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Facebook plans to introduce "lite" version
Facebook's recent acquisition of FriendFeed has led some people to believe that Facebook Lite is a bare-bones, status-updates-only version of Facebook, designed to compete with Twitter. Although this would make some sense, TechCrunch says it's the wrong answer. Based on information that Facebook Lite is already being tested in India, they're reporting that Facebook Lite is just a slimmer, low-bandwidth version of the site, targeted for users whose Internet connections are too slow to properly use the current version.
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Minjin and Ned said 9:04AM on 8-12-2009
The Twitter like idea would be the smarter way to go...
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mko said 10:13AM on 8-12-2009
I'd love a facebook WITHOUT the publisher. I absolutely hate those funny videos my contacts share.
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Miguel said 10:48AM on 8-12-2009
To me, the word "lite" usually invokes the idea of a free version vs. a paid version. Could Facebook be getting ready to charge for "premium" features?
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Saint Seminole said 10:52AM on 8-12-2009
How about "Facebook: Original"? Since most of the people on Facebook joined under a previous incarnation (and some have already left because of the interface changes), it would make sense to roll out a "retro" version of the site.
Heck, even I might be persuaded to rejoin if they re-introduced the Facebook of two years ago, which worked better, was easier to use, easier to find settings, easier to contact my friends, etc.
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seriousam7 said 1:01PM on 8-12-2009
There's a 'settings' button right there in plain sight at the top of the page. How much easier could it possibly have been to find the settings?