Brands react to Meta, Facebook’s new rebranding exercise
Oct 29, 2021, 14:24 IST
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From Ixigo and Wendy’s to Dunzo, here’s how brands reacted to Facebook’s rebranding to Meta
- Facebook has officially announced the name for its corporate entity that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus.
- Facebook chief
Mark Zuckerberg , at the Facebook Connect event, announced that the holding company will be called 'Meta.’
In his keynote speech, Zuckerberg mentioned that the metaverse will be a social, 3D virtual space where you can share immersive experiences with other people, even when you can’t be together in person - and do things together you couldn’t do in the physical world.
Zuckerberg also unveiled a new logo and color to accompany its new company brand. The logo is treated in a blue gradient and is designed to be experienced in 3D. Sharing his vision behind donning this new identity, he said, “Over time, I hope that we are seen as a metaverse company, and I want to anchor our work and identity on what we're building toward.”
Soon, all social media platforms flooded with memes and now, Indian brands have joined in. Here’s how they reacted:
BIG NEWS lol jk still Twitter
— Twitter (@Twitter) 1635459151000
As a Meta of fact, we are waiting to see if it makes a Mark. #Meta #Facebook #markzuckerberg https://t.co/IhY6IgJbUr
— Dunzo (@DunzoIt) 1635494501000
pitched renaming our brand to zometa but the idea was rejected at once
— zomato (@zomato) 1635488934000
Changing name to Meat
— Meat (@Wendys) 1635449104000
Thinking of changing our name to Methi
— Swiggy (@swiggy_in) 1635486409000
Have you ever #Meta biscuit that goes so well with chai?
— Parle-G (@officialparleg) 1635487533000
2004 - When we Meta game changer2021 - When we Meta name changer#Metaverse #Meta #Freecharge
— Freecharge (@Freecharge) 1635485484000
Jab we META #Facebook #Meta
— ixigo (@ixigo) 1635490279000
which universe would you rather be in?#Meta #Metaverse https://t.co/89IgMLTE2B
— grofers (@Grofers) 1635491197000
Who is ready to enter the new world of #Metaverse? #Meta #PregaNews #PregaNewsMeansGoodNews #Topical https://t.co/ogP9cIbYMv
— Prega News (@PregaNews) 1635488495000
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