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Call me crazy, but if you're going to integrate a new social network into your desktop media library app, it might be a good idea for users to be able to share the items in their library from the get-go. That wasn't the case with Ping, however.
When it launched, songs could only be shared from the iTunes Store -- and who wants to dig around in the Store to find a song that is already in their local library just to share it on Ping? Not me, that's for sure.
With the latest update to iTunes, however, Ping is actually integrated with iTunes. As you play songs or search through your library, you can now click and post to Ping. It's much simpler, more logical, and the way Ping should have worked in iTunes from the beginning. There's also a sidebar that displays relevant information from across Ping about the artist you've selected.
I'm still not going to use Ping, but I'm glad to see that Apple moved quickly to fix what was a fairly silly gap in functionality.
When it launched, songs could only be shared from the iTunes Store -- and who wants to dig around in the Store to find a song that is already in their local library just to share it on Ping? Not me, that's for sure.
With the latest update to iTunes, however, Ping is actually integrated with iTunes. As you play songs or search through your library, you can now click and post to Ping. It's much simpler, more logical, and the way Ping should have worked in iTunes from the beginning. There's also a sidebar that displays relevant information from across Ping about the artist you've selected.
I'm still not going to use Ping, but I'm glad to see that Apple moved quickly to fix what was a fairly silly gap in functionality.
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Subscribe to commentsjokermatt999Sep 27th 2010 10:40AM
Wow, maybe soon they'll be anywhere close to last.fm :)
JoshSep 27th 2010 11:55AM
I still think Apple dropped the ball here. They could have easily struck a deal with CBS (full Last.fm integration for a penny more of the revenue from their media probably would have done it) and they would have had full web statistics already built in. They could have added this when they launch their inevitable music streaming service too and done cross integration with Last.fm there (since they no longer stream their own music, they've outsourced). Just seems like they put a lot of work into a feature that isn't very well done when the exact service that they likely want is already out there.
Better yet, Apple would have been smart to snatch up Last.fm before CBS bought it two years ago. Of course, that may not have been that great for the users since CBS has let Last.fm remain independent, something Apple would never have allowed.