Facebook Renames to Meta • Hacker News Board

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by seanalltogether » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:22 PM UTC

So is this like Google -> Alphabet where it's mostly a behind-the-scenes type thing?

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by yellow_lead » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:22 PM UTC

quartz wrote: post #3

https://meta.com is live as well. ...I can't tell if it's intentional that the page loads initially with the "facebook" brand in the uppper left and then quickly overwrites it with meta.

The keynote video redirecting to a Facebook login screen is hilarious.

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by awestroke » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

Reading about this company just drains my energy and enthusiasm right away. Can't put my finger on why.

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by r-r-r » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

Nicely translates to "(shes's) dead" in Hebrew...

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by dstick » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

quartz wrote: post #3

https://meta.com is live as well. ...I can't tell if it's intentional that the page loads initially with the "facebook" brand in the uppper left and then quickly overwrites it with meta.

Someone got to add "Advanced JS" to their resume!

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by 5faulker » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

The rebrand was introduced as a "One More Thing" during the event keynote. A 2007 "One More Thing" was the announcement of the iPhone and the future of mobile computing. Now a 2021 "One More Thing" is the announcement of a company rebrand to avoid government regulation.

Still a faceless corporation though.

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by jedberg » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

dbish wrote: post #8

MANGA sounds more fun then FAANG so that’s nice

If we didn't change G to A I don't think we'll change F to M either.

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by reayn » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

dbish wrote: post #8

MANGA sounds more fun then FAANG so that’s nice

At least the acronym that includes microsoft isn't offensive anymore, just a nice MAGMAN.

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by nyt-maps » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

My god, if you get it, you get it.

They are going all in on metaverse / have decided that the future of oculus is the primary long term bet, not facebook itself.

And they have the money to make it so.

This is incredibly scary, and probably a good investment.

Re: Facebook Renames to Meta

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Post by Ansil849 » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

In London, in the area around the London Eye, there is a tourist trap that offers a very poor 'haunted house' type of attraction, usually something having to do with zombies. As each iteration of this tourist trap gains a reputation for being total rubbish and gains one star reviews online, every few months the attraction rebrands to another name.