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Apple Releases iTunes 10 With 'Ping' Social Networking for Music
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Sad to see Apple jump on the social networking bandwagon. They say it lets you "discover new music", but in fact, all social networking just results in friends becoming ever more similar. Friend circles listen to the same music, they go to the same concerts, they "follow" the same people, they think the same thoughts... I wonder if they also ***** the same man / woman...
Other than that, the iTunes 10 icon is very ugly. Looks like it's been taken out of the Windows XP Control Panel.
Other than that, the iTunes 10 icon is very ugly. Looks like it's been taken out of the Windows XP Control Panel.
I guess so, "me knows".
Anyways, I might say the name of the new service, PING, is as beautiful as the new iTunes10 icon is
I can't wait for Katy Perry and Lady Gaga to friend me out of nowhere! Besides, groups of idiots have always found ways to be like their idiot friends, even without social networking. Social networking just takes the hassle out of actually asking your friends what you should think.
actually my circle of friends have a wide and varying taste in music, so it could be interesting for me.
Ui
And yet another UI in Osx, there's no consistency at all anymore, and compared to Windows 7, that system looks 5-10 years older !
And yet another UI in Osx, there's no consistency at all anymore, and compared to Windows 7, that system looks 5-10 years older !
I see Ping as becoming the start for Apple moving into Facebook's space. Eventually you will see Apple do mobile social networking right.
Seconded, being able to stream media from my computer's vast HDD to the tiny iDevice would be so much more useful than the other way round.
they didn't steal the concept. they purchased lala which was a competitor to last.fm and had many of the same features.
What do you think Last.fm is?
Steve Jobs invented music. And social networking. And the wheel.
Can't believe all the whining about the window buttons... they look just like they do everywhere else, only rearranged, and it gives you room for one or two extra lines in your list view, which is good.
But none of it really matters if the application still beachballs every time you try to do anything.
But none of it really matters if the application still beachballs every time you try to do anything.
it's for advertising, people tend to buy what friends tell them
and with this it's not like Gaga is going to be posting anything. she has publicity people to post to twitter and other sites. and if you noticed there is a buy something link next to almost everything.
it's to make you spend money
I really just want an Apple-built way to stream my iTunes library to my iPhone over 3G and WiFi. AirPlay was rather vague today, and seemed to still support the opposite direction: iPhone/iPad TO Apple TV. I can already do that with iTunes using the free Remote app. I really just want my big library on the go. I'm a little bummed that there wasn't even a mention of how/when this might be available in the future at today's event.
Well maybe he invented music and social networking, but I know for a fact that you're wrong about that last one.
Anyway, music is really not all that it's cracked up to be.
What would be nice... If Apple went the extra step and integrated all the media they sold! So they have a ping / last.fm not only for music but for music, tv and movies.
But I think we can expect that will be the next step of Apple
PS: still hate the idea that apple went into the social networking...
But I think we can expect that will be the next step of Apple
PS: still hate the idea that apple went into the social networking...