Looks like the approximately five people who use Apple's Ping social network are going to have to find another place to talk about music.
Confirming an earlier rumor, Apple quietly confirmed that it is shutting down Ping, the music-focused social network in iTunes, at the end of the month. News of the shutdown came as Apple revealed a new version of iTunes with greater social media integration.
"Ping will no longer be available as of September 30," Apple wrote in a message on the Ping iTunes page. "Thank you for your interest in Ping. We are no longer accepting new members."
A report surfaced back in June that Apple would be nixing Ping from future versions of iTunes. That came after Tim Cook said at the D10 tech conference that he didn't know what the future held for the iTunes-based social service.
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