http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1//App_Themes/Channel8/images/feedimage.pnghttp://channel8.msdn.com/Tags/zune+social/zune socialhttp://channel8.msdn.com/Tags/zune+social/en-usThu, 20 Mar 2008 00:09:36 GMTThu, 20 Mar 2008 00:09:36 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3121.26304, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)<img src="http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/c8/8/4/0/4/cesarmZuneFB_small_c8.jpg" border="0" /><p>I'll be the first to admit that the first generation <a href="http://zune.net" target="_blank">Zune</a> was not my favorite digital player... I have two of the <a href="http://www.zune.net/en-US/products/default.htm" target="_blank">Zune30</a> models and they serve their purposes in my car or on long plane rides, for example... but for everyday out and about use, I much prefer my new smaller, touch pad controlled, shiny red <a href="http://www.zune.net/en-US/products/default.htm" target="_blank">Zune8.</a> Oh and did I mention wireless syncing?? NIIIICE.</p> <p>Anyway, Cesar Menendez (my favorite Zune Rocker) has shown me how the <a href="http://zune.net" target="_blank">Zune</a> team has taken music back to its pre-digital roots when people used to gather at record stores and tell each other about the latest and best ways to rock out--or mellow out, depending on your style. It's called the <a href="http://www.zune.net/en-US/social/default.htm" target="_blank">Zune Social</a> and it really is an interesting concept that leverages the back end from the <a href="http://xbox.com" target="_blank">XBox</a> Live infrastructure and allows you to create a profile that displays your songs played, favorites, and friends. From there you can find out what others are listening to, get a taste of it, and share it with others... very cool stuff.</p> <p>My favorite part is when Cesar sent me a recommendation for a band he likes... it came as a message to <a href="http://social.zune.net/member/MaxPowerhouse7" target="_blank">my Zune Social section</a> in which I ended up purchasing the album all within 30 seconds.</p> <p>And to top off the Zune Social with a nice cherry: you can now add it to your FaceBook or MySpace profiles. Cesar shows you how, so check it out and let us know what you think!</p><img src="http://channel8.msdn.com/4048/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0" height="1" width="1" alt="" />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/4048/http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/4048/Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:01:00 GMThttp://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/c8/8/4/0/4/cesarmZuneFB_c8.wmv43354http://channel8.msdn.com/4048/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0<p>I'll be the first to admit that the first generation <a href="http://zune.net" target="_blank">Zune</a> was not my favorite digital player... I have two of the <a href="http://www.zune.net/en-US/products/default.htm" target="_blank">Zune30</a> models and they serve their purposes in my car or on long plane rides, for example... but for everyday out and about use, I much prefer my new smaller, touch pad controlled, shiny red <a href="http://www.zune.net/en-US/products/default.htm" target="_blank">Zune8.</a> Oh and did I mention wireless syncing?? NIIIICE.</p> <p>Anyway, Cesar Menendez (my favorite Zune Rocker) has shown me how the <a href="http://zune.net" target="_blank">Zune</a> team has taken music back to its pre-digital roots when people used to gather at record stores and tell each other about the latest and best ways to rock out--or mellow out, depending on your style. It's called the <a href="http://www.zune.net/en-US/social/default.htm" target="_blank">Zune Social</a> and it really is an interesting concept that leverages the back end from the <a href="http://xbox.com" target="_blank">XBox</a> Live infrastructure and allows you to create a profile that displays your songs played, favorites, and friends. From there you can find out what others are listening to, get a taste of it, and share it with others... very cool stuff.</p> <p>My favorite part is when Cesar sent me a recommendation for a band he likes... it came as a message to <a href="http://social.zune.net/member/MaxPowerhouse7" target="_blank">my Zune Social section</a> in which I ended up purchasing the album all within 30 seconds.</p> <p>And to top off the Zune Social with a nice cherry: you can now add it to your FaceBook or MySpace profiles. Cesar shows you how, so check it out and let us know what you think!</p>Max12http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/4048/RSS/http://channel8.msdn.com/4048/Trackback.aspxcesarFacebookzunezune social