by Ben
28. September 2009 12:13
With the internet now reaching far-flung corners of the world, and social networking still on the rise (Facebook now boasts over 300 million active users), Facebook has now introduced a stripped back, lighter version of its more-popular-than-ever social networking site, cleverly named Facebook Lite.
The faster-loading site is designed with countries that have limited broadband in mind. Currently aimed at India, where statistics show a large number of new users flocking to the site, it is likely to be tested next in Russia and China.
What is Facebook Lite?
According to the big cheese itself, Facebook Lite is “a fast-loading, simplified version of Facebook that enables people to make comments, accept friend requests, write on people's walls, and look at photos and status updates”.
Of course, with the rapid rise in mobile internet taking over the world (I only have to look around the office to notice 10 different iPhones in my vicinity); Facebook Lite has benefits for developed countries as well. With it’s simplified design, it may even find everyday users migrating to the interface, where the less overwhelming design could be better suited to casual users.
The speculation that this was Facebook’s attempt to bite back at Twitter has now died down, although with the recent acquisition of FriendFeed, there are still some rumours floating around that Facebook still has an Ace up it’s sleeve…
