Zune player will create mobile DJs

Cory Bergman August 25th, 2006

Microsoft’s upcoming Zume portable music player will allow users to create their own mobile social networks and share photos and stream music over a wireless connection. Explains News.com about the DJ feature:

People have the option of turning the feature on or off, as well as of choosing whether to stream to any nearby Zune user or only to people on their friends list. If the DJ setting is on, people don’t need to do anything else to allow others to listen to their music. The music sent is the same as what the DJ is listening to; if they stop listening, the stream is interrupted.

Very cool. I imagine lots of folks will just leave it on so others can snoop at will — a great icebreaker for meeting people. As I’ve written before, social networking will soon be integrated into just about everything. The social technology revolution is just beginning.