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Apple is planning one of the biggest overhauls of its iTunes music store since its launch nearly a decade ago, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.

The revamp will increased integration with the company's iCloud storage service, allowing for greater access to stored content such as music, videos, and apps on mobile devices, these sources said. Apple is also planning to launch new features for music sharing with the new store, which is expected to be unveiled before the end of the year.

CNET has contacted Apple for comment and will update this report when we learn more.

Social sharing appears to be a major goal of the iTunes Store overhaul. Earlier this month, after years of being at odds, Apple announced it would more closely tie Facebook into iOS 6, the company's mobile operating system. Apple has also reportedly been in negotiations with major record labels to establish a system in which users could share songs with friends, while the labels have been pushing for a music subscription service similar to Spotify.

Apple has tried its hand at a social music networking before with Ping, with mixed results. The feature lets users post music tracks and albums to a feed to which other users can subscribe, viewing them from within iTunes on the desktop and on iOS devices But, the music-centric social network within iTunes 10 is largely considered one of Apple's recent missteps and is expected to get the ax in the next version of iOS.

iTunes is also key to Apple's expansion plans in Asia, where the company extended access to 12 new countries on Tuesday. The company also quietly released a standalone app that breaks out the podcast listening and downloading feature from the iOS version of iTunes into its own app.

Since Apple launched the iTunes Store with 200,000 music tracks in 2003, the store has expanded to include video content and audio books, as well as off-shoots like the iBookstore, and App Store, which use the same architecture. The store, which offers more than 28 million songs, 45,000 movies, and 650,000 apps, has been a contributing factor in Apple's success, generating nearly $1.9 billion in revenue last quarter -- a 30 percent increase over the previous year-ago period.

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Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:06:00 -0700 Very incisive article: What do Facebook’s changes mean for Google and Twitter? http://fotofah.posterous.com/very-incisive-article-what-do-facebooks-chang http://fotofah.posterous.com/very-incisive-article-what-do-facebooks-chang
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I like the description of Twitter as a real-time social newswire (from more than just FB friends).

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Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:06:00 -0700 How in-flight Wi-Fi is used [infographic], very interesting especially re. iPads http://fotofah.posterous.com/how-in-flight-wi-fi-is-used-infographic-very http://fotofah.posterous.com/how-in-flight-wi-fi-is-used-infographic-very

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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:21:00 -0700 Top 10 Ways For Photographers (And Others) To Get Attention On Google+ http://fotofah.posterous.com/top-10-ways-for-photographers-and-others-to-g http://fotofah.posterous.com/top-10-ways-for-photographers-and-others-to-g
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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:46:00 -0700 Buffer For Facebook - Coming Soon http://fotofah.posterous.com/buffer-for-facebook-coming-soon http://fotofah.posterous.com/buffer-for-facebook-coming-soon
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Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:35:00 -0700 Follow People and See Their Profiles in Flipboard (good tip) http://fotofah.posterous.com/follow-people-and-see-their-profiles-in-flipb http://fotofah.posterous.com/follow-people-and-see-their-profiles-in-flipb
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Flipboard on an iPad is terrific. I follow, among others, the New Yorker magazine, as well as their cartoonists (who often have very funny tweets).

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Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:01:00 -0700 Valuable tips here on "tribal communication" vs. mass communication from Stanley Leary http://fotofah.posterous.com/valuable-tips-here-on-tribal-communication-vs http://fotofah.posterous.com/valuable-tips-here-on-tribal-communication-vs

http://blog.stanleyleary.com/2011/08/tribal-communications-is-hot-while-mass....

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Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:32:00 -0700 The Pyramid of Digital Distractions (very funny and true) http://fotofah.posterous.com/the-pyramid-of-digital-distractions-very-funn http://fotofah.posterous.com/the-pyramid-of-digital-distractions-very-funn
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Be sure to click to enlarge it, even if you have to go the original site at http://bit.ly/nBaSx7

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Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:00:00 -0700 What Makes You Re-Tweetable (and More!), an excellent infographic re. social media http://fotofah.posterous.com/what-makes-you-re-tweetable-and-more-an-excel http://fotofah.posterous.com/what-makes-you-re-tweetable-and-more-an-excel
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Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:15:00 -0700 The Simple Secret to Increasing Your Social Media Following (excellent article) http://fotofah.posterous.com/the-simple-secret-to-increasing-your-social-m http://fotofah.posterous.com/the-simple-secret-to-increasing-your-social-m
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Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:29:00 -0700 Social networking for the photographer- Ten do’s and dont’s! (not *just* for photographers either) http://fotofah.posterous.com/social-networking-for-the-photographer-ten-do http://fotofah.posterous.com/social-networking-for-the-photographer-ten-do
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Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:45:00 -0700 How Google+, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Tumblr Compare [Infographic] (very clear comparison) http://fotofah.posterous.com/how-google-facebook-twitter-linkedin-and-tumb http://fotofah.posterous.com/how-google-facebook-twitter-linkedin-and-tumb
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Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:54:00 -0700 The best single article I¹ve read yet on Google+: why and how to use it http://fotofah.posterous.com/the-best-single-article-ive-read-yet-on-googl http://fotofah.posterous.com/the-best-single-article-ive-read-yet-on-googl

Google

http://www.marismith.com/whats-so-exciting-about-google-plus-overview/

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Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:49:00 -0700 Just out: Facebook Messenger for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad http://fotofah.posterous.com/just-out-facebook-messenger-for-iphone-ipod-t http://fotofah.posterous.com/just-out-facebook-messenger-for-iphone-ipod-t
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Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:44:00 -0700 How to import your Facebook photos into Google+ http://fotofah.posterous.com/how-to-import-your-facebook-photos-into-googl http://fotofah.posterous.com/how-to-import-your-facebook-photos-into-googl

http://startgoogleplus.com/#

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Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:16:00 -0700 One month with Google+: why this social network has legs (very good article) http://fotofah.posterous.com/one-month-with-google-why-this-social-network http://fotofah.posterous.com/one-month-with-google-why-this-social-network
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Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:05:00 -0700 Very good site for new Google+ users to find others with similar interests http://fotofah.posterous.com/very-good-site-for-new-google-users-to-find-o http://fotofah.posterous.com/very-good-site-for-new-google-users-to-find-o

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Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:54:00 -0700 Sync Facebook friends with iOS contacts [video] http://fotofah.posterous.com/sync-facebook-friends-with-ios-contacts-video http://fotofah.posterous.com/sync-facebook-friends-with-ios-contacts-video

very useful :-)

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Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:23:00 -0700 Google+ might have more users than Twitter and LinkedIn combined in a year http://fotofah.posterous.com/google-might-have-more-users-than-twitter-and http://fotofah.posterous.com/google-might-have-more-users-than-twitter-and
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Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:33:44 -0700 Profile pics on social media sites pose privacy risk, researcher warns http://fotofah.posterous.com/profile-pics-on-social-media-sites-pose-priva http://fotofah.posterous.com/profile-pics-on-social-media-sites-pose-priva http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218903/Profile_pics_on_social_media_s...

Whoa! :-(

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