Apple’s Ping 1 Million Strong

Apple’s just-launched Ping social network on iTunes hit 1 million users within 48 hours of opening on Wednesday September 1, claims a report on the Apple website. The music-driven service is available to all with a download of iTunes 10, and allows users to follow their friends and favorite artists through a combination of features common in Facebook and Twitter. Though Ping user numbers are growing rapidly, they are currently a small percentage of total iTunes users, which number around 160 million.