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I had hoped to see Ping from Apple [1] on the list. There’s an interesting question between having “social features” and being a “social network”. As I recall t
by boulos 7y ago
I had hoped to see Ping from Apple [1] on the list. There’s an interesting question between having “social features” and being a “social network”. As I recall though, this was during the MySpace-is-for-music decline and Apple didn’t want to outsource it to Twitter or Facebook, so I believe Apple felt it was a real possibility for a niche-community network.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes_Ping https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes_Ping
- qubex 7y agoIndeed - Apple’s Ping came to my mind right away. It’s right up there with “slofies” in terms of instant-cringe-factor. They euthanised it pretty quickly, though I suspect some of its hellspawn lives on in Apple Music’s recommendation algorithms and curiously all-or-nothing ‘love’ (in lieu of iTunes’ more nuanced five-star ratings system).