Is Apple investing in Facebook?
Unlikely, but Mashable is throwing it out there (Update: Not happening):
It’s the second piece of information from our tipster that really piqued our interest, though. Leading the potential round will be Digital Sky Technologies (an existing investor) and Apple. Yes, Apple. The funding is part of a partnership between the two companies that will eventually result [...]
Facebook CTO ‘very confident’ that Apple and Facebook will unite with Ping
Facebook CTO, Bret Taylor, at a dinner in New York last night said he is “very confident” that Apple and Facebook will figure out a way to work together on Ping. For those following the news about Ping, Facebook was pulled from the new music-oriented social network at launch. Recent reports also suggest that Apple [...]
Apple adds Game Center compatibility indicators to App Store
Last night Apple updated iTunes to version 10.0.1 and perhaps the most important new feature is Ping Sidebar. Besides the new Ping features Apple fixes tons of bugs and added a neat little time saver to the App Store. For those who are interested in finding out if the app they want to download is [...]
Apple releases iTunes 10.0.1, Ping Sidebar gets real
Apple has just dropped its first update to iTunes 10 with iTunes 10.0.1 and it brings Ping Sidebar to life along with some critical bug fixes.
We just installed the update and Ping Sidebar is essentially a glance at your Ping friends and artists activity right in any of your current iTunes windows. Whether that be [...]
Apple spoke with Facebook for 18 months prior to Ping launch – no deal
Here’s news for all you socialites out there — it appears Apple and Facebook chatted for over a year before the launch of Ping, and the talks gave us … nothing.
Recall when Apple boss Steve Jobs says Facebook demanded “onerous” terms?
Well, shoot across to this report from Dan Frommer who tells us that a [...]
Ping nets 1 million users, iTunes 10 gets 3 million downloads
It’s only been around 48 short hours since the launch of Apple’s Ping social music network, and the service has already managed to get one million users. According to Apple’s Chief of Internet stuff, Eddy Cue, those one million Ping accounts make up 1/3 of iTunes downloads. If you crunch those numbers you’ll find out [...]
iTunes 10 available for download
Apple’s iTunes 10 software is now available for download. The latest iteration is a major release as it brings a lot of new things to the table. The first and foremost is the integration of Ping – a social network for iTunes users. Ping allows users to follow or be followed by anyone (or particular), [...]
More on Ping: Invites, iPhone and music
We’re pulling some more Ping info here. When someone ‘Pings’ you you get an email like this:
That URL takes you into iTunes where you see this screen:
Of course here’s where Mark gets denied. Ping is also showing up on the iPhone, below, but hasn’t propagated out.