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Microsoft and Wallop Launch Social Network Site

by , 12:55 PM EDT, September 27th, 2006

Microsoft jumped into the social network scene on Tuesday with its Wallop site. Wallop, which is a spin off from Microsoft, claims to offer a different business model thanks to its combination invitation-only social networking and marketplace product. The company hopes to distance itself from social networking power houses like MySpace and FaceBook by offering what it claims is an easier to use interface, and an advertisement free environment.

Revenue for the site will come from the sale of site Flash-based plug-ins, or Mods, to subscribers. By offering these Mods, the company hopes to offer an easier to use site builder than MySpace or FaceBook.

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Close Name:geoduck Posts: 1721 Joined: 30 Dec 2003
Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:24 pm Subject:

Doesn't Wallop mean to get smacked down?

wal·lop (wlp) Informal
v. wal·loped, wal·lop·ing, wal·lops
v.tr.
1. To beat soundly; thrash.
2. To strike with a hard blow.
3. To defeat thoroughly.
v.intr.
1. To move in a rolling, clumsy manner; waddle.
2. To boil noisily. Used of a liquid.
n.
1. A hard or severe blow.


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Close Name:mayosolo Posts: 5 Joined: 27 Sep 2006
Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:01 pm Subject: To smack or be smacked?

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geoduck wrote:
Doesn't Wallop mean to get smacked down?


On the contrary, as your definition shows, it means to deliver the smack down. Clearly M$ is hoping to take down MySpace &al with this service, and frankly, between Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch, I don't know whom to pity.

As much as I fear Microsoft bungling this move like so many others, I'm in favor of anything that will give MySpace a competitive kick in the keister. Their interface and infrastructure are among the worst I've ever seen, and their ads are pervasive and obnoxious.

So... um... I'm not entirely sure how to say this. Here goes: "Go Microsoft! Let's knock this one out of the park! I.... believe... in you."


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Close Name:metavurt Posts: 163 Joined: 16 Jun 2003
Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:07 pm Subject: mayosolo! omg!

are you off your meds? do you need meds? let me help you....



-+vurt


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Close Name:Bleep Posts: 29 Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:13 pm Subject: Facebook...

/sarcasm

Wallop... great, another networking solution... and this one's by Microsoft.

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Okay, so... what's wrong with Facebook, and how in hell can Microsoft claim they will have a better interface than it? We all know MySpace sucks... so put the spotlight on Facebook, not on another attempt by Microsoft to claim every market in the world.


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