FB changes name to meta - check Q post 1337 re FB meta data collection.
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BREAKING NEWS
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That's a bit of a stretch, Metadata is an actual thing.
This is what I was saying. Huge stretch. A leap.
Stretching so hard limbs are popping off...
Yeah it's totally just a coincidence that Facebook changed their name specifically to "meta" and with no real reason to even do so in the first place...
You are REALLY out of the loop brosef.
They own a virtual reality platform called Oculus.
"Metaverse" is a term coined in 1992 VR book Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson to describe the VR internet.
It's a nerd inside reference. Zucc explains their reasoning for using "meta" at the end of this year's Oculus Connect conference:
https://youtu.be/Uvufun6xer8?t=4470
Who randomly changes their entire brand after 15 years? Not buying it.
Google became Alphabet.
Facebook, now Meta, owns:
Facebook
Instagram
Messenger
WhatsApp
Oculus
Workplace
Portal
Diem
They are much more than Facebook now.
there is a reason, actually. it's funny this post is the first thing I saw loading up GA bc I just finished doing about 5 hours of crypto research and one of the things this one guy was talking about re: getting into NFTs was that FB creating a "metaverse" and changing their name to reflect this. it's creepy to think Ready Player One is inching closer to reality.
It is but also kinda weird how facebook is now meta.com
Massive stretch. Good observation by the OP, but this is kinda ridiculous.