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Is Facebook taking a 'Lite' step to beat Twitter?

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BANGALORE, INDIA: It is most likely that Facebook, which is termed as the world's fourth most trafficked website,  is reportedly working on 'Facebook Lite', a much simpler and lighter version of the social networking site.

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Thousands of Facebook users have reportedly been chosen by the site to test out the new version. According to some blogs, some users were selected as testers and they got a message on their homepage, which read: 'You have been selected as a beta tester for Facebook Lite!'

“We are building a faster, simpler version of Facebook that we call Facebook Lite. It’s not finished yet and we have plenty of kinks to work out, but we would love to get your feedback on what we have built so far,” it continued.

However, it appears that the Lite may not be fully ready for prime time yet, as the message disappeared from Facebook homepage very quickly.

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But according to a Techcrunch report, it was by mistake that Facebook rolled the test out to most of these users tonight and hence the withdrawal.

Nevertheless, some user blogs said that a very select few got a sneak peak at Facebook Lite, and it appeared to be a more Twitter-like. One user noted, “It looks like a simplified version of Twitter with comments enabled. On second thought, it looks like simplified FriendFeed.” FriendFeed was just acquired by Facebook for around $50 million.

However, many users have reportedly said that they were not finding the 'lite' version much different than the original.

Despite the rumours and blogs, not much is known about the Lite version of Facebook, but it could be a blessing for users who think that Facebook at the moment is getting far too cluttered with apps. The redesign that social networking site had undergone a few months back was not well received by the users.

Though the new version is reportedly aimed the users who don't get good broadband speed, there are rumours that this could be a step to take on Twitter. Do you think the reported move is part of an effort to take on the microblogging sensation?

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