Just seven months after first launching Facebook Lite, the company has decided to shut the service down. Facebook Lite was a simplified version of the site which was supposedly “optimized for people with slow connections” but apparently not enough people were using it. Funny enough, many of the people that I knew were using the site were users with fast connections who liked a slimmed version of the site.
First noticed by ReadWriteWeb, Facebook has not said anymore aside from the following message which they posted on the company’s Facebook Page:
Thanks to everyone who tried out Facebook Lite. We’re no longer supporting it, but learned a lot from the test of a slimmed-down site. If you used Lite, you’ll now be taken to the main Facebook.com site.
While the company has made numerous attempts at creating slimmed down versions of the site, I would guess that maintaining both the main version of the site as well as the simplified versions simultaneously has proven difficult. Additionally, Blake Ross, who was the developer behind Facebook Lite, is now focused on other projects including the new Facebook questions product.
this sucks/.
disappointing.
well that just bites, because the facebooklite was the only way I could chat while at work because the regular facebook was blocked at work….not happy
try to know the crazy man to know the truth.
classic a / b site test, the classic won out =]
I’ve been on facebook for two years, slogging along, occasionally cussing lol, cuz of being on dialup, and this is the FIRST I’ve ever HEARD of Facebook Lite! *shakes head*..
I guess I’m not too surprised by this move. So many people nowadays have fast enough connections to support Facebook normally that the only possible audience would’ve have been those who wanted a simpler Facebook like you mentioned.
Nice try Facebook, you’ll just have to rely on your normal Facebook to dominate my down time!
This actually sucks, but explains why I couldn’t get in at work. Believe it or not, facebook.com was blocked at work, but not the lite version. So at work I was still able to use facebook!
This was great for mobile use, without resorting to the mobile version.
Well that sucks. The regular facebook site is a convoluted pile of dog manure. Facebook gave me what I wanted, statuses…the rest of the stuff is for my mom.
I didn’t even know Facebook Lite existed.
Now if they could fix Facebook for blackberry. Theni might use it more often. Right now it sucks
That is really BAD the other facebook is full of filters and i s blocked by many Organizations!! WE DEMAND THE LITE VERSION BACK!
I agree to you KC,Facebook lite is the only way i can open in the office to get an update for my friends since my Boss locked the main site of facebook.Or is there any other site i can open facebook?I tried proxy but very slow and blard
This was really not funny. I like the lite version of facebook for my mobile web browser because it won’t redirect to mobile facebook not like the regular web FB. And i can upload pix here without using the e-mail with attachment. This sucks!
@Amy. .
It depends upon the proxy that you are using.
I don`t see FcebookLite pleasee tell my everythain of that
Heyy and I don`t see and I love see Facebook lite pleasee tell mee
i have dial up and LOVED facebook lite, now my regular facebook glitches and stops working on a regular basis.
im not impressed
I am a Sailor. When you’re at sea and on satellite, there is no other way to get into Facebook because of connectivity. We all relied on it to communicate with the outside world. This blows.