User guide

Follow a friend: Choose a starting group of friends when you set up your prole using
iTunes on your Mac or PC. After that, you can choose to follow others using Ping on
iPod touch.
 By searching: Tap People, enter your friend’s name in the search eld, then tap
Search. Tap your friend’s name in the list of matches, then tap Follow.
 While exploring Ping: Tap a person’s name, then tap Follow.
When you follow someone, they don’t automatically follow you. In your prole you can
choose to approve or decline requests to be followed as they arrive, or simply accept
all new followers without review (the default).
Share your thoughts: As you browse albums and songs, tap Post to comment on a
piece of music, or tap Like just to say you like it. Your friends will see your thoughts in
their iTunes Ping Activity feed. You can also say you like a song, or comment on it while
you listen to it on iPod touch. See “Additional Audio Controls” on page 55.
Share concert plans: Tap Concerts on your prole page to see upcoming concerts by
the artists you follow, and see which of your friends are going to a concert. Tap Tickets
to buy your own ticket, or tap I’m Going to let others know you’ll be there too. (Not
available in all countries or regions.)
Ping can send a text alert, play a sound, or add an alert badge to the iTunes app icon
on your iPod touch when someone:
Starts following you Â
Needs your approval to follow you Â
Comments on one of your activities Â
Approves your request to follow them Â
Specify the type of notication Ping sends: In Settings, choose Notications > Ping.
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