{"id":41722,"date":"2023-10-20T15:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/the-news-wrap-facebook-lite-launches-for-users-in-developing-countries-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:16:01","slug":"the-news-wrap-facebook-lite-launches-for-users-in-developing-countries-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-news-wrap-facebook-lite-launches-for-users-in-developing-countries-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NEWS WRAP: Facebook \u2018lite\u2019 launches for users in developing countries &#8211; StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"352\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/l_news-wrap-445.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"l_news-wrap-445\"><\/div>\n<p>Facebook has launched a \u2018lite\u2019 version of its Android app that works well on poor networks and outdated phones and is designed specifically for the developing world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#.qqwf2u:L3x2\"><i>TechCrunch<\/i> reports<\/a> the app doesn\u2019t offer data-intensive features like videos or Nearby Friends. These stripped-back features allow Facebook users to access the app quickly and cheaply from some of the most remote corners of the globe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s part of a long-running push from Facebook to grab users from the developing world. Five years ago it launched Facebook Zero, a text-only version of Facebook that aimed to encourage people to use the internet. Recently it\u2019s been running Internet.org a program which plans to bring five billion people online.<\/p>\n<h2>Uber celebrates 5<sup>th<\/sup> birthday<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Transportation network startup Uber has celebrated its fifth birthday where founder and chief executive officer Travis Kalanick outlined his broad vision for the company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The Verge<\/i> reports Kalanick told the audience in plain terms Uber wants to make its service so inexpensive that it\u2019s not just cheaper than owning a car, but even public transport.<\/p>\n<h2>TechCrunch writer joins 500 Startups<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>TechCrunch writer Ryan Lawler is joining 500 Startups as venture partner. He describes the decision to move from TechCrunch to 500 Startups as choosing from \u201ctwo delicious pieces of cake\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Overnight<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 170.69 to 17,905.58. The Australian dollar is currently trading at US77 cents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Do you know more on this story or have a tip of your own? Raising capital or launching a startup?<\/i> <i>. Follow&nbsp;StartupSmart&nbsp;on<\/i> <i>Facebook<\/i><i>,<\/i> <i>Twitter<\/i><i>, and<\/i> <i>LinkedIn<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook has launched a \u2018lite\u2019 version of its Android app that works well on poor networks and outdated phones and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}