New Delhi: Facebook chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that the company he founded is rebranding itself as Meta.
The change comes with a new logo designed like an infinity-shaped symbol, slightly askew, almost like a pretzel. Facebook, Instagram and other apps will remain, but under the Meta umbrella, The New York Times reported.
Zuckerberg has been committed to building the metaverse, a composite universe melding online, virtual and augmented worlds that people can seamlessly traverse. He has said the metaverse can be the next major social platform and that several tech companies will build it over the next 10-plus years.
As the new brand name and logo were unveiled, it got the social media users talking, triggering a flood of hilarious memes and jokes, resulting in #Meta dominating the social media trends globally.
Here are some reactions in relation to the trend:
How can you tell anyone that you’re on Meta. Sounds like a drug.
— Francine Polsky Jewett (@careaware) October 28, 2021
Q: Why did Facebook pick ‘Meta’?
A: ‘Meh’ was taken— maxgoff (@maxgoff) October 28, 2021
Everyone posting about Facebook on Twitter is very… meta
— John Rush ?? (@JohnRush32) October 28, 2021
“Meta” has been a useful word and concept. I’ll miss it.
— James Gleick (@JamesGleick) October 29, 2021
I haven’t meta single person who likes the Facebook rebrand.
— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) October 29, 2021
What Zuck thought What it actually
the reaction to Meta was
would be pic.twitter.com/H7kwWivOyA— Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) October 28, 2021
feeling meta pic.twitter.com/clLob5gmir
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) October 28, 2021
After changing name of Facebook #MarkZuckerberg to Instagram & WhatsApp #Meta pic.twitter.com/IqZQsrA5qW
— ANKUSH (@Unboxhumour) October 29, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg trying fixing Facebook:#Meta pic.twitter.com/eKSobjoIKe
— ???? Zeeشان?.⋆ (@zishaantweets) October 28, 2021
How to solve a business problem:
Simply change the name ?#Meta pic.twitter.com/BfJGGPI2ZS— adeen ✌?✨ (@ade_af_) October 28, 2021
