Microsoft launches a new non-free myspace

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SEATTLE - Wallop, a startup spun out of Microsoft Corp.'s research lab, is launching the test version of an online social networking site with the premise that people will want to pay extra to look good.

The company, which aims to compete with established brands like MySpace and Facebook, plans to sell graphics and other features people can use to decorate their personal profile pages.

Wallop says the plan to charge users for the decorations will supplant the advertising that supports many such free sites. The add-ons will initially cost somewhere between 99 cents and $4, said Karl Jacob, the San Francisco company's chief executive. The company will offer some elements for free.

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But you know what? I'd rather pay for something than look at ads. But still, either way I will steer clear of any sites like these.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15011765
http://www.wallop.com/
 
Hey, look! It's a raper's hitlist on steroids! Now, if only it could grow legs...
 
The service is free, but if you want to change things like backgrounds and colors and music, then it will cost money.
 
I have a MySpace.
I have a PhotoBucket account.
I have Photoshop.
I know HTML.

I don't need to pay someone else to do it for me. :confused:
 
*Yawn*

Pass

For Microsoft's sake, I hope they didn't invest much into this because its gonna fail big time.
 
Vybuni said:
*Yawn*

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For Microsoft's sake, I hope they didn't invest much into this because its gonna fail big time.
But think about all those EMO MS Developers. They want a place to all home and slash out at the rest of the world.
 
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