What Facebook Lite Actually Is. Hint: It’s Not Twitter Or FriendFeed.

[blazamos]

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/12/what-facebook-lite-actually-is-hint-its-not-twitter/

[_pi]

Facebook Lite: What Facebook actually was 4-5 years ago.

[alex_c → _pi]

Sites that don't innovate and add new features over the years often end up feeling stale and stagnate. Maybe Facebook has solved the dilemma of how to keep "innovating" if you're already close to the ideal form from the beginning: gradually add new features that no one wants, then unveil a "Fresh" version that's basically what worked in the first place.

[_pi → alex_c]

Yeah except that's annoying to your actual users who were drawn to the basic service in the first place.

[ErrantX]

Crazy Stuff! TechCrunch are about the sanest voice on Facebook Lite I have read this morning.

[blazamos]

Some more screenshots of the Facebook Lite newsfeed and inbox:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/12/facebook-lite-in-pictur...

[pavel_lishin → blazamos]

Wow, incredibly unrealistic.

I mean, where's the hundred "WHAT KIND OF DINOSAUR ARE YOU" quizzes? Where's the dozen invites to join a VAMPIREZ VS. WEREWOLFS app?

I mean, come on guys. At least try.

[truebosko → pavel_lishin]

You can block those, you know :-)

[grinich]

Why are all of their data centers in the US?

[adrianwaj]

My mind is my Timeline. I follow every brain cell.