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Now that social networking sites and user-generated content are seemingly the only thing in cyberspace anyone hears about anymore, Microsoft spin-off Wallop is setting out to let folks heavily into social networking “mod” their sites by installing creative add-ons to their social networking profiles…and creative a marketplace for Flash developers to sell their site-based bling. Microsoft spun out Wallop back in April… Read More

Microsoft today entered the crowded social networking market as it announced it was teaming with Silicon Valley entrepreneur Karl Jacob to launch a start-up. Called Wallop, this new company is being headed by Jacob as its CEO and is receiving Series A funding from Bay Partners. Wallop, said Microsoft, is the spinout of a new social networking technology developed by Microsoft Research and part of the Microsoft IP Ventures program.… Read More