You’re well aware I’m not in love with Ping, and I’d be willing to bet you aren’t, either. Ping blows. Like, a lot. A thinly-veiled attempt to sell more albums, Ping has, so far, been a joke of a ‘social’ experience. Now, Ping has added the ability to share playlists. Of your own music. Why… Continue reading Ping Still Trying With Shared Playlists
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Apple Pimps Ping With Exclusive Michael Jackson Track
There’s something so bizarre about posthumous album releases. Like, what’s the deal with 2pac? I think I read somewhere that he’s released more music while dead than alive at this point? That’s probably untrue, but that the claim can even be made and reasonably believed at all renders it pretty bizarre, at any rate. Then… Continue reading Apple Pimps Ping With Exclusive Michael Jackson Track
Apple Dreams Big: Still Confident Ping Will Catch On
So Apple is dancing around, boasting of one million users having joined Ping in under 48 hours. That’s a pretty funky dance, Apple. “One-third of the people who have downloaded iTunes 10 have joined Ping,“ says Eddy Cue, vice president of Internet Services. “As many more people download iTunes 10 in the coming weeks, we… Continue reading Apple Dreams Big: Still Confident Ping Will Catch On
Facebook And Apple Are Scrap-Ping
I’m not going to get dragged into the mudslinging over iTunes 10. I’m not. I flat out refuse. Two of my co-Techi’s have written, in some depth and with greater eloquence than I. Okay, seriously, WTF Apple? iTunes 10 UI changes-for-the-sake-of-changes aside, what is it you’ve actually got here? The ‘Facebook’ of music? The ‘Twitter’… Continue reading Facebook And Apple Are Scrap-Ping