Apple, Facebook promo

Facebook today announced a back-to-school promotion to give away 10 million music samplers to Mac and PC users via Apple's iTunes Music Store. Starting today Facebook will give away one million 25-song music samplers from iTunes each week for the next 10 weeks, with each sampler featuring select songs from a different genre ranging from Alternative to Rock, Hip-Hop to Dance and Electronica. "We're thrilled to work with Facebook on this great promotion," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. Facebook users will also have access to an Apple education discount year-round through its sponsored group on Facebook. Apple's latest back-to-school promotion -- which the company launched in early June -- allows participants to receive a free iPod nano with the purchase of a MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac or Power Mac G5.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for people to legally discover and enjoy music on the iTunes Music Store through their favorite social directory." "iTunes is the most popular digital music service in the world and we are excited to offer this exclusive giveaway of 10 million music samplers from iTunes," said Owen Van Natta, COO of Facebook. "We're always striving to provide people with the things they care most about, and with over half a million bands listed on Facebook we know that listening to and downloading music is an integral part of our users' lives."

by MacNN Staff