On the Radar: Tuesday, January 15th, 2007

As reported on CNET.com:

A representative from business networking site LinkedIn has denied a claim from contact management service Plaxo pertaining to last week's controversy over transporting data from one social network to another. According to LinkedIn, it doesn't approve of Plaxo scripts that import LinkedIn contact information.

Last week, Facebook blocked "power user" Robert Scoble's account when he attempted to test out a new feature from Plaxo that synchronized Facebook "friends list" e-mail addresses with Plaxo's contact management system. Scoble's account was eventually restored, but the end result was unclear--and many a Web pundit delved into the sticky, still-evolving debate over data portability and just how "open" the social Web should be. To some critics, Facebook once again came across as possessive and closed-off. To others, Plaxo looked like it was harvesting contact information.

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