Social Media News of the Day: September 7, 2010

To Ping or Not to Ping

Last week Apple made several announcements about new iPods, hardware and new versions of iOS but the most talked about was the introduction of Ping. Ping is a new music-inspired social network.

The new social network allows music lovers to follow their favorite artists, get live musical updates and create networks with like-minded people. Ping will also allow users to see who their friends like and what their favorite genre of music is.

This is exactly what music enthusiasts, like me, need and want. I listen to Pandora every day and love the way that it knows I like Muse, Taylor Swift and John Mayer all in the same playlist. The problem is that I want to socialize with people who like those artists as well and then wrack their brains to find other artists to check out.

That is what Ping is attempting to do and I think it has great potential! They have just surpassed one million users; will you be next to join?

Those Pesky Error Messages

Ever have one of those days when you wake up and you stub your toe the second you get out of bed? And then you run out of toothpaste and your hair just won’t do right, so you’re late for work and then you finally get to work and the website you go to has one of those “404 Not Found” pages! AHHH, (insert scream, curse word or loud groan)

This day happens to everyone and it’s basically just known as a bad day. Bad days appear to have no end but they do make you appreciate those really good days. The next time you’re having a bad day, look at these humorous 404 error pages provided by Mashable. They might even make your bad day turn good!

Learn Something New

I definitely learn something new every day and that is the most brilliant and amazing part of my job. Sometimes learning the simplest of things can make you the happiest. Two weeks ago while I was on vacation I was complaining to my best friend that I never know when an opponent has made a move in Wordfeud, so our games last days.

This is when I discovered push notifications on smart phones! Why was I not told about this sooner? If you are like me and haven’t heard of a push notification, it’s a settings option that allows you to receive an alert to any of your phone applications.

I am obsessed with push notifications now and my phone is a buzz every second but it excites me! Twitter’s new official app for the iPhone and iPad is about to release their push notification and I am just jealous that I won’t be able to get it (Android lover here).