A few of you might have read over the last few weeks in Slate or the New York Times on why some people are attracted to Zune. Grahm over at AnythingButiPod has an interesting take on Zune and why people may or may not want to purchase one. So I figured I would go straight to the source: You, dear blogger: what's your take on this question called out in the abi article: Is Microsoft positioning the Zune as the anti-iPod, and are people buying Zunes because they’re not iPods? I would say...

Here's a cool site on the Horizon: Check out InsidetheCircle.net , a site written by some Zune Social all-stars, like Tromboneforhire , Julio Angel Ortiz , Solar 257 and more. If you're interested in finding (free) music, insightful musings on Zune, and community (like I am), head over there! Tell 'em Cesar sent ya!

The 4th Annual New Media Expo (formerly called the Podcast & Portable Media Expo) starts today, August 14-16 in hot Las Vegas. I am sitting in the lobby of the Hilton next to the Las Vegas Convention Center and podcasters from all over the country are coming to town to meet-up with old friends and are here to learn about what is new with podcasting. This year, I have been able to pull together a major Zune sponsorship and exhibition at the show. This is a great opportunity to for Zune to establish...

Everybody excited for the Olympics? Me too. A number of teams here at Microsoft are partnering with NBC Sports to bring you the highlights and vid eos - for more details, see the media alert . Here's the Zune specific portion from the alert: Zune. On Aug. 8, Zune Marketplace will kick off a series of daily 2008 Olympic Games videos from NBC Sports, giving viewers special on-the-go access to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. For approximately 99 cents–$1.99 per episode (with post-Games content...