Apple launched another social network last week targeting the music lovers. Ping has already reached about a million users only within two days. The number is big but it’s only a third of the total number of iTunes 10 downloads.
At present, there are more than 160 million iTunes users so the one million Ping users is very small. If Apple is serious in getting more Ping users, they need to be smarter with their advertisements and make the iTunes social network more interesting.
Here are just some of what Ping has to offer:
- Follow your favorite artists with a click and become part of their inner circle.
- Find out what music an artist likes and pick up a few recommendations.
- Get in on the action with artist photos and status updates. Even add comments to join the conversation.
- Ping is built into the iTunes app on iPhone and iPod touch. So you can see artist updates from anywhere.
- See what kind of music your friends and friends-to-be are into. Then follow them with a click.
- Find out what music other fans are listening to lately. Click on any album to learn more.
- Ping works on the iTunes app on iPhone and iPod touch.
- See when artists are playing near you and see who else will be in the audience, too. Then click to buy tickets from Live Nation.
- See what your friends are listening to, who they’re talking about, and what your favorite artists are up to — all on one page
- Listen to 30-second previews of songs your friends recommend. Like what you hear? Download it with a click.
- Find even more music fans with a quick search or by sending email invites.
- Top Charts tell you what the people you follow are listening to.
