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iTunes 10 now offering social playlists with Ping

On December 15, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, by Lobo

After Twitter integration and iPad migration , looks like the next stop for Ping is social playlists. That’s right — the next time you make a mix in iTunes 10 , clicking on the playlist arrow will give you two options: you can either purchase the playlist as a gift to your friend or loved one, or publish the playlist to Ping itself. Once your playlist is published, you can even give your friends on the network the option to edit it, making it a community playlist of sorts.

After Twitter integration and iPad migration , looks like the next stop for Ping is social playlists. That’s right — the next time you make a mix in iTunes 10 , clicking on the playlist arrow will give you two options: you can either purchase the playlist as a gift to your friend or loved one, or publish the playlist to Ping itself. Once your playlist is published, you can even give your friends on the network the option to edit it, making it a community playlist of sorts.

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All Things D: Facebook blocked Apple’s Ping service for unauthorized use

On September 2, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, by Lobo

We’d already heard whispers that Apple had to yank Facebook Connect integration from its new Ping music network because the connection was being denied by Facebook, and now Kara Swisher at All Things D is confirming it — and she’s saying Facebook shut down access on purpose after Apple used the find-your-friends API without permission. Juicy! Here’s the deal: Facebook’s friend-finding API is generally open access, but anyone that wants to hit it an extreme number of times has to sign a deal agreeing to protect Facebook user data and limit network impact. Given the sheer size of the iTunes customer base, it’s no surprise that Facebook wanted such a deal, but apparently negotiations broke down — possibly over what Steve Jobs referred to as “onerous terms” — and Apple decided to just go ahead and use the API anyway.

We’d already heard whispers that Apple had to yank Facebook Connect integration from its new Ping music network because the connection was being denied by Facebook, and now Kara Swisher at All Things D is confirming it — and she’s saying Facebook shut down access on purpose after Apple used the find-your-friends API without permission. Juicy! Here’s the deal: Facebook’s friend-finding API is generally open access, but anyone that wants to hit it an extreme number of times has to sign a deal agreeing to protect Facebook user data and limit network impact. Given the sheer size of the iTunes customer base, it’s no surprise that Facebook wanted such a deal, but apparently negotiations broke down — possibly over what Steve Jobs referred to as “onerous terms” — and Apple decided to just go ahead and use the API anyway.

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Why did Apple take Facebook Connect out of Ping?

On September 2, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, by Lobo

Apple certainly took its sweet time releasing iTunes 10 yesterday , and we’re beginning to think it’s because the company was making a last-second change to its new Ping social-network-for-music : the removal of Facebook Connect for finding friends. Seriously — although an option to find friends via Facebook was conspicuously present during Steve’s keynote demos, it’s not there anymore. Oddly, the option was there at the very beginning — several Engadget staffers definitely saw a Facebook button when they signed up for Ping last night, and there’s a whole thread on Apple’s support site of people who also saw it and are now wondering where it’s gone

Apple certainly took its sweet time releasing iTunes 10 yesterday , and we’re beginning to think it’s because the company was making a last-second change to its new Ping social-network-for-music : the removal of Facebook Connect for finding friends. Seriously — although an option to find friends via Facebook was conspicuously present during Steve’s keynote demos, it’s not there anymore. Oddly, the option was there at the very beginning — several Engadget staffers definitely saw a Facebook button when they signed up for Ping last night, and there’s a whole thread on Apple’s support site of people who also saw it and are now wondering where it’s gone

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iTunes 10 (with Ping) mercifully becomes available for download (update: iOS 4 has Ping, too)

On September 1, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, News, Reviews, by Lobo

Sure, they said it would be available immediately, but they lied.

Sure, they said it would be available immediately, but they lied.

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Apple announces iTunes 10 with Ping social network

On September 1, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, by Lobo

Not a huge surprise here, but Apple’s just announced iTunes 10 alongside all those new iPods , complete with a brand new logo that finally ditches the CD.

Not a huge surprise here, but Apple’s just announced iTunes 10 alongside all those new iPods , complete with a brand new logo that finally ditches the CD.

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