Last week, Facebook he revealed that was renamed "Meta". The new name is a reference to “Metaverse", A term to be used for interconnected virtual reality experiences, in which Facebook Meta invests a lot of time and of course a lot of money.
But now that the dust has settled, what do you think of her new name? companys?
The news came during Facebook's "Connect" live streaming, where the company talked about its efforts in augmented and virtual reality.
Jason Koebler put it nicely in a Vice article: “a delusional fever dream apparently derived from some dystopian science fiction and misleading or completely fabricated presentations productof virtual reality of the last decade".
Of course, the event also went through various events Social Networks με μερικές καυστικές δημοσιεύσεις, ειδικά για ένα μπουκάλι σάλτσας BBQ που είχε ο Zuckerberg on a shelf.
why does he have sweet baby rays bbq on the decorative shelf pic.twitter.com/qyytoSjv0z
- conar (@subtoconnorpls) October 28, 2021
But beyond the jokes, it's hard to say that rebranding is anything other than a distraction from the fire that has ignited Facebook's problems.
The company has strongly criticized for lack of enforcement of its regulations in high profile users, tax evasion (like almost any other technology company), WhatsApp privacy policy changes, permissible hate speech and more.
The US Federal Trade Commission is also trying to reverse the acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp by Facebook / Meta, but it is unlikely to succeed.
Note that the name change only applies to Facebook as a company. Facebook as social network it will continue to have the same name, as will Instagram, WhatsApp and other services. However, the company is rebranding its VR division from Oculus to Meta — and Oculus Quest devices are now Meta Quests.
So what do you think of the new name? Do you think Facebook could help withstand the crisis? Do you think that's a good move as the company reportedly focuses more on AR and VR content?
