You'd think that getting a million people to sign up for a social networking site within 48 hours of going live would be unqualified success. But if the company is Apple (AAPL) and the service is Ping ...

As worldwide attention focuses on Apple’s problem-riddled Maps app, another Apple miscue is about to be quietly put to rest. This month, Apple’s iTunes music social network -- Ping -- began displaying ...

The attempt at a social network by the tech-giant-turned-music-distributor debuted in September 2010, but the service fell flat and the company has since changed its social-music strategy. By William ...

It was only a matter of time before Ping, Apple’s failed iTunes music discovery tool, was sent to its grave. Following the released of iTunes 10.7 earlier today, Apple has revealed that Ping will be ...

September 1, 2010: Apple’s new music-focused social network, Ping, ships as part of iTunes 10. Apple says the service will let users discover new music and more easily follow their favorite artists.

Apple is going to include features salvaged from its dead social network Ping in its new streaming service, 9to5Mac reports. The new beta version of iOS, Apple's mobile operating system, accidentally ...

Ping, Apple's largely ignored attempt at a music-focused social network, is officially shutting down Sept. 30. During Apple's media event Wednesday, Apple introduced a redesigned iTunes interface for ...