Good news! The Zune service and Zune.net are back online. Head on over to http://social.zune.net/podcasts/ to try out the new streaming audio podcasts through your browser. We now have one of the largest streaming audio podcast catalogs - so go browse and enjoy. Also don't forget to create a music quiz - everyone is doing it, or so I hear. You may continue to see some leftovers of the update last night like delayed playcount data. This data is not being lost, it just may take a little longer...

Hey all, we are making progress on the service update so thanks for your continued patience. We are getting closer to the end but still not quite there yet. When back online, we will feature a huge catalog of streaming audio podcasts on Zune.net and the ability to browse the entire podcast catalog. Streaming audio podcasts are a great way to listen to your favorite shows at work without having to download the Zune software to your computer (sometimes places of business don't approve of downloads...

Hope everyone is having a great week! Some quick updates coming to Zune support over the next few months. The support team here at Zune is looking to make the support system more efficient, combining online resources, phone support, and the community assistance from the Zune forums . You’re also going to see additional online tools to help with support issues, tips and tricks, and how-to questions. Because we’re going to be adding more online and self-help support modules, the phone support...