Apple Updates Ping With Playlists Sharing and Continues Efforts To Woo New Users

Apple added a playlist editing and sharing to its Ping service in a recent update which would hardly worth mentioning if the service didn't have such a high profile. Apple clearly has its eyes set on dominating social networking as it takes further steps to enhance the fledgling social networking,

Apple recently updated some functionality to its social music service further cementing the technology giant’s effort in developing the site into a viable entry into the crowded social networking space. This most recent update adds playlist creation into the Ping mix allowing users to import their exiting and newly created iTunes playlists into Ping and share them with friends on Ping. Friends can leave comments, rate and also add additional tracks to playlists but songs are limited to those available on the iTunes store.

Apple has been increasingly adding features to the fledgling social network in the hopes that more users will flock to the service.

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