When Apple announced its new Ping service on Wednesday, I was ecstatic. Most people use Myspace to find and share music, but I didn’t like Myspace at all. In fact I don’t even have a Myspace account. Integrating iTunes with a music-based social media network felt like two things that went well together – like chocolate and peanut butter.
It’s that time of year-the leaves turn color, sports bars start to fill up again, and Apple announced a media event. As always, there’s speculation about new iPods and what may come of the iPad, but I’m more interested in one thing: iTunes. Ever since Apple bought Lala early this year, I’ve been eagerly awaiting to see what Apple did with the technology.
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Geek groking about the 35th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Facebook joins the LBSN services, Geeks + Emoji = Nerdy photography, Best Buy bribes you to shop (with an iPhone app), Star Wars on Blu-Ray, and Twitter trends (the good, the silly, and the just plain stupid), plus other random bytes.
An assortment of Geekistry potpourri: Our SXSWi panel, Apple removes the iPhone app Camera+, the girl who quit via white-board (a spoof!), StarCraft 2, Guild Wars 2, meteor showers, and a happy 71st, Wizard of Oz!
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