iTunes Ping First Impressions

iTunes recently released iTunes 10 and with it, came iTunes Ping. iTunes Ping is a social networking platform with a focus on music within iTunes . I am disappointed that Apple did not create a web site for iTunes Ping. I think that would be easier for most people to join in the fun.

You need an iTunes store account to create your iTunes Ping account. Again, this is another limitation for people who do not have iTunes music stores in their countries. I registered a iTunes USA store account some time ago with a USA forwarding address. Whenever I want to buy songs from iTunes, I have to go to eBay to purchase an iTunes gift card.

The problem with iTunes Ping is not a lot of artists have signed up for it. You’ll see about 200 plus early adopters and I can’t even find some of my favourite bands at the time of this writing.

Frankly, I am not impressed with iTunes Ping. Maybe Apple will improve it further but I don’t see the need to use it often at the moment.

Related articles by Zemanta:

• Ping Is Apple’s iTunes For Everything (techcrunch.com)
• iTunes Ping picker shows possibilities (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
• Just two strikes and Ping’s out for me (nevillehobson.com)
• What is Apple’s Ping? and What Does it Mean for Musicians? (themusiciansguide.co.uk)
• Apple’s iTunes Ping social network (sporkings.com)
• Ping? Is Anyone There? (capturetheconversation.com)
• Re-imagining Ping (macworld.com)
• Ping: why all the fuss? No one I know uses iTunes any more (telegraph.co.uk)