Widget creator WidgetLaboratory got into a public feud this Summer with Ning after being shut out of the build-your-own social network platform over questionable behavior around its Terms of Service. TechCrunch called the third party widget developers “idiots” when they posted e-mail communication between themselves and Ning which didn’t exactly support their case , and when it turned out they flat out lied about the ban at first to gain sympathy. Now it seems WidgetLaboratory has moved on from continuously bashing Ning on their blog to announcing a new partnership with UK-based Bright Things , who are preparing the roll-out of a Ning competitor dubbed SocialGO (currently in public beta).

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WidgetLaboratory Turns To Newcomer SocialGO After Ning Debacle