43 minutes agoWhat is Meta: The name by which Facebook will conquer virtual reality?
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Facebook changes the corporate name in Meta, as part of a rebook. The company said it would better include what it does, as it is expanding its expansion beyond social media in areas like virtual reality. The change does not apply to individual platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, but only to the group that [...]
Facebook changes the corporate name in Meta, as part of a rebook.
The company said it would better include what it does, as it is expanding its expansion beyond social media in areas like virtual reality. The change does not apply to individual platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, but only to the group that owns them
Together we can finally put people in the center of our technology and offer an experience where we are present with each other”, said company CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg.
The movement comes after a series of negative Facebook stories, based on internal documents uncovered by a former employee. Frances Haugen has accused the company of bypassing security concerns for financial gain. I was shocked to hear recently that Facebook really wants to double its engagement in Metavers, virtual reality, and that they will employ 10,000 engineers in Europe to work at Metaverse”, the former Facebook employee said.
The discovery of the new name of the technological group was made by Facebook's own founder, Mark Zuckerberg, as he discovered plans to build “OnlineBota” -- a virtual reality where people can play, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR devices.
