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Apple Launches My iTunes Widgets

techcrunch.com — Apple isn ’t just sitting on the sidelines as startups like iLike and MOG and others try to tackle the social music space. Apple has launched My ITunes, a set of widgets that may be a first step in taking their fair share of the social music market.

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  • jurvusbob, on 10/10/2007, -1/+48that looks pretty cool - too bad it only works for music you've purchased off the itunes store
  • HydraulicToast, on 10/10/2007, -5/+29i prefer last.fm, but i have a feeling that more people will use this just because its itunes....
  • mablco, on 10/10/2007, -2/+27no recently played tracks? sad.
    • colincornaby, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Yep, they need recently played tracks to make this worth my while...
  • over9, on 10/10/2007, -23/+17Typical apple, releasing a half assed product with major features missing.
    • vanarsdale, on 10/10/2007, -5/+4Typical apple, releasing visual pleasing products with major features missing. (Fixed)
  • petewhite, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6I'm not sure if I want everyone seeing on my blog what I'm buying especially if my gf has been using the computer...

    How long until we see this in a Facebook application?
  • Napalmtrees, on 10/10/2007, -6/+24Thats it? Weak.
  • apersaud, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3You can currently add this to your facebook page by adding the 'myspace' facebook application (no relation to MySpace) and just paste the code in the box.
    • apersaud, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Sorry, its called 'My Space' by Wayne Chang.
      • debhdebh, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I can't get that to work. I pasted the code in the box, but on my profile it just says 'No content to display' in the My Space app. According to the app, you have to use Facebook Code (FBML).

        Am I missing something?
  • Ramble, on 10/10/2007, -18/+4And no one will use it because it's OS X only.
  • wh0r4cl3, on 10/10/2007, -8/+3Why not provide support from flac and shn files first?
  • RagnerD, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5You'd think Apple would do better. Doesn't even come close the competition. Last.fm - http://last.fm Soundcrank - http://soundcrank.com Mog.com - http://mog.com
  • bpapa, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1For the most part I'm happy right now using last.fm - although I admit all I use it for is for their Facebook Application.
  • SuperChicken, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4Of course it requires flash..so screw the iPhone users

    From the site:

    Coming to a Web page near you
    My iTunes widgets can be embedded on any Flash-enabled website, including most blogs and social-networking profiles.
  • slugicide, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Pretty lame compared to Last.fm
  • godzillaWax, on 10/10/2007, -9/+9Please tag all Apple garbage as 'Apple' so those of us adverse to the constant fanboy barrage can have it filtered out. Thank you.
    • hagis, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Hay read the article.. this is iTunes, so it works on Windblows also.
  • Crynos, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1Why did this even get digged? It doesn't even come close to comparing to the other services out there.
  • Funkygrrlz21, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1last fm pwns everything else...although most people aren't aware of it yet
  • NielsVynckier, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Old news and indeed not good enough.
    Maybe some hacks will come to use it not only for music you buy from the iTunes store.
  • bryan986, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3Apple topic please, buried.
  • jackmaht, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yeah, I prefer Last.Fm wayyy better.
  • madskjaer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Jesus... This again shows how much apple really doesn't get the web. Looks like you can make your own widgets with the feed, though, but seriously, you gotta have recently played / most played widgets. Also, why not allow us to customize our widgets more as to color and size? Go try last.fm or some of the other similar sites out there, people. I'm deeply dissappointed.
  • The_Ox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1How come Apple doesn't give me some sort of commission for people I refer through this widget ?
  • Swampthing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1DIRECT link to the widgets: http://www.apple.com/itunes/myitunes/ so you don't have to waste time on the Blog...
  • inobla, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1BURRIED for not listing this article the Crapple category so my Digg news filter can block the spam.
  • AshevilleRaised, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Welcome to the social.
    Sound familiar?
  • valleyvideo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1There is one option on the widget for tunes you rated -- and I don't think that's restricted to purchases, is it?
  • Ndric, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1More bloat, woot!
  • ffleming, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1The next time I feel compelled to pay money for low-quality, DRMed songs that don't even come with neat packaging, I'll be sure to take this into account.
  • dimplemonkey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nice first effort but the widget keeps displaying the same music for the past three days! Welcome to the social, Apple.
  • Dustmuffins, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's nice, but it's not going to get me away from my winamp/lastfm combo.
  • CrankyMcGuy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I'm a big iTunes user and purchaser and I am underwhelmed by this offering. I have more power using Coversutra and iTunes linking to last.fm. Last.fm offers more detailed charts, info, etc. and it's not limited to my purchased tracks. I'll check it out, but if all it does is tell the world what I bought from iTunes in a fancy flash anim without letting people preview the tracks, or better yet give me kickbacks for referrals, then I don't see the point of it.
  • mentor972, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1nevermind. Only shows your most played PURCHASED music. LAME.
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