Zune Social
Zune Social was the online component of
The central component of Social was the Zune Card. It was a Flash-based widget that could be embedded on other sites and social networking pages (Myspace, Facebook, etc.). It showcased the user's most recently played songs, their most played artists and number of times that artist had been played, and a user-selected list of favorite songs. Clicking a song, artist, or album would bring up the respective page on the Social website. Select songs had an option to preview a 30-second clip, and users could download the song via Zune Marketplace, suggest the song to a friend, or add it as one of their favorites.
In May 2008, Microsoft added reputation badges to users' Zune Cards, which could be earned by having listened to an album or artist a certain number of times, or by making helpful posts in the Zune forums. In addition, Zune Cards could be synced with user's devices; subscribers to Zune Pass could in this way download all the songs on their friends' cards.
Comparisons to Microsoft's
Plays were recorded on both the device and software, and the software sent play updates by default every 15 minutes. Songs played on the device were recorded during the sync process, though the order they show up on the Zune Card was a result of the sync order (not play order). Only albums that were in
Zune Social Badges
If a user listened to an artist or album enough times, Zune awarded that user a badge. Users also earned badges for contributing useful information to the Zune.net forums and for reviews.
Album Power Listener
- Bronze - 200 or more plays
- Silver - 1,000 or more plays
- Gold - 5,000 or more plays
Artist Power Listener
- Bronze - 200 or more plays
- Silver -1,000 or more plays
- Gold - 5,000 or more plays
Forums Contributor
- Bronze - 10 or more posts rated highly
- Silver - 25 or more posts rated highly
- Gold - 50 or more posts rated highly
Reviews Contributor
- Bronze - 10 or more reviews rated highly
- Silver - 20 or more reviews rated highly
- Gold - 50 or more reviews rated highly
Badges did not expire.