Difference between revisions of "Robert Scoble"
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Scoble's notoriety has further grown with his ubiquitous presence on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Friendfeed. | Scoble's notoriety has further grown with his ubiquitous presence on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Friendfeed. | ||
| − | In January 2008 his Facebook account was disabled after he used automatic scripts to download his 5,000 contacts (known as a social graph) from the site. Scoble annouced | + | In January 2008 his Facebook account was disabled after he used automatic scripts to download his 5,000 contacts (known as a social graph) from the site. Scoble annouced the ban first on Twitter and then [http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/03/ive-been-kicked-off-of-facebook on his blog]. The news quickly spread, with diverse reactions. For example, at first [http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/facebook-blocks-scoble-for-downloading-his-contacts TechCrunch Europe] seemed to support Scoble, but then [[Michael Arrington]] of TechCrunch [http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/plaxo-flubs-it blamed] Plaxo for prompting Scoble to violate the Facebook Terms of Service. Scoble's Facebook account was [http://valleywag.gawker.com/340318/scoble-triumphantly-returns-to-facebook quickly reinstated] after he promised to stop scraping data from the site. |
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