Facebook Inc. changes its name to Meta

[Jan]

Facebook Inc. is now Meta

Facebook Inc. is re-christening itself Meta, decoupling its corporate identity from the eponymous social network mired in toxic content, and highlighting a shift to an emerging computing platform focused on virtual reality.

“The metaverse is the next frontier,” Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a presentation at Facebook’s Connect conference, held virtually on Thursday. “From now on, we’re going to be metaverse-first, not Facebook-first.”

 

[neoprema]

Is it just me or is Zuckerberg's entire future plan and the Metaverse he's building basically Ready Player One - the movie?

 

[Gatecrasher]

Disappointed... its not Gqeberha.

 

[RudderVator]

Meta-Data?

 

[Fulcrum29]

How Greeky.

 

[NeonNinja]

Facebook is still Facebook

 

[Fulcrum29]

Unlike alphabet, /cough also greek, meta is such a common word in online speak. Though I can understand why Facebook Inc. has opted on changing to Meta it isn't a word people will commonly relate to as Facebook Inc. I guess 'neutrality' may be to their advantage.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Facebook is still Facebook

The product was never going to change.

 

[Fulcrum29]

The one thing that they could have done better is the logo, it is super generic. Lemniscate... it could very well have been a stock logo. Just odd that they went with things which are commonly used... Trademark hell, but then again, circles are being trademark, so...

 

[dusi]

Is it just me or is Zuckerberg's entire future plan and the Metaverse he's building basically Ready Player One - the movie?

I think that's the plan, in the future we won't leave the house and we will be strapped into a VR headset with a feeding tube of apple sauce for nourishment.

 

[Jan]

Is it just me or is Zuckerberg's entire future plan and the Metaverse he's building basically Ready Player One - the movie?

Watching his presentation tonight it reminded me more of the Jump 225 trilogy's Multi Network.

 

[w1z4rd]

 

[JamesBoy]

 

[Sads-1-zn]

"Join us please, it is time to go. We need you"

 

[Gazg]

He can call it what he wants.........it still remains Fakebook.

 

[HelterSkelter]

Meta is the new turd.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Disappointed... its not Gqeberha.

Zucs must have hired the ANC for his rename campaign!!!

 

[agentrfr]

Ima put a few short stop orders on that ticker lul...

I shalt keep y'all posted

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Meta eish ja

 

[eg2505]

metaspy, meta ads, meta privacy and it goes on and on,
so many names one can stick on the end of meta, I dont think they thought it through.