Prince McLeanFacebook users can become "fans" of iTunes, which installs the new "free on iTunes" app for them and provides a link to the iTunes Indie Spotlight Sampler, a free mixtape of 20 tracks.
"Fan of the iTunes page on Facebook?" the apps asks. "Be sure to check back here frequently for free music, TV shows, movies, and more from the iTunes Store, exclusively for our Facebook fans."
Apple has maintained a Facebook fan page for some time, which posts links to new albums, music related apps, and links to free iTunes U content. The Indie Spotlight Sampler was first posted last month, and the download track offer is good through the end of September. iTunes currently lists 1.8 million Facebook fans.
Apple's social networking strategy of promoting offers and downloads on Facebook complements new features in iTunes 9 which allow users to post items to their Facebook page or add them to their Twitter feed.
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Welcome to several months ago, AI... This is non-news and has been in place for a long, long time.
Wow.. I've been getting free music from iTunes for YEARS now on Facebook, they had a student group and then it evolved to the iTunes "page"... very, very late on this one.
Wow.. I've been getting free music from iTunes for YEARS now on Facebook, they had a student group and then it evolved to the iTunes "page"... very, very late on this one.
To be fair, the article does say "Apple has maintained a Facebook fan page for some time,..."
Wow.. I've been getting free music from iTunes for YEARS now on Facebook, they had a student group and then it evolved to the iTunes "page"... very, very late on this one.
same here...i've got to have about a dozen samplers from the apple facebook page. They released 75 free songs this year alone if you include the lallapalooza samplers in chicago. alot of it good music.
Yeah, no surprise here. AppleInsider is a day late and a dollar short every time. I used to be a loyal AI reader, but now use Engadget. I've found them to be on the ball more. The only thing I use AI for now is to see what people are talking about in the comments.