The attempt at a social network by the tech-giant-turned-music-distributor debuted in September 2010, but the service fell flat and the company has since changed its social-music strategy. By William ...

Apple has quietly launched Ping, its social network designed to drive sales of digital music, for the iPad, now available within the iTunes app. The addition became available this weekend without the ...

Apple has quietly released iTunes 10.0.1, a minor update that fixes a few bugs and better integrates the Ping music social networking service. On the bug front, iTunes 10.0.1 fixes video picture ...

Apple audaciously seems to think the world actually needs another social network -- one that you even need special software to be part of, to boot. With the introduction Wednesday of 'Ping," a ...

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.

Twitter just announced that starting today, “Twitter are making it even easier for people to share music discoveries with their friends by putting Ping activity, song previews and links to purchase ...

A new Apple service aims to introduce music lovers to new styles and genres. To say Chris Abnett loves music is an understatement. "I have about 500 gigabits worth of music stored on my hard drives at ...

Spammers have wasted no time in flocking to Apple's new music-related social media service integrated within iTunes 10, Ping, which does not feature any protective filtering measures. Security firm ...

SAN FRANCISCO-September 1, 2010-Apple® today introduced iTunes® 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network for following your favorite artists and friends to discover what music they're talking ...

During their event today in San Francisco, Apple announced iTunes 10, the latest version of their music software. But they also introduced a big new feature in the app — Ping: a social network for ...

At the Apple press conference today, Steve Jobs unveiled Ping, a music social network seamlessly integrated into the latest version of iTunes 10. How do artists connect with their fans? Twitter?