Everyone and their grandmother knows all about Facebook. You can't not. The social network has more than a billion daily users across the globe.
It's an essential part of modern life.
What's less well-known is that as well as Facebook.com, the Californian tech company has a second, stripped-down website you can use to talk to your friends.
And if that's all you want to do, it's a whole lot better than the original Facebook — and it looks nothing like the social network, making it safer to use on networks where Facebook is banned.
Take a look...
First, let's look at Facebook's main website. It has a huge amount of functionality. Photos, groups, news, statuses, and so on.

But what if you want to just message a friend? That's relegated to about a quarter of the screen. The rest is just irrelevant annoyances.

Luckily for you, Facebook has a little-known alternative...

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