It is no doubt that most of us are aware of the sudden decision of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Facebook change their name to Meta. And many of us are so curious to know the reason behind this sudden change. It was clearly announced on Thursday (October 28) that Facebook one of the very popular social media platforms used by many is changing its name. What was known before now as Facebook inc., which is the parent company behind the app which bears the same name alongside Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger? Even the virtual company which is known as Oculus is now called Meta Platforms Inc. As meta (metaverse) is believed to be the successor of mobile internet.
The name change which Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company reality and augmented reality conference known as Facebook connect aligns with its developing focus on the Metaverse. This refers to the efforts to join together virtual and augmented reality technologies in a new realm online. Mark Zuckerberg’s actual words on that Thursday when the changing of the name was announced was “I’ve been thinking a lot about our identity as we begin this next chapter. Facebook is one of the most used products in the history of the world.” He also said that “It is an iconic social media brand, but increasingly it just doesn’t encompass everything that we do”. Therefore, looking at this statement. I think that Mark Zuckerberg wants to take the social media platform Facebook to the next level. And also wants to make it encompass everything they do.
Why Facebook Change Name to Meta?
According to research made Meta is now the new name of Mark Zuckerberg’s business empire. This means a company that is now beyond social media apps. And it is now into the design and recreation of new technologies. The name meta brings together all their apps and technologies under one new company brand. Also, it was named Meta with the major focus of bringing the metaverse to life. And also helping people connect, find communities and grow their businesses.
The Metaverse while being like a mix of our present online social experiences. Sometimes it expands into three dimensions or bulges into the physical world. With it, you would be able to share immersive experiences with different people regardless of how close they are to you or far from you. Moreover, it also enables you to do things you can’t do together with them in the physical world. As instead of looking at a screen you would be in this experience.
The actual connect conference brings together augmented. And also, virtual reality developers, content creators, marketers, and others celebrate the industry’s growth. While this year’s event shows what experience. The metaverse could feel like over the next decades of years from social connections to entertainment, gaming, work, commerce, education, and fitness. They announced new tools to help people build for the metaverse alongside the presence platform. It will allow the new mixed reality experiences on Quest 2 and about 150 million dollars investment in learning. This is to train the creators of the next generation.
