I find the new name of the company more parody than appropriate. I suppose Zukerberg looked at "Alphabet" and decided since he monopolizes so much information there needed to be a parent company that could jetson "Facebook" for a new name. Right now, Facebook has too many marks against it's name and a new fresh image would be appropriate. Along with a new name, of course, are better algorithms safe for the very essence of democracy.
Much of the permissiveness that fuels these elements in the USA that would see our democracy curtailed and destroyed, began the same time as Facebook. It was post 911 and personal information was flowing like water to be sure an American could get on a jet. September 11, 2001 brought with it the Patriot Act and all the invasive measures that could exist to find those secret terrorist cells.
"Meta" is yet another means to unmask every human life in the world and put it on display for a variety of reasons. Meta is destined to be another Cambridge Analytica (click here) that can get away with every unthical practice in the business because they are desired by many more people than Cambridge Analytica. Whoever heard of Cambridge Analytica?
This is the problem. The shuffle of what is private and should not be part of a general circulation of information and what is social? There has been far too many issues with preserving American's privacy. Need I bring up the name Edward Snowden?
Today at Connect 2021, (click here) CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Meta, which brings together our apps and technologies under one new company brand. Meta’s focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find communities and grow businesses.
The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today’s online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world. It will let you share immersive experiences with other people even when you can’t be together — and do things together you couldn’t do in the physical world. It’s the next evolution in a long line of social technologies, and it’s ushering in a new chapter for our company. Mark shared more about this vision in a founder’s letter.
Our annual Connect conference brings together augmented and virtual reality developers, content creators, marketers and others to celebrate the industry’s momentum and growth. This year’s virtual event explored what experiences in the metaverse could feel like over the next decade — from social connection, to entertainment, gaming, fitness, work, education and commerce. We also announced new tools to help people build for the metaverse, including Presence Platform, which will enable new mixed reality experiences on Quest 2, and a $150-million investment in immersive learning to train the next generation of creators.
You can watch the full Connect keynote and learn more about how the metaverse will unlock new opportunities at meta.com. You can also learn more about our work over the past several months to develop the Meta brand on our design blog. Read all our news in the posts below:...
