Facebook to rebrand the company with a new name

[LASER_oneXM]

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https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/19/22735612/facebook-change-company-name-metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg wants to be known for building the metaverse

Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

The coming name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about at the company’s annual Connect conference on October 28th, but could unveil sooner, is meant to signal the tech giant’s ambition to be known for more than social media and all the ills that entail. The rebrand would likely position the blue Facebook app as one of many products under a parent company overseeing groups like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and more. A spokesperson for Facebook declined to comment for this story.

 

[The_King]

I suggested the name "Hoodwink" on Twitter it seems pretty accurate,

"Hoodwink" reflects an obsolete meaning of "wink." Today, "to wink" means to close one eye briefly, but during the 1500s it meant to shut both eyes firmly. So a highwayman who placed a hood (Oculus) over a victim's eyes to effectively close them, was said to "hoodwink" his prey, and soon "hoodwink" came to mean "to dupe."

 

[Kubla]

Rebranding FB reminds me of that saying "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig,"

 

[CyberTech]

MarkSecret

 

[LASER_oneXM]

Facebook changes company name to Meta

Facebook on Thursday announced that it will change its company name to Meta, reflecting the company's growing ambitions beyond social media.

www.cnbc.com

 

[plat]

hm-kay. Meta....Facebook. Facebook....Meta.

Nope, no resemblance between the two words. It's like Zuck and the gang want Facebook and its colorful history driven from the public's memory. No shenanigans and "leaked" documents had better surface for at least one year. The name-change trick gets old pretty fast, right?