Monami Entertainment and District Media, co-executive producers of VH1‘s “The Gossip Game,” bring you the first installation of a new dynamic debate series that sounds off on the nation’s hottest topics. GetInTheMyx.com is a weekly live stream where guests – that range from celebrities to television personalities – debate various issues as viewers weigh in LIVE via Twitter and vote for who they think makes the best argument. The website is brought to you by Myx Fusions and is powered by ooVoo and Bedloo – two amazing platforms that make the overall experience engaging and interactive. Viewers use Bedloo to vote on who they think is the winning debater while ooVoo provides the social video chat service with instant messaging.
The “Get In the Myx” discussion kicked off with the topic “Journalists vs. Bloggers.” “The Gossip Game” stars Jasmine “JasFly” Waters and Sharon Carpenter went head-to-head on the merits and drawbacks of the two types of media professionals, as accomplished writer and editor, Kazeem Famuyide (MTV, GlobalGrind.com, Complex, The Source) moderated the stream. Subsequent debates included a discussion between “The Gossip Game’s” Kim Osorio and Sharon Carpenter, moderated by BET’s Buttah Man and a conversation with “The Gossip Game’s K. Foxx and Vivian Billings, moderated by Shaheem Reid (Hip Hop Historian & Cultural Ambassador).
“‘Get In the Myx” is a fun way to capture the dialogue that already takes place 24-7 in social media,” says Mona Scott-Young, CEO of Monami Entertainment. “We’re bringing together compelling individuals and engaging topics to create a place where viewers can be heard and ideas can be exchanged. When smart ideas and smart people come together, the possibilities are endless.”
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ABOUT MONAMI ENTERTAINMENT
Monami Entertainment is a multi-faceted boutique entertainment company specializing in talent management, brand development and film/television production. Founded by Mona Scott-Young, executive producer of VH1’s Love and Hip Hop franchise, Monami Entertainment was created on the premise of maintaining Scott-Young’s track record for success while expanding the scope of service beyond music to encompass all areas of the entertainment business.
ABOUT DISTRICT MEDIA
District Media was founded in 2006 by former entertainment journalist turned content producer Tone Boots and entertainment attorney, Motisola Zulu. District Media is a boutique production company specializing in an array of acclaimed film and television projects produced and distributed in association with a bevy of established entertainment powerhouses.
ABOUT ooVoo
ooVoo provides a high-quality, free, social video chat service and integrated instant messaging for more than 70 million registered users worldwide. Bringing multi-party HD video chat to users around the world, ooVoo enables people to connect with their friends, family and community via 12-way video chat on any Android or iOS-based mobile or tablet device, desktop, over the Web, and Facebook, using cloud-based connectivity. Named “Best of the Year” by PC Magazine in 2011, the free, award-winning ooVoo mobile app can be downloaded at www.ooVoo.com, in the App Store and on Google Play.
Headquartered in New York City, ooVoo is a privately-held company funded by Myrian Capital, a growth capital firm with investments in video communications, social media and advanced advertising, www.myriancapital.com. Follow ooVoo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ooVoo and through Twitter at www.twitter.com/ooVoo.
ABOUT BEDLOO
Bedloo is a free media comparison website and mobile app that allows users to post any two photos, videos or audio files for a side-by-side A/B comparison. Users post a simple two-choice Bedloo question that relates to the uploaded images. The Bedloo questions can be shared on the user’s social media accounts so their friends and followers can vote immediately A or B to answer the question and leave comments. All votes are tallied in real-time and results are posted in percentage numbers. Statistics are provided for each Bedloo question so voting results are also displayed by gender, location and more. Bedloo’s voting platform is fully integrated with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Bing and SoundCloud.
