Facebook rebrands itself - now to be called Meta

[brad465]

Rebrand news just emerged:

Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand

The social media giant says the new name will better encompass what it does.

www.bbc.co.uk

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand.
The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like Virtual Reality (VR).
The change does not apply to its individual platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, only the parent company that owns them.
The move follows a series of negative stories about Facebook, based on documents leaked by an ex-employee.
Frances Haugen has accused the company of putting "profits over safety".
In 2015, Google restructured its company calling its parent firm Alphabet, however, the name has not caught on.

Rebranding does seem to be a classic go to when things go wrong, we saw it with Windscale becoming Sellafield after a nuclear accident there, and we've seen Great Western Railway too (runs for cover).

 

[nlogax]

Call it whatever they like, I no longer go near it.

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

So does this mean using existing terms like metaverse is in breach of copyright etc?

 

[Doctor Fegg]

No.

 

[ComUtoR]

A rose by any other name...


... would still be an evil multinational conglomerate

 

[mikeg]

In other words , this is the holding company rebranding a la centrica or alphabet

 

[Welly]

Apparently it's Hebrew for "Dead"!

 

[brad465]

Just when rebranding wasn't desperate enough...

Nick Clegg promoted to president at Facebook reporting directly to Mark Zuckerberg

Former deputy prime minister and Lib Dem leader will sit at Meta’s top table

www.independent.co.uk

Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has been promoted to Facebook’s top table, the company has announced.

Parent company Meta said on Wednesday that the ex-Lib Dem leader has been made president of global affairs – reporting directly to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Mr Clegg has worked for Facebook since October 2018, when he has done public relations for the social networking company.

In a post on Facebook Mr Zuckerberg said he could not “think of anyone better placed to represent us and help shape the future of internet policy than Nick”.

“For the last three years, Nick has managed some of the most complex issues our company faces -- including content policy, elections, the establishment of the Oversight Board, and more,” he said.

David Cameron must be quietly jealous, he might have had the occupation of No.10 and the full premiership, but Nick Clegg boarded the better gravy train.