September 1, 2010: Apple’s new music-focused social network, Ping, ships as part of iTunes 10. Apple says the service will let users discover new music and more easily follow their favorite artists.

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Company's music-centric social service -- largely viewed as an Apple misstep -- becomes obsolete with greater Facebook and Twitter integration in iTunes. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET ...

Apple unveiled Ping yesterday at the company's annual music event in San Francisco. The new social network works as a music-centered community that exists within iTunes. The announcement coincides ...

The next version of iTunes, available today, includes Ping, a social music discovery tool that allows users to follow friends and artists, helping customers to discover and share new music. "It's sort ...

Apple [AAPL] has announced that its new music-based social network, Ping, has reached over one million users in the first 48 hours. According to Apple, over one-third of users who downloaded the new ...