Updated: Apple Going Social? More iTunes 9, “Social App”, and App Organization
UPDATE: Boy Genius has linked to screenshots from China via Germany that show Last.fm and “social”. Real or Fake? You decide!
Boy Genius is back with more from the same iTunes 9 leaking source, this time with details on iTunes 9 social network integration and plans for an Apple “social app”.
The Apple “social app” is rumored to be some kind of consolidator that would bring all your other social network services together (BGR says similar to Yahoo’s OneConnect — yeah, we don’t use it either). Whether it’s a desktop app, iPhone app, or both wasn’t made clear.
It’ll let you share what music you’re listening to, connect with “friend’s friends” (expand your network and meet new people?) and push status updates to your other networks.
Apple began integrating with Facebook and Flickr in iPhoto ‘09 demonstrated at Macworld 2009, but rather than simple data sharing or publishing, this sounds like Apple might actually be “getting” social media?
Lastly, the ability to organize iPhone apps in iTunes is said to include the ability to:
sort your applications alphabetically, by genre, date added, and of course, custom arrangement.
Speculation remains high that, if indeed Apple is set to release iTunes 9, it will be at the annual iTunes and iPod Music event in September alongside the new iPod touch, rumored to get a camera this time around.
(Not going to mention Kevin Rose’s iTunes 9 wish list from last year, b’okay?)
August 11th, 2009 at 8:48 am
The “Social” category has a music note. Maybe it’s some kind of way to let your friends know what your listening too? Although that’s kinda weird.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:54 am
This sounds like the iLike iTunes integration application that they currently have available. Social interaction? Meh! Not in my iTunes application. I like listening to my music in privacy. If I want someone to know what I’m listening to, I’ll post it on Facebook.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:57 am
It looks to me like they made a playlist called Social.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Still no sort by most used? Bummer.
August 11th, 2009 at 9:09 am
@Chris Vitek – I second that. While I probably won’t keep them in that order, I’d rather start there than alphabetical.
August 11th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Watch it gang, I am going to squirt my song at you! Heeee-YA!
August 11th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Any one notice the copyright is ‘92-’01?
August 11th, 2009 at 9:56 am
@Mike, copyright dates are always strange.
August 11th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Isn’t that what the Palm Pre Web OS does?
August 11th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
One more reason to ban it from the Corporate desktop.
It seems Apple is hell bent on keeping the Iphone out of corporate offices. Almost as if Bleckberry wrote their script for them.
August 11th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I love Last.fm! I hope they implement it so I can see what all my friends are listening to.
August 11th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Sort by most used, would be ok – as long as it prompts for changes, otherwise apps will be popping up all over the place, and also new apps would alwas b near the back. But it’s good Apple is doing something about it, hope it’s out in September!
August 11th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Its fake. Look at the trademark it says 1992-2001
August 11th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
It’s a PLAYLIST!! FAKE!
August 11th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
The copyright notice has nothing to do with Apple or iTunes, it’s a section about Dolby Labs.
If you do a Help/About in v8.2 it has the same info.
That is no proof of it being fake.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I saw an reprint of a PC World article about iPhone annoyances including unwanted standard apps on the home page screen. They recommended moving the ones you don’t want to the last page of apps so at least they are out of sight. How do we do that? Thanks.