Tag: Ping

New Website Looks To Be “Ping” for Movies

When Apple introduced the new iTunes service called “Ping” back in September, the music-based social networking scheme sounded intriguing to me. However, the limited focus, along with requirement that users download iTunes and have an Apple ID, have prevented it from becoming a phenomenon. Could a new site that combines this concept with the Internet…

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As Should Be Expected, Ping Gets a “The Social Network” Parody

As Should Be Expected, Ping Gets a “The Social Network” Parody

I guess we should have saw this coming. Last week Apple announced “Ping”, an iTunes-based social networking system designed around music. While there has been some criticism about whether the service is even necessary, there has been even more about how difficult it is to set up. The group Wooden Nickel Shorts have created a…

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