Facebook launches ‘lite’ version of website

The world\'s biggest social networking site has launched a slimmed-down version for people with slow or poor internet connections, according to a report on www.bbc.co.uk.



Facebook has said the Lite site will be faster and simpler because it offers fewer services than the main site.



Originally it is meant to support users in developing countries and where bandwidth constraints make the current version too slow to use.



The company said around 70 per cent of its more than 250 million users were from outside America. Countries in Southeast Asia and Europe are seeing a massive increase in growth where fast Internet connections are more common.



The options on Facebook Lite are limited to letting users write on their wall, post photos and videos, view events and browse other people\'s profiles.



Many industry watchers said they believed that even users with good Internet connections might well flock to Facebook Lite because of its new look and ease of use.