Hello again Mixpool friends! Have you mixed-in yet? (I hope you have.) If not, what are you waiting for? (Believe me you won’t regret it.) So, on my journey of promoting Mixpool, I’ve received many great responses (some not so great, buy hey some people will never be happy.) I’ve observed a pattern that I would like to address in my blog post this week: How is Mixpool different from other social networking tools? Now of course I think Mixpool is a one-of-a-kind, marvelous invention that everyone should use without question (i’m biased, a little too much perhaps? Nah), but I do understand that before you start using Mixpool, you want to know why you should (because it’s awesome) and how it’s different (keep reading.) Lets see if I can help you understand the differences (and persuade you to start mixing-in.)
How is Mixpool different from Facebook.com?
Well duh, isn’t it obvious? (Just kidding, I wanted to be obnoxious for a sec, the feeling is gone now.) Simply put, Facebook is more about online interactions, whereas Mixpool attempts to promote real life interactions. Really, Mixpool is a supplement to Facebook (it’s about time we used FB for something other than stalking.) You just let Mixpool know which of the people you’ve been stalking on Facebook, (don’t worry, we won’t tell them you’ve been creeping) you want to socialize with. If they are a Mixpool user and want to socialize with you, then, viola! (I told you it was easy.) Mixpool puts you in an online space where you can decide which offline space to hang out at. Facebook supports real life events via Facebook events, but those require someone to initiate and organize them, and are most often large and impersonal. Mixpool’s events don’t need to be organized or initiated by anyone, and no one has to send invitations. Most importantly, Mixpool makes real life interactions happen (goodbye stalking, hello social life.)
How is Mixpool different from Meetup.com?
Meetup is a tool that allows users to organize events around a particular topic (like computer science.) It’s for people who are interested in the topic, and not necessarily each other (who wants to hear nerds talk about computer science all night?) Mixpool events are designed so that a small number of people who already sort of know each other become better acquainted (so it’s your fault if you know a ton of geeks who talk about computer science all night.)
How is Mixpool different from Match.com?
Mixpool is not seeking to promote romantic interactions (however, if you’re lucky enough, go for it.) Instead, Mixpool events contain 3 to 8 people (less awkward), not one-on-one meetings (a.k.a. Dates.) Mixpool uses previously established acquaintances to form groups, not strangers like on dating sites.
I think that covers the most common questions I’ve encountered (as far as differentiating, I’ll save some of the other questions for a later post, and boy were those entertaining.) If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to leave them in the comments section. I love answering questions from fans (not sarcastic), after all I have a ton of free time (sarcastic, I’ve just stopped sleeping all together, I’ll sleep when I’m dead.) If you’re a student (lucky), enjoy your last couple weeks of summer! If you’re not, don’t you wish you were? (ahhh the good old days of partying and sleeping in until 3.) Until next time – J
PS- To all of the computer science guys, the geek is now damn cool.
