Well, it's a new online community thing that Microsoft has.
Microsoft describes it as
Welcome to Wallop, where you can share photos, blog, and interact with your friends.
Wallop is a research project of the Social Computing Group at Microsoft Research, exploring how people share media and build conversations in the context of social networks
It's an interesting thing and I plan to try and use it as much as possbile.
Hey, you can even read my blog on it. Ah, the advantages of RSS feeds
If you want to "wallop", you have to get an invitation like I did.
Skin progress
The skin has changed a small bit and is matching my colour scheme (aquaish blue) but it us still not completed.