I'm Getting A Zune

I got an e-mail from Matchstick a few weeks ago to fill out a survey. So, like a good blogger, I filled out every question and promptly discovered that I was outside of their required age group. They also had a bunch of grammar and spelling errors in their form that I pointed out were incorrect and sent them a nasty note telling them off. If you're going to send out a survey and want bloggers to chat about products, at least use a spell checker! I think I was also a little miffed that they asked all kinds of questions about my music listening consumption and then said I was too old.

Then, to my surprise, they called me last week to tell me that I have been confirmed and approved as a recipient of one of their blogger giveaways. Of course, the deal is, you need to blog about the product they send you. And, as a nice twist, they did specify that the blogging was not a "suck up job". If the product sucks, say so. I found that a nice change.

The giveaway this time is a Microsoft Zune. So, over the next while (when I receive said Zune) I will be chattering about how it rules or how it sucks. I am a long time iPod user and should be able to compare them fairly. The iPod rules but there are little things here and there that frustrate me.

Will the Zune be a better solution? Who knows. We'll find out.

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about me

Shane Birley is a blogger, huge geeky nerd, web developer, poet, and creative writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a partner at Left Right Minds, a web development, arts management, business blogging and on line marketing company.

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What else do I do? I talk out loud, record it, and post it on line. I chatter about all kinds of things. Some of the things are nerdy, some professional, and some of them are very much NSFW. Why? Because do them for myself and my non-work life. You can be the judge.