The minions in Apple-dom gathered at the cyberfeet of their master to receive his words of wisdom.  Within moments,  waves of pleasure spread through the Internet as King Steve decreed that we shall heretofore network on Ping.  The news was met with mass adulation as the joyous news reached far and wide across his mighty dominion.

Within moments of the momentous proclamation, all the kings horses and all the kings men were trying to figure out what Ping actually meant for musicians.

Here’s what we know:

• iTunes users can create their own Ping profiles, list their favorite tracks, post reviews, and have their purchases displayed.
• You can follow others and see their recommendations display in a feed similar to your wall on Facebook.
• You can post comments on their activities/purchases, and make a purchase based directly from their screen.
• Concert tickets are available for purchase from select artist profiles.

Here’s what we’re hoping to see:

• Custom artist profiles for any artist.
• Total integration with external platforms.  Share purchases/updates with Twitter and Facebook and manage the page from an external source (like inside your Nimbit account!).
• External feeds piped into and out of Ping.  Be able to syndicate blog posts and updates from outside sources right onto your Ping profile.

There are bunches of articles being written about the pros, cons, and potential of Ping.  Here’s one we like from Digital Music News.  Right now, we’re waiting eagerly for answers from Apple.  When that info becomes available, you’ll hear it from us along with the best ways to integrate Ping into a successful music career.