Facebook changes company name to Meta

*The Deadman* · 10-28-2021, 10:41 PM

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/28/face...e-to-meta.html

Facebook on Thursday announced that it has changed its company name to Meta.

The name change was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference. The new name reflects the company’s growing ambitions beyond social media. Facebook, now known as Meta, has adopted the new moniker, based on the sci-fi term metaverse, to describe its vision for working and playing in a virtual world.

“Today we are seen as a social media company, but in our DNA we are a company that builds technology to connect people, and the metaverse is the next frontier just like social networking was when we got started,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.

The company also said in announcing the new name that it will change its stock ticker from FB to MVRS, effective Dec. 1.

Meta’s stock price closed up on Thursday.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 10-30-2021, 12:11 PM

I'm afraid of the day people (in larger scales) start using Virtual Reality while driving.

10-28-2021, 10:41 PM	#1
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,979	Facebook changes company name to Meta https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/28/face...e-to-meta.html Facebook on Thursday announced that it has changed its company name to Meta. The name change was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference. The new name reflects the company’s growing ambitions beyond social media. Facebook, now known as Meta, has adopted the new moniker, based on the sci-fi term metaverse, to describe its vision for working and playing in a virtual world. “Today we are seen as a social media company, but in our DNA we are a company that builds technology to connect people, and the metaverse is the next frontier just like social networking was when we got started,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. The company also said in announcing the new name that it will change its stock ticker from FB to MVRS, effective Dec. 1. Meta’s stock price closed up on Thursday. __________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).

10-30-2021, 12:11 PM	#2
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,155	I'm afraid of the day people (in larger scales) start using Virtual Reality while driving. Last edited by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan; 10-30-2021 at 01:38 PM.