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		<title>Why Passbook could join Ping in the Apple graveyard</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2012/11/25/why-passbook-could-join-ping-in-the-apple-graveyard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple's Passbook joins the mobile payments gold rush. But Jeff Fagel, of edo Interactive, has doubts about its viability and says until we see a system that's easier for everyone, plastic&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Apple officially killing Ping social network on Sept. 30</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2012/09/12/apple-officially-killing-ping-social-network-on-sept-30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica Ogg]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[iTunes Ping, Apple's music-based social network, is shutting down at the end of the month. The service was hurt by its lack of Facebook integration from the get-go and never gained&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Today in Social</title>
		<link>http://research.gigaom.com/2012/06/apple-wont-miss-ping-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Card]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AllThingsD hears that Apple will discontinue its Ping social network with a coming release of iTunes. When Apple introduced Ping, Om said it showed hints of the future of social commerce&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Forecast: the evolution of the digital music industry</title>
		<link>http://research.gigaom.com/report/forecast-the-evolution-of-the-digital-music-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Card]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This report examines the U.S. digital music market’s key disruption vectors: the areas where large market shifts are occurring and where companies will position themselves to gain share and increase revenues&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Shazam launches new app to replace iOS music player</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2012/01/11/shazam-launches-new-app-to-replace-ios-music-player/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2012/01/11/shazam-launches-new-app-to-replace-ios-music-player/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Kim]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shazam, best known for its music tagging app, is now rolling out its first new app, called Shazam Player, a free app that replaces the iOS music player and provides a&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Has Apple missed the social-music train?</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2011/10/24/has-apple-missed-the-social-music-train/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathew Ingram]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports that Google will include social features in its new music service reinforce what the rise of Spotify and other services have already made obvious -- namely, that Apple and iTunes&#8230;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hey look, Exfm is like Ping, but useful!</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2011/06/23/hey-look-exfm-is-like-ping-but-useful/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2011/06/23/hey-look-exfm-is-like-ping-but-useful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Darrell Etherington]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new iPhone app released on Thursday brings a music social network to the iPhone. Not for the first time, mind you, but it does get a lot of things right&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Revealed: Facebook’s music plans tap Spotify, others</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2011/06/19/revealed-facebook%e2%80%99s-music-plans-involve-spotify-others/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Om Malik]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has been talking to various music services with a focus on social sharing and discovery of music. In this exclusive report, we share some of Facebook's plans and features. Expect&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Turntable.fm and SoundCloud ushering in new era of social music</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2011/06/17/turntable-fm-soundcloud-ushering-in-new-era-of-social-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Wolf]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Turntable.fm has shown, a new era of social music may be upon us, one that is less about scaling wide, but more about going deep. The third era of social&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Defining the next era of social music</title>
		<link>http://research.gigaom.com/2011/06/defining-the-next-era-of-social-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Wolf]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the early days of file sharing to the success of Myspace and, more recently, to the explosion of music playlist and recommendation sites and apps, music has proven itself to&#8230;]]></description>
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