Welcome, dear blog reader to the fifth edition of: So HOT Right Now: what the Zuneinsider Editors are Listening to (right now) . Check it: Justin : "I stumbled on Common Reaction by Uh Huh Her the other day. Kinda like Metric and Ladytron mixed with The Cardigans . Here's to dance-oriented synth mixed with alt-rock! Give it a try. Matt : “ The Game's new album “LAX” http://soLAX is one of the hottest albums I have heard this year. Star studded collaborations, expensive...

Welcome, dear blog reader to the third edition of: So HOT Right Now: what the Zuneinsider Editors are Listening to (right now) . okletsgo: Justin : " HAARP by Muse . The only way Muse could sound more epic is by performing live in front of adoring fans--which is why this live album is awesome." Rob : Watching athletes go for the gold at the Beijing Olympics this year! Matt : " Jay-Z’s classic album The Blueprint is back in my rotation this week. The whole album is amazing, but...

It has been great to see so much excitement online about our podcast support in the Zune Marketplace. The week of our Zune 2 launch, we sponsored the BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas and Podcamp Arizona . This is just the beginning of the Zune podcaster community outreach that we are planning for 2008. The podcaster community really jumped on the “1-Click” subscription link process released a couple weeks ago and we now have another way podcast content producers can link to their content...

We will be launching our Zune Marketplace Podcast Directory with approximately 1,000 podcast feeds shortly. The reason we are doing this is to seed the catalog with a base level of podcasts that Zune users and podcasters can build on over the next few months. Being a long-time podcaster, I understand that most content providers want to know about where their podcasts are being distributed and thus would want to actually submit his or her feed to us. It has been exciting over the past few weeks to...