Facebook Changes Its Name to 'Meta'

Facebook today held a live event to talk about the "metaverse," aka the virtual and augmented reality evolution of social technology in the future, and as part of the presentation, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new name for the company.

facebook meta
Going forward, Facebook the company will be known as "Meta," while Facebook will still be available as a social media product alongside WhatsApp and Instagram.

Zuckerberg said that the Facebook brand is too limited to represent what the company wants to do in the future. The new name and brand will represent Facebook's apps and its evolving work on augmented and virtual reality products. The name is meant to "reflect who we are and what we hope to build," Zuckerberg said. "Over time, I hope we are seen as a metaverse company."

"From now on, we're going to be metaverse first, not Facebook first," said Zuckerberg. "I hope that people come to know the Meta brand and the future that we stand for."

Top Rated Comments

locovaca Avatar
21 months ago
I guess “Big Brother” was taken?
Score: 198 Votes (Like | Disagree)
germulus Avatar
21 months ago
Meta(data) because they keep everything about you…..
Score: 182 Votes (Like | Disagree)
macsplusmacs Avatar
21 months ago
Latin for "A Cancer on Society'...
Score: 106 Votes (Like | Disagree)
thebuckstopswithme Avatar
21 months ago
lipstick on a pig.
Score: 105 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rudy69 Avatar
21 months ago
Just when I thought Facebook couldn't get any creepier.... yikes
Score: 99 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rafael Santos Avatar
21 months ago
All hail our lizard overlord! :)
Score: 92 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Popular Stories

Google Assistant

Google I/O 2016: Assistant, Home, Allo, Duo, Android N, and More

Wednesday May 18, 2016 11:51 am PDT by
Google hosted its annual I/O developers keynote at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California today, announcing multiple new products and services related to Android, search, messaging, home automation, and more. Google Assistant Google Assistant is described as a "conversational assistant" that builds upon Google Now based on two-way dialog. The tool can be used, for example,...