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Is Apple's iCloud a Game-Changer for the Music Industry?

Cedric Perrier | Posted 08.07.2011

Cedric Perrier

Following Steve Jobs' announcement on Monday, iTunes users will finally be able to share their music wirelessly between their own devices. But the new service stops short of introducing essential new social components.

Twitter, Ping Join Forces For Music, Songs In Tweets

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 05.25.2011

Avid Twitter users should prepare for a potential onslaught of musical tweets after Apple's social network Ping and Twitter announced a partnership to...

Apple's Ping Succumbs To The Spammers

guardian.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011

Apple chief Steve Jobs's trumpeting of the 160 million credit card holders on iTunes was a siren call to spammers. As if they needed any invitation. ...

Apple, Facebook Clash Over Ping

AllThingsD | Kara Swisher | Posted 05.25.2011

According to sources familiar with Facebook's platform, the social networking giant essentially denied Apple's Ping access to application programming ...

Apple's New Social Network Breaks Up With Facebook

AllThingsD | Kara Swisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Facebook has noodled for years about creating its own social music offering, including doing a partnership with Lala, which was bought by Apple last y...

Is Ping the MySpace Music Slayer?

Caroline Giegerich | Posted 05.25.2011

Caroline Giegerich

At the core of the Apple fan boy or girl, is an ethos that Apple can and will continuously do it better than the next guy. In Ping's case, this assumption would be a mistake.

Apple Unveils Social Network For Music

Posted 05.25.2011

Apple's latest version of iTunes, iTunes 10, will include not only a new logo and new layout, but also Apple's own social network for music, "Ping." ...