tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430685.post5382044155837493918..comments2024-03-28T03:48:12.109-04:00Comments on make the logo bigger: Apple introduces Ping. Why?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430685.post-66662385812709391772010-09-03T10:46:02.295-04:002010-09-03T10:46:02.295-04:00I get that part, in that they have the hardware th...I get that part, in that they have the hardware thing down, but my point is that they haven’t made the act of finding music any easier—they’ve put all their emphasis on finding people I don’t know. I wouldn’t follow someone who likes music I don’t, so the music has to be the way into a potential future online social connection/relationship, not the other way around.<br /><br />If you ask anyone into music what they use to manage their life in that regard, I bet 9 out of 10 say they use iTunes to store songs they bought (or converted from CDs) and then anywhere else (insert Last.fm, Pandora, etc.) to find new music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430685.post-60382546497092914082010-09-03T10:31:20.977-04:002010-09-03T10:31:20.977-04:00Bill, I see this differently.
The web portal is f...Bill, I see this differently.<br /><br />The web portal is fading as we move to handsets. Apple makes the best current handsets, including the new iPod Touch which allow user-to-user video communication. The iPod Touch is also the best video/music player on the market.<br /><br />So if you play this through, it makes sense to tap user-to-user music sharing using the portable devices most used to play music.<br /><br />I don't think this is about web portal competition at all. I think Jobs is after a new way to build sales by encouraging communities of young mobile handset users to share music recommendations from their pocket.<br /><br />That's an entirely new dynamic, and one to watch. Our kids already do this rabidly with ring tones ... just wait til then find out how to buy their friends' music collections.<br /><br />Ping!Ben Kunzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659613190140029991noreply@blogger.com