Ping.fm Gets Boost Thanks to Apple's Ping, Company Claims (PC World)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:12:00 GMT
PC World - It's the kind of ironic story that news editors find irresistible. Apple makes big announcement about a social network for music lovers. When music lovers go hunting for the service, they end up in some Internet backwater. They like what they find there and the little guy gets a boost in business thanks to the big guy's big marketing budget.Read more...
Apple: The King of Digital Music (PC World)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:39:00 GMT
PC World - Behold the King of music, circa 2010. We aren't talking about Elvis here. Apple's iPod still reigns supreme. And judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced this week along with an update to iTunes, Apple 's dominance of the digital music world seems solid -- at least for now.Read more...
iTunes Ping: The Missing Thing (Mashable)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:01:19 GMT
Mashable - Apple this week launched Ping, a new social network that runs within the iTunes software.Read more...
iTunes Ping's Latest Problem: Spam (Mashable)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:38:44 GMT
Mashable - iTunes Ping is apparently full of spam, yet another hiccup in Apple's road to establishing a legitimate social network.Read more...
Music labels eager for Google-Apple battle (Reuters)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:32:25 GMT
Reuters - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.Read more...