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Ning Network Creators Go Crazy After Losing Widget Laboratory Apps

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First, let me start by saying I'm a Network Creator on Ning and I also used a significant number of Widget LabĀ­s (and other) third party plug-ins across multiple social networks I manage.

While Widget Labs has posted a slew of e-mails back and forth between the companies, it still is pretty hard to know who is really at fault. Fact is, if WL doesn't return to Ning then we'll probably never know unless there is a lawsuit with public information. It does seem this was brewing for some time and in early August there was some indication the relationship between WL and Ning -- in whatever form existed -- was going downhill. It is hard to truly determine tone in e-mail, but the e-mails show a strained relationship and some words on both side.

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Ning and Third Party Widgets

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I've started this forum for an area to discuss the issue with Ning and Widget Labs, and other third party widget providers and the issues that have arisen in the past few days.

No idea if it will take off, but at least here there is a safe harbor for open discussion about it ... its not Ning and its not WL.

Related Links:

http://widgetlaboratory.blogspot.com

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/23/widgetlaboratory-strikes-back-at-ni...

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