Filed under: Social Software
Facebook Lite goes live, isn't quite fully baked yet
The folks over at Facebook decided their social network's user interface needed to lose some weight. So, after a few weeks on a treadmill, Facebook Lite is now available for public preview. This new fat-free version of Facebook looks to put Twitter in its sights as far as simplicity is concerned; it's more straight-to-the-point and less "just in case you're interested."
On the inside, Facebook Lite seems to load and run significantly faster than the standard interface. It uses far less styling and scripting, and conveys simpler information to the user. In fact, after using the regular version for so long, Facebook Lite starts to feel somewhat like a mobile website. For on-the-go people, this should speed up the social networking workflow a little bit.
Facebook Lite isn't quite ready for full-time use, however. There are still some "to do" items. For example, six of the seven selections in the Options screen, and the advertisement on the left side of the page seems to be locked on Facebook Lite's feedback page. The rest of the interface seems to be functional, albeit lacking (though that is the general idea of a lite application) in some areas.
Facebook Lite is available for public preview to (currently) all US and India members.
[via Mashable]
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Cam said 6:46PM on 9-10-2009
The side-panel ad, isn't stuck on facebook lite feedback for me.
it's even more annoying.
it's an ad for a Skillet concert.
blah.
Anyway, I'm actually loving facebook lite. Can't quite figure out how to make it go to the lite instead of the full version by default, like it said I could.
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Bryan said 10:17AM on 9-11-2009
No need for a "default"...just use the web address for the lite version:
http://lite.facebook.com/
Tired_ said 12:43AM on 9-11-2009
It works in Canada, too. I kinda like it...reminds me of the old new Facebook.
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motang said 1:09AM on 9-11-2009
Work on my DSi well!
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turu said 2:49AM on 9-11-2009
It works in Japan too. and you can send invitation to two more extra people from Lite account now. I sent these to some of my friend who have slow connection so.
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