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 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 ...

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 ...

Apple has unveiled a new feature for its iTunes music service called Ping. It's kind of like Facebook for your music collection. It hasn't been received with much enthusiasm except perhaps by the ...

Apple's September 1 music event ended on a sour note. Coldplay's Chris Martin gave a tepid and pitchy performance that would have sent him packing from an American Idol audition. Michael Stanclift ...

Ping was scheduled for unceremonious termination at the end of September, and now it’s definitely gone dark. Clicking on the Ping link in the iTunes sidebar now returns an error, if it even still ...

Windows/Mac: When Apple added a "social network for music" to iTunes, at first you could only "like" or "post" songs you'd purchased or found in the iTunes Store. Now Ping explorers can share music ...

On Wednesday at the Apple music event in San Francisco, I had a short chat with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, as he strolled through the demo room for the media, just after he had announced various updates ...

Apple debuted a social network for music yesterday called Ping. It's built into Apple's iTunes software for computers and iOS devices. After taking it for a brief spin, it seems to be functional, but ...