Filed under: Odds and ends, iTunes
iTunes has a fan page on Facebook
Yeah, like everyone else, iTunes has fan page on Facebook. If you can stomach the process, you can even get 20 songs for free by becoming a fan. The process is a bit clunky, however, which seems to be par for the course on Facebook. First, you become a fan. Then, you'll need to allow the "Free On iTunes" app to get access to your profile (typical of a Facebook app, of course). Then, you click a link that says "redeem now" -- a link which took me to a blank page.
After digging back into the fan page again, I found that button again, and clicked it again. This time I got the right page, but iTunes never woke up (that is, the store link didn't work). Then I tried yet again to "redeem now" and voila! A page warning that I'd already done all this appeared. Luckily there was a redemption code on this page, and the "redeem now" button finally worked. I am now downloading iTunes 9, iPhone OS 3.1 and 20 songs by indie artists.
If you can suffer the mess that is Facebook, you can get some free tunes.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Penfold said 5:22PM on 9-09-2009
Of course, if you're not in the US, this doesn't apply :(
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trevor said 5:49PM on 9-09-2009
You can always create a second account on the american store with a fake American address.......
moshy said 5:51PM on 9-09-2009
EXACTLY!!
legend said 6:35PM on 9-09-2009
Canada has a fan page too.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/iTunesCA
Hawkman said 8:12PM on 9-09-2009
And a fake American credit card number? :-/
US-only is weeeeeeeeak.
Craig Stanton said 3:58AM on 9-10-2009
very weak. TUAW does the same on most of it's competitions too :-(
Karl-Franz said 5:31PM on 9-09-2009
This story is so "2008".
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Brian Burns said 7:09PM on 9-09-2009
Nobody cares if you loathe Facebook, Victor.
Just shut up and do you job.
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williamlane said 6:19PM on 9-09-2009
'Only for the US of A :(
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d-man said 5:59PM on 9-09-2009
did you really go through the flippin' process? it's facebook. this is a tweet grade post, not a post grade post
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YodaMac said 6:12PM on 9-09-2009
okay, can you please tell us where to find this "Free on iTunes" link. I became a fan of iTunes but cannot find it anywhere???!!!!
I'll keep looking.
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klitorisaurus said 6:19PM on 9-09-2009
"If you can suffer the mess that is Facebook"
Ha! iTunes is the real mess!
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YodaMac said 6:20PM on 9-09-2009
Nevermind. I just did a search on Facebook for "Free on iTunes" and found the app that way.
BE CLEAR PLEASE! it's 20 free songs from their Summer Indie something-or-other collection. Not that you get to pick 20 free songs. Lame.
:(
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omdsl said 6:21PM on 9-09-2009
You are not getting 20 free songs of your choice, you are getting a 20 song Indie Sampler. In my opinion, no thanks. Those songs have probably all been offered for free anyway.
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(01) said 5:51PM on 9-10-2009
This. Would be nice if this was mentioned in the article.
Paul S. said 6:32PM on 9-09-2009
Apple updates the "Free on iTunes" application every so often - usually at least once a month. So check back once in a while, and you can get MORE free music.
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F said 7:24PM on 9-09-2009
Worked just like you laid out. Downloading now. I guess we'll see how great these "free" songs are.
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mindscud said 8:55PM on 9-09-2009
c'mon Apple! US only???
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bubba said 9:35PM on 9-09-2009
You really should consider editing this story. I also thought the offer was for 20 free song credits, not 20 promo songs that nobody wants.
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Mathew said 1:00PM on 9-10-2009
I did all this a couple months ago and it wasn't painful at all. Plus they throw out a pack of indie songs once a month at least. It is a cool way to try and discover some new music.
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