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Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours

7 points by rimantas 16y ago

moe 16y ago
You mean "Users" as in "People who signed up to take a look at the hyped new feature"? Sorry, but I'll be more curious to see how many people actually use the service in 6 months from now. The first reviews haven't been exactly glamorous.
- ghurlman 16y ago
  No, I think he meant spammers.
  - benologist 16y ago
    Pretty sure everyone else counts spammers too ... and anything else they need to reach a newsworthy or investor-friendly figure.
  - josephholsten 16y ago
    Hey, I resemble that remark.
- andre3k1 16y ago
  I would say that the majority of "users" (like myself) will not log into the service ever again. It doesn't help having zero friends :/ And I will blame having no frinds on the lack of Fbook or Twitter connect
  - deleted 16y ago
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agscala 16y ago
It's all about quality, not quantity. I'm surprised to see Apple jumping into social music when there's already services like last.fm which already excel and will be hard to dislodge.
- jstevens85 16y ago
  As long as (Long-Term Increased iTunes Store Revenue due to Ping) > (Development and Maintenance Costs of Ping), I can't see why it's surprising. Perhaps you disagree that the above equation will be true for Apple?
  - whopa 16y ago
    A half assed service has the possibility of hurting their brand though, as well as driving people to competitors, e.g. http://twitter.com/garrettdimon/status/22824730445 http://twitter.com/garrettdimon/status/22824730445
    - Qz 16y ago
      Your link just got me on the free trial... gonna try it out on my droid and see if it's better than Pandora, and maybe I'll subscribe. edit: bleh, $5 extra just for mobile? Nevermind.
      - whopa 16y ago
        Personally, I think the offline play feature makes it worth it. None of the other on-demand services seem to charge any less for mobile either, which makes me think that the labels have put a price floor on mobile access.
        Qz 16y ago
        Oh I did forget about that... although I wish it had some sort of auto playlist feature that mixes in recommended music... basically I want it to be Pandora that lets me sometimes choose songs.
chanux 16y ago
Can iTunes users chose to not be ping users?
- sorbus 16y ago
  Yes. You don't have to turn it on, but it shows up in the sidebar regardless.
  - etm117 16y ago
    Yes, and that irks me. I can hide almost everything else in that side-bar. But this is mandatory taking up vertical space on my vertically challenged (widescreen) monitor. Grrr.
jfi 16y ago
Just like Apple TV, they will figure out how to make this (semi) right ... I hope.

7 points by rimantas 16y ago

moe 16y ago

You mean "Users" as in "People who signed up to take a look at the hyped new feature"? Sorry, but I'll be more curious to see how many people actually use the service in 6 months from now. The first reviews haven't been exactly glamorous.

ghurlman 16y ago
No, I think he meant spammers.
- benologist 16y ago
  Pretty sure everyone else counts spammers too ... and anything else they need to reach a newsworthy or investor-friendly figure.
- josephholsten 16y ago
  Hey, I resemble that remark.
andre3k1 16y ago
I would say that the majority of "users" (like myself) will not log into the service ever again. It doesn't help having zero friends :/ And I will blame having no frinds on the lack of Fbook or Twitter connect
- deleted 16y ago
  [deleted]

agscala 16y ago

It's all about quality, not quantity. I'm surprised to see Apple jumping into social music when there's already services like last.fm which already excel and will be hard to dislodge.

jstevens85 16y ago
As long as (Long-Term Increased iTunes Store Revenue due to Ping) > (Development and Maintenance Costs of Ping), I can't see why it's surprising. Perhaps you disagree that the above equation will be true for Apple?
- whopa 16y ago
  A half assed service has the possibility of hurting their brand though, as well as driving people to competitors, e.g. http://twitter.com/garrettdimon/status/22824730445 http://twitter.com/garrettdimon/status/22824730445
  - Qz 16y ago
    Your link just got me on the free trial... gonna try it out on my droid and see if it's better than Pandora, and maybe I'll subscribe. edit: bleh, $5 extra just for mobile? Nevermind.
    - whopa 16y ago
      Personally, I think the offline play feature makes it worth it. None of the other on-demand services seem to charge any less for mobile either, which makes me think that the labels have put a price floor on mobile access.
      - Qz 16y ago
        Oh I did forget about that... although I wish it had some sort of auto playlist feature that mixes in recommended music... basically I want it to be Pandora that lets me sometimes choose songs.

chanux 16y ago

Can iTunes users chose to not be ping users?

sorbus 16y ago
Yes. You don't have to turn it on, but it shows up in the sidebar regardless.
- etm117 16y ago
  Yes, and that irks me. I can hide almost everything else in that side-bar. But this is mandatory taking up vertical space on my vertically challenged (widescreen) monitor. Grrr.

jfi 16y ago

Just like Apple TV, they will figure out how to make this (semi) right ... I hope.