Facebook Changes Its Name to 'Meta'

[twinlight]

“Metaculous privacy”

 

[GoosePoops]

Facebook by Meta
Instagram by Meta
WhatsApp by Meta
Oculus by Meta

Anything else?

1. WhatsApp
2. Oculus VR
3. Instagram
4. CRTL-labs
5. LiveRail
6. Onavo
7. tbh
8. Redkix
9. Parse
10. Atlas Solutions

Just to add a few more. There are dozens more.

I think people are missing the point here. Facebook (the corporation, not the service) deals in many more businesses than just social media. Facebook (the service) is not changing it's name. This is akin to Google (the corporation) spinning up a parent company and calling it Alphabet. Facebook is now just one of the services that is owned by Meta just like Google is a service owned by Alphabet.

 

[jz0309]

more and more Mark is looking more like Data for TNG than a human.

That is an insult on Data (the character)

 

[GuruZac]

Still won't create another Facebook page Mark. My page is deleted where it will remain in your metaverse.

 

[macsplusmacs]

Stockholders next spring... we paid how much? for that name?

 

[mrz_V1]

I guess “Big Brother” was taken?

Google already has the copyrights

 

[JimmyHook]

1. WhatsApp
2. Oculus VR
3. Instagram
4. CRTL-labs
5. LiveRail
6. Onavo
7. tbh
8. Redkix
9. Parse
10. Atlas Solutions

Just to add a few more. There are dozens more.

I think people are missing the point here. Facebook (the corporation, not the service) deals in many more businesses than just social media. This is akin to Google (the corporation) spinning up a parent company and changing it's name to Alphabet. Facebook is now just one of the products that is owned by Meta.

I appreciate the list of products I’ll never use

 

[bluedesert]

"I hope that people come to know the Meta brand and the future that we stand for."

lol What future is that exactly? More scummy behavior?

 

[MrGimper]

Cyberdyne was taken?

 

[macsplusmacs]

I think people are missing the point here.

I think people are missing the point here. There is a chance they will be remedied from the Justice Department. They are silo'ing companies and trying to get people to forget how toxic the term Facebook is.

That's all.

 

[GoosePoops]

I appreciate the list of products I’ll never use

Here's a few more for ya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Facebook

 

[StevieD100]

Another 4-letter word for the swear list. No better than Fecalbook.

 

[coolfactor]

Just so there's no confusion, Facebook itself is not going away. It just becomes a product of the parent company, Meta.

It's not like people are going to be "posting to Meta". Meta is not the name of the social media platform.

 

[coolfactor]

Oh please....we all know that we will still call "Meta," Facebook.....and this won't stave off anti-trust that is for sure...Just a waste of everyone's time and $$$$

Facebook is no longer the company, it's now just a product of the company, Meta. Facebook remains as a social media network, so its name is not changing.

 

[dannyyankou]

Ron Artest is trending, lol

 

[Maclver]

Deleted my FB last month and couldn't be happier. Now just got to delete Instagram.... trying to get out of the "meta" universe.

 

[macsplusmacs]

Facebook is no longer the company, it's now just a product of the company, Meta. Facebook remains as a social media network, so its name is not changing.

yah folks!

So when someone dies from misinformation they swallowed on facebook, you BETTER say it's Facebook a product of Meta did it and not Facebook did it!

 

[testcard]

No shortage of anagrams there.

 

[richinaus]

Is it? It seems to me that pretty much nothing has changed in this space in a decade.

Ten years ago we had cool tech demos but were waiting for a killer app.

Today we have cool tech demos plus Half Life Alyx but are still waiting for a killer app.

I know what the killer app is (I've written paragraphs explaining it on the MR forums in the past). I think Facebook and Apple also know what the killer app is.

I put my money on Apple delivering it. Apple has a history of delivering on hardware. Everyone trusts Apple. Apple's biggest weakness is they generally suck at making web services, but iMessage works pretty okay, so I think they'll be able to overcome that weakness and deliver on this.

Facebook is the opposite of Apple here. They have a track record of nothing but flops in hardware. Although I mostly trust Facebook, whether I as an individual trust them or not doesn't matter much - most people don't trust Facebook. The strongest thing Facebook has going for them is how great they are at delivering software, and specifically web services. I don't know that Facebook can overcome their issues of trust and chronically mediocre hardware. Maybe I should invest a little in Facebook just so I can ride the wave if they do deliver on this...

quest 2? Its better than Apples current headset....

I think FB / Meta is making the big push now they are worried about Apple and others, so creating all the groundwork.

Personally I feel this is going to get very cheesy very quickly if FB / Meta are driving it, however I am shifting the studio now to get on board fully with AR and VR. It is one of the reasons I stick with Apple, as I have some faith there that they will deliver. They definitely will have the best hardware - it is the application that concerns me a little, and how they get it to the masses.

For one, I am super excited for all this. The next 5 years are going to be very interesting.

 

[kjm18]

Missed opportunity

 

[gugy]

LMAO...FB can try whatever name but they are doomed. Just go away Zuk.

 

[axantas]

I hope, Meta in Kentucky and Missouri already got their names patented - otherwise goodbye Meta...
But ok - anyone talking about "Alphabet"?

 

[macsplusmacs]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1453798883151200257

 

[BadMelonFarmer]

you can polish a turd, call it a magical pixie pipe, but it is still a turd

 

[Wildkraut]

I appreciate the list of products I’ll never use

Same here, but I also don’t use XRay Imaging Machines, nor do I use Aviation Marine Radar Traffic Maps.
If “I” don’t use it, “We” don’t need it, right?!

/s