Facebook Retro Chat

Pros

• Chat with friends and acquaintances in real time.
• Organize your friends and those you chat with based on how you know each person.
• Enjoy the clean and classic look of the original messaging system.

Cons

• Does not offer as many options as the new Facebook chat system does.
• May make your Facebook page run a little slower.
• Lacks the modern look and style of the new chat system.

Facebook Retro Chat lets you stay in touch with friends and family with a chat system that offers the same look and style as the original system. Though Facebook is one of the top social networking sites of all time, users find that the system frequently changes as the website introduces new updates. One complaint that users had came about after the site introduced a new layout, which showed the updates posted by others according to various features rather than the date or time of those postings. Facebook lost even more fans when it implemented a new chat feature.

With Facebook, you can post status updates, share pictures and videos and comment on the posts and pictures listed by others. The chat system is a messaging program that lets you send a private message to another user. Instead of posting on a friend's time line, you can send a message that only the reader can see. This lets the two of you chat back and forth in real time while using the system. A large number of users found that the newest messaging system lacks some of the features of the old system.

With Facebook Retro Chat, you can now chat with your friends quickly and easily. When you open the app, it shows you a list of the people on your friends' list who are currently online. Once you click on a name, you can write a short message, hit send and wait for a response. You can also simply press enter to send a chat message. The new system requires that you move your mouse and push a button on the screen to send a message. This new app also shows you what time you sent a message, when the user read it and the time of his or her response.

Facebook Retro Chat shows you a list of your friends based on any lists you created. It will show you who is online from your family list, your best friends list and your coworkers list, which lets you cut down on any confusion when two friends share a similar name. You also have the option of opening and organizing multiple chats at once. The new system forces you to open a new chat window for each conversation you have, which can make your desktop look cluttered and busy.

You even have the option of sending messages to offline users. Simply click on the name, compose a message and hit send. If you love chatting with Facebook users but hate the new chat system, download Facebook Retro Chat.

Pros

• Chat with friends and acquaintances in real time.
• Organize your friends and those you chat with based on how you know each person.
• Enjoy the clean and classic look of the original messaging system.

Cons

• Does not offer as many options as the new Facebook chat system does.
• May make your Facebook page run a little slower.
• Lacks the modern look and style of the new chat system.