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Oct 28, 2021 · Key Background. Zuckerberg characterized Facebook’s branding change as the consequence of its already publicly outlined shift toward fostering the so-called metaverse.
Oct 29, 2021 · NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Inc. announced Thursday that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years.
Oct 29, 2021 · 8 Companies That Changed Their Names to Signal a Strategy Shift Facebook said on Thursday that it was rebranding as Meta, taking a step to distance itself from the controversies it faces.
Sep 30, 2023 · Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., is a giant in the realm of social media and technology. But did you know that Meta owns much more than just Facebook? In its quest to connect people across the globe, Meta has quite a portfolio of companies under its umbrella.
Oct 28, 2021 · The new name: Meta. But what about the Facebook name, originally derived from its first iteration, FaceMash, in 2003? “Increasingly it just doesn’t encompass everything we do,” said Zuckerberg.
- Patrick Lucas Austin
Facebook is the latest big company to change its name, following Google's name change to Alphabet, Phillip Morris to Altria and Research in Motion to BlackBerry.
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Sep 29, 2023 · Meta is the company formerly known as Facebook that Mark Zuckerberg first worked on while at Harvard, later dropping out to build the business.