So, we all know the story…

Robert Scoble tried to extract his personal social graph information from Facebook and Facebook suspended his account.

Robert has since joined the DataPortability.org workgroup to support our work to create free, open and standards based support for data sharing between services.

I’d now like to formally invite Facebook to join the DataPortability Workgroup.

This is both a business opportunity and a cultural and ethical imperative for them. Open is not just a buzz word. It means that you play nice with others. Even others that are not inside your walled garden. By announcing their support, Facebook has an opportunity to reclaim their place as the most open social network around - and it’s great for users too.

If you notice by looking at the roster of contributors to DataPortability, there are already individuals involved who also happen to work for Yahoo, Myspace, Seesmic, Disney, BBC, NineMSN, Dow Jones/Fox and others. It’s time for Facebook to join the conversation!

I welcome them to email me at me@chrissaad.com and I will gladly send them an invite to the Google group.

Also, watch the latest video from Scoble on the issue.

Update: Mashable has a poll on the subject
Update: Techcrunch covers it as well