.so-social-blog {
    .placeholder {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    article {

        width: 100%;    
        min-height: 200px;
        margin-bottom: 2em;
         @include MQ(M) {
             margin-bottom: 2em;
        }
         @include MQ(L) {
            margin-bottom: 2em;
        }
        img.article-grid-image {
            margin: 0;
            float: left;
        }
        .article-content {
            background: $sosocial-warm-light-gray;
            color: $sosocial-earth;
            padding: 1.5em 1.5em;
            margin: 0;
            strong {
                font-weight: 900;
            }
            p:last-child {
                margin-bottom: 0;
            }
        }
        .article-type {
            font-size: 0.8em;
            letter-spacing: 3px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin-bottom: 0;
            padding-top: 1em;
            font-weight: 900;
        }
        .byline-gradient {
            height: 70px;
            top: -70px;
            left: 0px;
            width: 100%;
            position: absolute;
            background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
            background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.26) 49%, rgba(0,0,0,0.42) 79%, rgba(0,0,0,0.57) 100%); 
            background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(0,0,0,0)), color-stop(49%,rgba(0,0,0,0.26)), color-stop(79%,rgba(0,0,0,0.42)), color-stop(100%,rgba(0,0,0,0.57))); 
            background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.26) 49%,rgba(0,0,0,0.42) 79%,rgba(0,0,0,0.57) 100%); 
            background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.26) 49%,rgba(0,0,0,0.42) 79%,rgba(0,0,0,0.57) 100%); 
            background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.26) 49%,rgba(0,0,0,0.42) 79%,rgba(0,0,0,0.57) 100%); 
            background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.26) 49%,rgba(0,0,0,0.42) 79%,rgba(0,0,0,0.57) 100%); 
            filter: none;
        }
        .article-byline {
            height: 50px;
            position: absolute;
            left: 1.5em;
            top:-25px;
            width: 100%;
            .author-image {
                border-radius: 100%;
                width: 50px;
                height: 50px;
                float: left;
                margin-right: 0.5em;
            }
            p.author-name {
                color: $white;
                font-size: 0.6em;
                padding: 0.75em 0 0.15em 0;
                text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px $black;
                margin-top: 0;
                margin-bottom: 0;
                text-transform: uppercase;
                font-weight: 900;
                letter-spacing: 2px;
                 @include MQ(M) {
            font-size: 0.8em;
                     padding: 0.15em 0 0.15em 0;
        }
                  @include MQ(L) {
            font-size: 0.8em;
                      padding: 0.15em 0 0.15em 0;
        }
            }
            p.article-dateline {
                color: $white;
                font-size: 0.6em;
                text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px $black;
                padding: 0.65em 0 0.15em 0;
                margin-top: 0;
                margin-bottom: 0;
                text-transform: uppercase;
                font-weight: 900;
                letter-spacing: 2px;
                font-style: italic;
                        @include MQ(M) {
            font-size: 0.8em;
                            padding: 0.25em 0 0.15em 0;
        }
                  @include MQ(L) {
           font-size: 0.8em;
                      padding: 0.25em 0 0.15em 0;
        }
            }
        }
        .article-title {
            padding: 2.5em 1.5em 1em 1.5em;
            background: $sosocial-earth;
            position: relative;
            color: $white;
            font-weight: 900;
            margin: 0;
            clear: both;
            h4 {
                font-size: 1.4em;
                //text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px $black;
                line-height: 1.2em;
                font-weight: 900;
                text-transform: capitalize;
                margin-bottom: 0;
                @include MQ(L) {
            font-size: 2em;
        }
            }

        }
        &.google {
            .article-title, .article-type {
                background: $sosocial-red;
                color: $white;
            }
        }
        &.facebook {
            .article-title, .article-type {
                background: $sosocial-facebook;
                color: $white;
            }
        }
        &.twitter {
            .article-title, .article-type {
                background: $sosocial-twitter;
                color: $white;
            }
        }
        &.snapchat {
            .article-title, .article-type {
                background: $sosocial-snapchat;
                color: #38371E;
            }
            .alternative-style {
                background: $sosocial-snapchat;
                color: $sosocial-earth;
                 
            } 
             .article-type {
            margin-bottom: -2em !important;

        }
            .article-title {
                padding-top: 0;
            }
        }
        &.tumblr {
            .article-title, .article-type {
                background: $sosocial-tumblr;
                color: $white;
            }
        }
        a.article-readmore {
            margin: 0;
            text-align: left;
        }
    } 
}