

Zuckerberg and crew clearly want to distance themselves from that as much as possible. When someone thinks of Facebook, that's now associated with online misinformation, rising addiction/anxiety among young people, and leaked internal documents showing a total lack of disregard for the public good. Over the past few years, the Facebook name has brought a negative connotation with it. Open up traffic to where its needed the most by using these highly sought-after Facebook logos in your business cards, websites, and banner designs. Given that the metaverse is now the company's primary focus over a declining social media website, having that be the focus of the new name makes sense.Īt least that's the marketing pitch Meta's throwing out there. It's a lofty ambition that'll take years to fully develop, but it's something Facebook's putting an enormous amount of time and money behind. Instead of using apps/websites from phones, tablets, and computers, people will interact with more immersive experiences via virtual reality, mixed reality, and smart glasses. A pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name 'Meta' on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on Octoin Menlo Park. The metaverse is Meta's vision for how people will interact with the internet over the coming decades. 726 Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has been committed to building the metaverse, a composite universe melding online, virtual and augmented worlds that people can seamlessly.

There are a few reasons behind this change - the most prominent of which is Facebook's (er, Meta's) focus on the metaverse.
