• "Ping has timed out"-- Apple's Social music Service shutting down Sept. 30th
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[quote=Wired][img]http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2012/09/ping_death-660x455.jpg[/img] [h2]So Long, Ping: Apple Shuttering Failed Social Network Sept. 30[/h2] Ping, Apple’s largely ignored attempt at a music-focused social network, is [url=http://9to5mac.com/2012/09/12/ping-is-over-on-september-30th-apple-no-longer-accepting-new-members/]officially shutting down Sept. 30.[/url] During Apple’s media event Wednesday, Apple introduced a redesigned iTunes interface for desktop and iOS devices, but Ping was noticeably absent. The new iTunes will be available in October. Apple introduced Ping at the company’s fall 2010 iPod music event as a social network for music where users could follow ther friends and favorite musical artists to discover and talk about new music. Steve Jobs described it as “sort of like Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes.” We had high hopes for Ping at the outset. In a 2010 article, we called it “too big to fail” and cited Apple’s then 150 million iTunes customers (and their credit cards) and the impending death of Myspace as reasons why the social network could become a social hot spot for music. But Ping ended up landing half-baked. A deal with Facebook reportedly fell through, leaving the service lacking in the friend-discovery department. And it felt uncomfortably commercial, with frequently prompting users to buy tracks. Speaking at the May All Things Digital conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, “We tried Ping and I think the customer voted and said, ‘This isn’t something that I want to put a lot of energy into.’” Apple might be redirecting its energies in this area on a Pandora-like custom radio service, according to recent reports. If true, it seems like Apple could eventually roll that into iTunes’ new enhanced playlist and Next Up feature fairly seamlessly.[/quote] Never used it myself, was just in the way for me most of the time. [url=http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/09/goodbye-ping/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=twitterclickthru]Source[/url]
It was a cool concept I guess, but Apple should just stay away from social networking.
never even heard of this
What. Never heard of it.
[QUOTE=skynrdfan3;37664557]never even heard of this[/QUOTE] do you use iTunes?
rip bing
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;37665005]do you use iTunes?[/QUOTE] Yeah, its pretty much impossible to [I]not[/I] come across it in iTunes. However, the fact that many people have never even heard may just show how successful it was. I was never really interested in it personally. And nobody I know is either.
good call apple, if apple let it slide they wouldn't profit from it
Used it for like a week, concept is good though but yeah it never really went off the ground
how should I play online games without ping now :(
hping3
Why would you [I]purposely[/I] use iTunes :tinfoil:
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37665752]Why would you [I]purposely[/I] use iTunes :tinfoil:[/QUOTE] iTunes is fine on mac / iDevices.
[QUOTE=PieClock;37665852]iTunes is fine on mac / iDevices.[/QUOTE] It's alright in that case, I guess. But on windows iTunes is terrible.
[QUOTE=PieClock;37665852]iTunes is fine on mac / iDevices.[/QUOTE] but even then there are better options on Mac, like Clementine
[QUOTE=The Baconator;37665926]but even then there are better options on Mac, like Clementine[/QUOTE] I use that on windows. I like winamp, but it's too bloated for my taste, even with a minimal install. And installing a older version just causes trouble.
This was still alive ? I though they silently axed it a while ago
Good, it was dumb anyways.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37665883]It's alright in that case, I guess. But on windows iTunes is terrible.[/QUOTE] iTunes is always terrible. They say that apple software is easy to use and it just works but I find drag and drop a lot more comfortable than having to synchronise with the software. Especially if I connect to a different pc.
[QUOTE=Van-man;37666376]I use that on windows. I like winamp, but it's too bloated for my taste, even with a minimal install. And installing a older version just causes trouble.[/QUOTE] Winamp too bloated? Try Foobar2000. Specifically made to be a low-footprint, highly customisable media player.
[QUOTE=PieClock;37665852]iTunes is fine on mac / iDevices.[/QUOTE] I'm on a Mac and iTunes is still fairly bad IMO. I love Spotify though.
I would have tried it if it didn't mean having iTunes open
It seems incredibly dumb to think you can compete the Facebook and or Twitter (that's you too, Google). They already have massive established user bases and no one really has any reason to abandon them for an alternative.
I like iTunes, it's just a piece of shit when it comes to idevices.
Why does everyone think everything needs social networking Ping, Google+, new Steam community, all this shit Social networking needs critical mass to be successful. This is why Facebook is so popular. Nobody is going to bother using a whole new network for every hobby or service they enjoy
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;37667731]Winamp too bloated? Try Foobar2000. Specifically made to be a low-footprint, highly customisable media player.[/QUOTE] This. Foobar2k is my favorite thing ever.
Am I the only one that uses VLC for everything?
[QUOTE=Naaz;37669903]Am I the only one that uses VLC for everything?[/QUOTE] VLC is a decent failsafe, but it isn't very good at media playing as a whole. It can be a nuisance when it comes to audio playback, and when it comes to video playback it just isn't good at all. Par huge format support.
[QUOTE=No_Excuses;37667986]It seems incredibly dumb to think you can compete the Facebook and or Twitter (that's you too, Google). [/QUOTE] People said the same things about myspace. [editline]15th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37669915]VLC is a decent failsafe, but it isn't very good at media playing as a whole. It can be a nuisance when it comes to audio playback, and when it comes to video playback it just isn't good at all. Par huge format support.[/QUOTE] It's leagues better than Windows Media Player and is incredibly simple to install. While other players definitely have superior quality and performance, they can't even compete with VLC in how ridiculously easy it is to install for the average end user.
[QUOTE=Desuh;37667431]iTunes is always terrible. They say that apple software is easy to use and it just works but I find drag and drop a lot more comfortable than having to synchronise with the software. Especially if I connect to a different pc.[/QUOTE] i love synchronization. i just have to manage one library. i have so much fucking music that managing different devices becomes an absolute head-ache for me. with itunes i can just pick a list of music and sync it without having to have any fuss about it. drag and drop is fine for files, but if you want to manage album art, the proper MP3 tags, duplicates drag and drop becomes a fucking chore
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