Ning Blocks Popular Widget Provider
E-CONSULTANCY -- Aug 27 -- Ning has offered third-party developers an API that enables them to develop applications, or widgets, that provide functionality that Ning does not provide natively. One of the companies is an outfit called WidgetLaboratory. On August 22, Ning removed WidgetLaboratory from its service and disabled all of its widgets. WidgetLaboratory received a response from Ning's general counsel: "Unfortunately, this is a black and white issue of WidgetLaboratory violating our Terms of Service after multiple warnings and negatively impacting the Ning Platform." According to WidgetLaboratory, it was never informed that it was "negatively impacting the Ning platform" and claims that in the past, it had always worked successfully with Ning to resolve any technical issues. FULL ARTICLE @ E-CONSULTANCY
