Apple’s Ping

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Apple has always impressed people with their amazing products. They continue to improve and expand on things on a regular basis.
I’ve been using quite a variety of their hardware and software offerings over the years starting with the Apple II , iPods, apple tv, Mac mini, iPhone , MobileMe , iLife , etc….
iTunes has grown quite a bit over the years, starting with music and continually adding content to include books, movies, tv shows, podcasts, apps , etc
It’s newest foray is Ping ; a stab at sharing which , like iTunes, started with humble beginnings.
Every day I see new Artists signing up to this service and it’s great to watch it grow , but the question is : did they start too small ?
People have come to expect a lot from this company , so many were rather disappointed in Pings meek start.
Myself, I am optimistic that Ping will grow much like iTunes and continue to add new features.
Social integration is a must have to get customers on board. A share button allowing posts to be viewed on other networks such as twitter, Facebook, & foursquare would really help.
Adding more than music would also be a great boon. Having people share all their iTunes likes such as favorite movies, apps, tv shows , etc would really draw people with varied interests.
Another hurdle Ping faces is that it is part of iTunes rather than a separate entity on the web… Wouldn’t Ping.com be cool; with links to iTunes and maybe even a MobileMe version. Tying all these together might be a feat but a variety of options would really help.
Beginnings are always tricky… People always want so much at the onstart , but like I said , I am optimistic and am sure if people stick with it, Ping will evolve into something really cool 🙂

If you would like to check out my Ping profile just for fun my email is : williamanddavid@me.com

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Figuring things out on WordPress…

I made it to my home computer and thought i should check out what the wordpress site looks like on a screen slightly bigger than my iphone. I added a theme , a few widgets and a poll just for fun. It’s amazing all the creative things you can do with blogs these days. I will have to spend a bit more time exploring WordPress 🙂

Hope you had a peaceful Remembrance Day, we had a quiet one, very restful , although my son is bounding with energy. He spent quite a while on Colleen’s cross trainer today followed by a romp in the neighborhood park.

I didn’t notice anything overly interesting in the news today. I usually use the igoogle app on my phone to quickly scan headlines and then go to other sites when I see something interesting. igoogle is quick and easy and allows you to separate feeds into categories such as local and world news , tech, sports , etc.

I must admit, I am addicted to iphone apps and have over 100 on my phone. A little bit of everything , some useful, others entertaining and a few i am trying out to decide which is best . There are several different Twitter apps for example such as tweetie , tweetdeck, etc ; each with it’s pros and cons. A few polls may be in order …

Anyway , getting late and back to work in the AM, night all , be sure to stop by again and say hi 🙂

Namaste ~ william

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Giving WordPress on iphone a try

Hello and welcome to my little piece of the web ! I’ve tried blogging a few times now but always found it hard keeping it up with a busy lifestyle of a single dad.
Wordpress seems to have alot of great features and the iPhone app is handy and easy to use so here goes the latest try !
I have a website in the works to play around with a bit of creative writing as well as show off visual works by some very talented and inspiring friends.
I will be sure to post a link once it’s been updated 🙂
You can find me on Twitter listed as willanddavid , (i am Will and David is my incredibly cool son.) Twitter is my favorite social site without all the bothers that come with facebook.
Give it a try if you haven’t yet :))))
So ; what will I blog about ? Oh , a little bit of anything… Life , the universe, but no mention of the number 42. Sorry , I don’t have any answers, I am just a little left of centre and tend to roll with the punches but as my favorite author once wrote ” there is always hope ….”
( Neil Gaiman )
Take care all, Namaste, and please drop by again – William
P.S. This blog is dedicated to my beautiful fiancée and loving son who both provide such an amazing adventure to my life :))))

 

 

 

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