Facebook Lite to challenge Twitter
Facebook yesterday started testing a light-weight version of their social service in a move that could unseat rival microblogging service, Twitter.
Facebook recently acquired FriendFeed, following their failed attempt to purchase Twitter last year. FriendFeed is a service that allows users to see what their friends are doing online and share content; it has also been described as a possible rival to Twitter in it’s ability to conduct real-time searches.
Facebook caused a buzz around the internet, when, late on Tuesday, the URL lite.facebook.com was briefly and accidentally opened to an expanded audience. Facebook caught on pretty quickly, and the URL was redirected to the standard Facebook login page.
The initial test was started in India, with initial impressions being that it’s a lot faster than Facebook. Some are referring to it as Twitter with friends, and also doesn’t have the 140 character limit that Twitter enforces.
In a reply to a question by AFP, Facebook stated that “We are currently testing a simplified alternative to that loads a specific set of features quickly and efficiently,” the Internet star said in reply to an AFP inquiry.
“Similar to the Facebook experience you get on your mobile phones, 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.”
It’s basically a stripped down version of Facebook, and the guys over at provide us with some early screenshots. For the full story, see
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