ReadWriteWeb: 10 Things You Need to Know about Apple’s New Social Network, Ping
Number one, taken straight from RRW:
1. It’s Not a Standalone Website or Mobile Application
Ping is only a feature within iTunes, in both the desktop application for Mac and PC and the mobile application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The only thing you’ll find at www.ping.com (besides a lot of new traffic from confused people looking for music news) are golf clubs and golf bags. That’s not Apple’s Ping.
2. You Don’t Have to Use it
If the idea of yet another social network makes your skin crawl, have no fear – you can still update to iTunes 10 without being forced into the glamorous world of social sharing. Ping, available as an option on the left-side of iTunes, is turned off by default. If you want in, you have to push the big button that reads: “Turn on Ping.”
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