling or just want an inspection to give you a list of things that need attention give us a call.  We can give you peace of mind.  Be Advised, Not Surprised!

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