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Take a peek at Wallop
Wallop was started inside Microsoft as an experiment in their labs. They decided to spin it off into its own separate company and got it funded by a few VC's. Wallop is a different kind of social network. It's completely built in Flash and supports modules that add to a custom personal expression. The beta came into effect, and we had an inside peek at what it looks like. It blows MySpace away as far as looks are concerned, but is it an effective social network? Categories for your Wallop space include, a Homepage, Pictures, Music, Mods, Blog, Conversations, and Network. Take a peek at some different screen shots of the Wallop Flash interface after the jump.
The homepage's look upon login. It has a nice widget feel, where items can be moved and placed on the screen.
Photos can be imported, shared and viewed in the "My Pictures" section.
Users can upload Mp3's, listen to them, and share them with friends.
Mods are a big deal on Wallop. These mod widgets can be developed [with a special development account] and sold to Wallop users to provide more of a sense of customization. They can be simple flash animations, games, or quite possobly anything Flash is capable of creating.
Wallop users also have their own blog area. Notice the widget bat flying around insanely on the screen.
Conversations can be had with other Wallop users through the "My Conversations" panel.
Viewing your network in Wallop. Through this section, users can also create special groups that they can place users and friends into. The widget bat is still flying around.
Wallop has a number of different themes users can switch to.
Wallop is still by invitation only. However, there is a sign up form on the Wallop.com site, which you can fill out and take a chance to get access though.
Photos can be imported, shared and viewed in the "My Pictures" section.
Users can upload Mp3's, listen to them, and share them with friends.
Mods are a big deal on Wallop. These mod widgets can be developed [with a special development account] and sold to Wallop users to provide more of a sense of customization. They can be simple flash animations, games, or quite possobly anything Flash is capable of creating.
Wallop users also have their own blog area. Notice the widget bat flying around insanely on the screen.
Conversations can be had with other Wallop users through the "My Conversations" panel.
Viewing your network in Wallop. Through this section, users can also create special groups that they can place users and friends into. The widget bat is still flying around.
Wallop has a number of different themes users can switch to.
Wallop is still by invitation only. However, there is a sign up form on the Wallop.com site, which you can fill out and take a chance to get access though.
In all, Wallop is a different kind of social network. The funky web 2.0 Flash interface gives the network more of a user interface feel, and also gives it somewhat of a more personal feel as well. Adding the mod widgets is a neat and easy way to customize the users space with useful, or sometimes useless [the bat animation!] items. I think Wallop does have potentials in the marketplace, but is there room for another social network?
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Subscribe to commentsRandy Charles MorinOct 24th 2006 11:19AM
As a long time user, I'm completely and utterly confused with Wallop. It seems to be degrading and turning into a complete bug-fest. For instance, I currently can't login. I've tried using my password from the last reset, that doesn't work. I've also tried resetting my password and it says they sent me an email, but I never one and I checked the spam filter. Useless!
enzoOct 24th 2006 5:23PM
I think applications like this one are truely the future. Gone will be the days of "surfing" the web... internet "browsers" will merge into the operating systems. How could Web 2.0 be a fad? It's just evolution. Bandwidth is having a hard time keeping up though... and the browser itself has a long way to go. But it is the future.