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Yeah, this guy not knowing who one of the most skilled cellists on the planet is kinda undermines any of his music-related credibility.

Swizec 16y ago
And that's worse than Ping not knowing who The Doors are?
- ptomato 16y ago
  Or more probably the artist pages are created by the artists.
  - riffic 16y ago
    or by labels
- Timothee 16y ago
  Well, the thing is that you could follow The Doors all you want, you wouldn't be informed of new albums, new concerts or new posts from the band any time soon. I'm not exactly surprised it's not there.
robryan 16y ago
Because we all like the same music.....
- 9oliYQjP 16y ago
  I don't like Jack Johnson but I know who he is. You'd have to be a pretty lazy music consumer to not know who he is, the kind that doesn't buy music but just listens to ClearChannel stations. Otherwise known as the kind of people that Apple doesn't want on the social network because they won't buy music and aren't much interested in it either.
  - uptown 16y ago
    I disagree. The compelling reason Apple would enter the social space was to inform their customers about artists they don't already know about. To contend that Apple isn't interested in the ClearChannel listener is exactly wrong. In Apple's ideal world, ClearChannel doesn't even have a reason to exist. Their goal should be to expose artists and music that their customers haven't already heard about, in order to encourage them to buy their music.
9oliYQjP 16y ago
The fact that people like him aren't on this social network is why I think it will take off. A music-based social network needs people who, you know, are kind of into music.
CountHackulus 16y ago
Look at the 3 genres of music he chose, then look at the suggestions. Just try and justify Yo-Yo Ma. Don't get me wrong, I love his work, it's just that the blogger here didn't choose classical.
djburiedalive 16y ago
I'm not sure he needs any "music-related credibility" (whatever that is) to make valid points about Ping. I'm pretty sure all he needs to make valid criticisms of Ping is: 1. iTunes (check) 2. the desire to use a music-oriented social network (http://www.last.fm/user/swizec http://www.last.fm/user/swizec - check, I think) The only thing I can think of that might disqualify him from having, uh, cred here is that he already has a last.fm - I bet Ping catches on best, if it remains as it is now, with people who haven't sought out a music/social network, but see Ping in their iTunes, hassle-free, and decide it's pretty neat.

Swizec 16y ago

And that's worse than Ping not knowing who The Doors are?

ptomato 16y ago
Or more probably the artist pages are created by the artists.
- riffic 16y ago
  or by labels
Timothee 16y ago
Well, the thing is that you could follow The Doors all you want, you wouldn't be informed of new albums, new concerts or new posts from the band any time soon. I'm not exactly surprised it's not there.

robryan 16y ago

Because we all like the same music.....

9oliYQjP 16y ago
I don't like Jack Johnson but I know who he is. You'd have to be a pretty lazy music consumer to not know who he is, the kind that doesn't buy music but just listens to ClearChannel stations. Otherwise known as the kind of people that Apple doesn't want on the social network because they won't buy music and aren't much interested in it either.
- uptown 16y ago
  I disagree. The compelling reason Apple would enter the social space was to inform their customers about artists they don't already know about. To contend that Apple isn't interested in the ClearChannel listener is exactly wrong. In Apple's ideal world, ClearChannel doesn't even have a reason to exist. Their goal should be to expose artists and music that their customers haven't already heard about, in order to encourage them to buy their music.

9oliYQjP 16y ago

The fact that people like him aren't on this social network is why I think it will take off. A music-based social network needs people who, you know, are kind of into music.

CountHackulus 16y ago

Look at the 3 genres of music he chose, then look at the suggestions. Just try and justify Yo-Yo Ma. Don't get me wrong, I love his work, it's just that the blogger here didn't choose classical.

djburiedalive 16y ago

I'm not sure he needs any "music-related credibility" (whatever that is) to make valid points about Ping. I'm pretty sure all he needs to make valid criticisms of Ping is: 1. iTunes (check) 2. the desire to use a music-oriented social network (http://www.last.fm/user/swizec http://www.last.fm/user/swizec - check, I think) The only thing I can think of that might disqualify him from having, uh, cred here is that he already has a last.fm - I bet Ping catches on best, if it remains as it is now, with people who haven't sought out a music/social network, but see Ping in their iTunes, hassle-free, and decide it's pretty neat.