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 about the new name of the company?
The news arrived at duration του “Connect” live streaming του Facebook, όπου η εταιρεία μίλησε για τις προσπάθειές της στην επαυξημένη και την εικονική πραγματικότητα.
Jason Koebler beautifully described the event in a Vice article: "a delusional fever fever apparently stemming from some dystopian science fiction and misleading or completely fabricated virtual reality product presentations of the last decade."
Η εκδήλωση φυσικά πέρασε και από διάφορα κοινωνικά δίκτυα με μερικές καυστικές publications, ειδικά για ένα μπουκάλι σάλτσας BBQ που είχε ο Zuckerberg σε ένα ράφι.
why does he have sweet baby rays bbq on the decorative shelf pic.twitter.com/qyytoSjv0z
- conar (@subtoconnorpls) October 28, 2021
But jokes aside, it's hard to say that the rebranding is anything other than a departure cautions from the fire that Facebook's problems have ignited.
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 United States Federal Trade Commission is also trying to overturn the takeover of Instagram and WhatsApp from Facebook/Meta, but that probably won't work.
Note that the name change only applies to Facebook as a company. Facebook like 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?