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I think the mistake Dave Winer makes is to consider this a replacement / direct competitor for Facebook. Apple just used the term "social network" because it's
by silvestrov 16y ago
I think the mistake Dave Winer makes is to consider this a replacement / direct competitor for Facebook. Apple just used the term "social network" because it's considered hot by the press.
Ping should be considered a replacement for the old paper-based music magazines: a channel from the music companies to the interested music lovers. An improvement over the old channel, as it makes it much easier for the consumers to buy new music, and much easier for the bands to provide small snippets of news, pictures etc.
Apple is in the business of selling stuff.
- davewiner 16y agoI heard Jobs say it was Facebook or Twitter but for music. Seems pretty unambiguous.
- chc 16y agoThat's what's known as a "high-concept pitch." It gives people a broad idea of what the thing is about and gets people excited by connecting it to something that's already well-loved, but often belies the actual details and intentions behind the thing. The bigger and more iconic the comparison, the more smoke and mirrors are likely being used. For example, "Inception" could be pitched as "Like 'Ocean's Eleven' meets 'The Matrix'". It's not inaccurate, but all it's actually meant to convey is "It's a heist movie with trippy visuals." If you go into the theater expecting either of those movies, you're probably going to be a little bit confused.