FaceBook Lite for the Masses

Had it been April 1st you may have passed this news off as an April fool’s joke. It is true however that Facebook has introduced a Lite version of its popular social networking site.

The company claims to be aiming at developing countries where connections and computers are still slow. The site itself offers a cut down version of the original Facebook site, and has a twitter-like look and feel.

This may yet offer an alternative platform to Twitter, who itself is currently having an identity crises when considering ways to fund itself without deterring the current user base.

What seems a very thoughtful gesture by Facebook allowing all users regardless of their connection speed and computer power access to the social network revolution; may yet become another competitor for Twitter.