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06-13-2012, 10:54 PM #1TabletPCReview Editor
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Ping, Apple's Social-Networking Service, Is On Its Way Out Discussion
If I said "Ping" to you, would you immediately think of a social-networking service that's tied to iTunes? The answer appears to be "no", as Apple is reportedly getting ready to close the doors on Ping from lack of interest.
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06-14-2012, 01:02 AM #2Your Super Moderator
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Re: Ping, Apple's Social-Networking Service, Is on Its Way Out Discussion
Thank goodness. It was a really dumb "me, too" idea. Social network overkill.
Experience is what you get when you thought you were getting something else.
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Re: Ping, Apple's Social-Networking Service, Is on Its Way Out Discussion
Hmm. I didn't even remember that this existed.
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06-14-2012, 02:21 PM #4Your Super Moderator
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Re: Ping, Apple's Social-Networking Service, Is on Its Way Out Discussion
I only noticed it long enough to disable & remove the panel from iTunes.
Originally Posted by Adama D. Brown
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06-14-2012, 03:44 PM #5It's a state of mind..
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Re: Ping, Apple's Social-Networking Service, Is On Its Way Out Discussion
I didn't even notice it when using iTunes.
I read somewhere Samsung was thinking of doing their own social networking thing as well, wonder if that will suffer the same fate.
I love seeing one small victory for decentralization winning out in these days of everything being obsessively tied to a platform, even if I don't use the feature.LG Nexus 4
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Even though lelisa and I don't agree on the proper OS for our desktop and laptops, I most CERTAINLY agree with her on this point. (I bet she has a Facebook account though) Originally Posted by lelisa13p
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06-14-2012, 10:14 PM #8Your Super Moderator
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Re: Ping, Apple's Social-Networking Service, Is on Its Way Out Discussion
Yes, I do, and I have never posted anything and only use it to see what my sister's family is up to. I have 4 friends. LOL Originally Posted by rkevwill
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06-16-2012, 07:17 PM #9Futurama t.co/Wj7bmsEX1b
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Re: Ping, Apple's Social-Networking Service, Is on Its Way Out Discussion
Technically I have an active Ping account, but I will not miss it.
The fact is that Ping has had a computer meaning since 1983, and anytime someone tries to "re-appropriate" the term to mean something else (which I have experienced a couple of times lately), it just sounds wrong to me.
It's sort of like when they launched a telecom brand called "KGB" - I was like, "Really?"
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