As you may have noticed, Facebook recently announced its news. The social media giant has built a meta version and, in line with that goal, has changed the name of its parent company to "Meta." Meta is now known as the covering company that runs Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram and Oculus among others. Facebook vs. Meta, what's the difference?
Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook and recently also Meta, intends to change the way they are perceived social networks. His vision is to connect everything that can be done on the Internet. Internet the space should also expand into virtual reality.
Metaverse it will look like a hybrid of today's online social networks, sometimes extended into three dimensions (virtual reality) or projected into the physical world (holograms). It allows you to share immersive experiences with other people, even when you can't be together.
Business meetings, entertainment, creativity, but also shopping and other activities should move to a virtual world in which no single organization should rule. Decentralized metaverse will enable payments cryptocurrencies.
The name of the social network Facebook does not change, the name of the parent company, which until now was called FACEBOOK, has changed.
Why "Meta"? The company name refers to the Greek word for "for" (Beyond). This expression symbolizes the fact that "there is always something to build".
The inspiration for the creation of the metaverse dates back to 1992, when an American author Neal stephenson coined the term in his seminal and highly influential science fiction novel Snow crash, to describe what is essentially a virtual reality (VR) version of the Internet.
As the creator of Meta himself assures, nothing fundamental changes for Facebook users. It is difficult to imagine all the possibilities of Meta in ordinary practice, which the company represents, since not all of them are yet operational.
Can you imagine a conversation with a hologram or a work meeting in virtual reality? Let us know in the comments what you think about this news!