Well Two of my friends have been randomly selected as Facebook lite’s beta testers .Well This choice is made randomly by Facebook.

Well the first time when they got selected as a beta tester They viewed this annoncement :

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Well There are two screen shots of the new facebook lite :

Some of the main features have been adjusted and removed such as the highlights menu in the left  and more easy navigation , and also less scrolling will be needed as less user updates will be shown on the homepage.

Facebook lite is quiet fast at loading as compared to the normal Facebook Homepage

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We just broke the news earlier tonight that Facebook is launching a newer, simplified version of the Facebook platform, called Facebook Lite. This news comes only a day after Facebook made its blockbuster acquisition of FriendFeed and rolled out its Realtime Facebook Search. You may be asking yourself “what the heck is Facebook Lite?” or maybe “why would Facebook launch a stripped-down version of its website?” We’re here to answer those questions, and we have screenshots of the new Facebook Lite to help us out.

1. What is Facebook Lite?
A: It is a completely stripped-down version of the Facebook platform. From what we can tell, it is almost like a Twitterstream: you can see your most recent status updates and the updates of your friends. There is a left-hand navigation with four main categories: Wall, Info, Friends, and Photos & Videos. It does little more than that.

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The Wikipedia Usability Initiative : http://usability.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page has come up with a new redesign for Wikipedia , Currently wikipedia users can try out The New Beta Design by loging into a free account

There have been changes in the navigation system . This can be check out in their Prototype sites .

Wikipedia –

Enhanced navigation

The new navigation system makes it easier to see where you are and what you are doing, as well as where you can go and how to get there. With the search box located in the top right corner, the search feature is easier to find and quicker to use.

Edit toolbar improvements

New-and-improved icons make it clearer what action each tool performs. Expandable sections reduce clutter while keeping infrequently used tools just a click away. The help section provides quick access to a reference for common uses of wiki-markup.

Did Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, YouTube, Google Sites and Google’s Blogger all get attacked yesterday to silence one man? According to the testimony of a Facebook executive, they did.

A blogger in the Republic of Georgia with the username Cyxymu was the victim, according to Facebook’s chief security officer Max Kelly. The claims cement earlier reports that social networking sites have been dragged into the Georgia-Russia crisis, leading to the first simultaneous attack on the largest social media sites. Kelly told CNet::

“It was a simultaneous attack across a number of properties targeting him to keep his voice from being heard. We’re actively investigating the source of the attacks and we hope to be able to find out the individuals involved in the back end and to take action against them if we can.”

Google is quoted as saying:

“We are aware that a handful of non-Google sites were impacted by a DOS attack this morning, and are in contact with some affected companies to help investigate this attack. Google systems prevented substantive impact to our services.”

As part of the attack, spam was sent to LiveJournal users that appeared to come from cyxymu.

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