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Following the announcement of the Facebook Company changing its name to Meta, what are your thoughts?
Do you think Meta represents the brand better?
Following the announcement of the Facebook Company changing its name to Meta, what are your thoughts?
Do you think Meta represents the brand better?
Difficult to say. The intent is certainly clear: they want to branch into a sort of immersive experience for customers...but I'm not certain that the market necessarily wants that kind of experience. I think there's a form of "culture shock" that defines our experience with computers and information technology; it's certainly less pronounced with younger generations, but it's still very much there. The idea of immersing one's self in that could be off-putting.
As well, it's hard not to see this as an attempt to distract from the current social and regulatory problems that Facebook is undergoing, even if I don't necessarily agree with the consensus behind the whistleblower revelations which sparked them.
As well, it's hard not to see this as an attempt to distract from the current social and regulatory problems that Facebook is undergoing, even if I don't necessarily agree with the consensus behind the whistleblower revelations which sparked them.
It's about rebranding and changing the old ways. Even that FB is one of the busiest website's and owns most other sites. What I do not get is why to call it Meta 
I mean I see so much Meta tags and people playing Meta gaming 😛
I mean I see so much Meta tags and people playing Meta gaming 😛
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IMO they are just trying to disconnect from all of the negative things being revealed lately.
that won't chnage
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I had a Facebook account but it was barebones. They are way too biased. From what I gathered, they are changing their name to revamp the whole look. Most people associate Facebook with something, either good or bad, changing the name is to have people forget who they are & what they are about. It’s a marketing ploy. What’s that saying? A wolf in sheep’s clothing is still a wolf.
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Seems like it is mostly a move to push the Facebook name away from the new services the company is picking up. Like VR gaming and such. It is no secret that users of the Oculus headsets were not fans of having to link everything to Facebook's network. So, just like Google rebranding to Alphabet, it will likely help ease the mind of many who are buying the "new" Meta Occulus VR gear and having to create a Meta account, even if it is just a face-value thing.
Plus they are not wrong by saying that 'Facebook" no longer correctly represents the brand as they pick up more and more non-social media services.
Plus they are not wrong by saying that 'Facebook" no longer correctly represents the brand as they pick up more and more non-social media services.
I opened Instagram today and the splash screen says ‘by Meta’ now so they applied the changes quickly.
I was hoping the US government would have seized it when they hauled Mark into court. Facebook just causes problems and spreads disinformation. Everyone would be better off without it.
www.propublica.org
Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack, Records Show
A ProPublica/Washington Post analysis of Facebook posts, internal company documents and interviews, provides the clearest evidence yet that the social media giant played a critical role in spreading lies that fomented the violence of Jan. 6.
www.propublica.org
Capitol riot misinformation persists: False claims continue to circulate on Facebook
New research findings come amid a bipartisan investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection.
www.usatoday.com
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Meta will flop.
That's pocket change for them. I'm sure they'd pay that no problem. 😛
This reminds me of when Google changed their company name to Alphabet. I suppose it makes sense to come up with a parent company name since they're doing so much more than Facebook now.
in Chicago to Willis Tower and everyone still calls it the Sears Tower
In my mom's hometown in North Dakota there's a section of it that everyone still calls the New Edition, even though it hasn't been "new" in many years.
Just like Google, now referred to as Alphabet by absolutely no one!It reminds me of when they changed the Sears Tower in Chicago to Willis Tower and everyone still calls it the Sears Tower
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I think it's a really dumb name change personally, but I think they are still sticking with FB as well. Just crazy.
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