WASHINGTON, DC – As usual there was a surrounding Apple's surprise product launch today in San Francisco. The event was live streamed across the web for Mac users only (though there was afor PC users). Expectations ranged from updates to the iPod, iTunes and even Apple TV.While Apple CEO Steve Jobs did indeed dazzle his audience with revamped versions of all three products, the big surprise came with his introduction of Ping, a social network built directly into iTunes. As Jobs explained today:We're announcing Ping -- it's a social network for music. It's like Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes. It's all about music. Built right into iTunes is Ping -- you see all your recent activity. Here's a post from an artist -- Lady Gaga. You can find people just by typing in their name. If they've said 'you can follow me' you can follow them with just a click... Ping is for social music discovery. You can follow people and you can be followed. Most artists will hold their hand up and say 'you can follow me' -- you can hold your hand up and say that as well, or you can say 'people can follow me but I have to approve who follows me.' Then you can set up a circle of friends.Will Apple's new music social network take off? Here are the immediate reactions from tech pundits on Twitter: .bbpBox22727502471 {background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/1281738360/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #9ae4e8;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} A social network for music discovery sounds like a pretty great idea, actually. via webfmanjooSteve Austin mp3 albums
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WASHINGTON, DC – As usual there was a surrounding Apple's surprise product launch today in San Francisco. The event was live streamed across the web for Mac users only (though there was afor PC users). Expectations ranged from updates to the iPod, iTunes and even Apple TV.While Apple CEO Steve Jobs did indeed dazzle his audience with revamped versions of all three products, the big surprise came with his introduction of Ping, a social network built directly into iTunes. As Jobs explained today:We're announcing Ping -- it's a social network for music. It's like Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes. It's all about music. Built right into iTunes is Ping -- you see all your recent activity. Here's a post from an artist -- Lady Gaga. You can find people just by typing in their name. If they've said 'you can follow me' you can follow them with just a click... Ping is for social music discovery. You can follow people and you can be followed. Most artists will hold their hand up and say 'you can follow me' -- you can hold your hand up and say that as well, or you can say 'people can follow me but I have to approve who follows me.' Then you can set up a circle of friends.Will Apple's new music social network take off? Here are the immediate reactions from tech pundits on Twitter: .bbpBox22727502471 {background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/1281738360/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #9ae4e8;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} A social network for music discovery sounds like a pretty great idea, actually. via webfmanjooSteve Austin mp3 albums