Songbird Launches Social Music Discovery App as Apple's Ping Fades Out

Funny that the company once dubbed an " iTunes killer" should announce a new social discovery app just as Apple pulls the plug on its own social network, Ping. Songbird first launched in 2006 as a Web browser and media player. Released on Tuesday, Songbird's app combines personalized music suggestions with artist information pulled from around the Web.

Funny that the company once dubbed an “open source  iTunes killer” should announce a new social discovery app just as Apple pulls the plug on its own social network, Ping. Songbird first launched in 2006 as a Web browser and media player. Released on Tuesday, Songbird’s app combines personalized music suggestions with artist information pulled from around the Web.

When you log into Songbird with your Facebook account, the discovery tool will up a panel of artists that you can follow, share on Facebook, or skip if you want to see something new.

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