Friday, October 29, 2021
Facebook turns into "Meta", Know its meaning and Full story
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, announced the selection of a new name for the company, "Meta", with a priority on commitment to the goals of the company itself. With the new platform, the company wants to shift its gears towards futuristic technology and products and wishes to be known as technology company. Like and Follow Saudi Expatriates on Facebook
“Meta” is a Greek word, it means 'beyond', 'after' or 'behind', and is used in the formation of derivatives, to mean moving to something else. Zuckerburg says that it symbolizes that there is always more to build. "Today we are seen as a social media company, but our DNA we are a company that builds technology to connect people and 'metaverse' is the next frontier just like social networking", he added.
- "Metaverse", which is usually used to describe future versions of the Internet, consisting of a fixed, shared three-dimensional space linked to recognize virtual universe, which is increase to reality. Trending : Booster dose of Corona vaccine is now available to above 18 years in Saudi Arabia on a condition
- The company said the name change "will bring its various applications and technologies together under one new brand." "Facebook's name doesn't fully embrace everything the company does," Zuckerberg said. "At the moment, our brand is closely linked to a single product."
- From now onwards, the company will be 'Metaverse' first and not Facebook first. It would not be known as a social media company anymore. As Facebook is now only a social media app that is a part of meta.
- Zuckerberg stated that, it wants the services to be accessible to as many people as possible. Considering this factor, the meta-services will also cost less just like its mobile apps that provide services without costing any money. Read : Saudi Arabia started operating its Airports with Full capacity
- Regarding the privacy and security of the new platform 'Meta', Zuckerberg has said that the company will focus on it from day one.
