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

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[Mark Brooks]

I'm working on a Ning social network and have found the platform to be simple, with great usability and an extensive feature set. Its well priced in comparison to Kickapps. The most compelling factor is, because its the largest white label social networking service right now, I know a good portion of the people I'll be inviting to use my SNS will already have profiles. That means I'll have more members and more activity on the site. Ning will grow more slowly than other SNS, but slow and steady may well win the race. I expect this to be a top 5 SNS eventually.