…but apparently, not too many users had a kind word to say about Ping, Apple’s new music social media platform, where you “create a profile and begin following and being followed by like-minded music fans”, according to Jemima Kiss, writer of the Guardian’s PDA Digital Content Blog.
It’s a shame, because a serious social network that centres on the love of music is one platform I can get behind.
The article goes on to say: “A music-orientated social network is a great idea because Apple has a captive and very active audience among its iTunes user base. Privacy settings are simple – share everything with anyone, share a bit with people you approve or don’t share at all. Where Twitter is all things to all people, Ping could become the default network for music chatter – gig reviews, album recommendations and so on – one of those niche social networks we thought might take off a few years back.”
Sadly, most people say it’s full of bugs and difficult to use. Bummer. You can only pick three genres of music (Ms Kiss picked singer-songwriters, blues and alternative), the result of which was a recommendation to listen to Katy Perry. Yawn. I’ll guess I’ll have wait until the next version debuts.
Read the article here.
Photo taken from the Guardian website.
