With the recent release of the Ping feature in iTunes 10, a new social platform has evolved for music lovers. I love the idea of bringing a social aspect to iTunes, but I’m not yet sold on the interaction with just the store. Why can’t my existing library of CD’s and digital tracks be included in the fun? I think in time the service may expand to include it but it will be interesting to watch initial reactions. Check out this guide for a detailed setup guide.
One thing that I do know for sure is that Apple got the privacy settings right. Recent issues with Buzz and Facebook have been all over the media basically saying that users cannot trust the privacy settings and they are not clear enough. When enabling Ping, users are asked a serious of questions that break it down very clear to users. It’s open, its clear, and its to the point. Kudos to Apple for getting this right where other major players have failed.
The setup for privcacy gives you 2 paths to take and one option. You can ‘Allow people to follow me’ and if so, ‘Require my approval to follow me’. The alternative, nice and clear is ‘Don’t allow people to follow me’. Your required to set these preferences during setup- it doesn’t get much easier or clear cut than that.
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