Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Facebook plans to rebrand the company with a new name, Verge says
The original app and service may remain unchanged in their branding. The name change would come at a time when Facebook is under fire from regulators, lawmakers & activists.
San Francisco: Facebook Inc., facing intense scrutiny over its business practices, is planning to rebrand the company with a new name that focuses on the metaverse, according to The Verge.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is expected to discuss the name change at the company’s Connect conference on Oct. 28, the website reported on Tuesday. The original Facebook app and service may remain unchanged in their branding, positioned under a parent company that counts other billion-user brands like Instagram and WhatsApp in its portfolio. Google already operates a similar structure with its Alphabet Inc. parent.
A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment, saying the company doesn’t “comment on rumor or speculation.”
Zuckerberg, who co-founded the social network in 2004, has said that the key to Facebook’s future lies with the metaverse concept — the idea that users will live, work and exercise inside a virtual universe. The company’s Oculus virtual reality headsets and service are an instrumental part of realizing that vision.
“In the coming years, I expect people will transition from seeing us primarily as a social media company to seeing us as a metaverse company,” Zuckerberg said in July. “In many ways, the metaverse is the ultimate expression of social technology.”
The rebranding would come at a time when Facebook is under fire from regulators, lawmakers, and activists. Whistle-blower Frances Haugen has shared thousands of company documents with regulators and the Wall Street Journal. The documents detailed Facebook’s struggle with moderating its content and alleged deleterious mental-health effects of its photo-sharing app Instagram.- Bloomberg
https://theprint.in/world/facebook-plans-to-rebrand-the-company-with-a-new-name-verge-says/753652/
After Facebook Plans to Change Its Name, Netizens Come Up With Hilarious Memes & Guesses | See Best Ones
New Delhi: FACEBOOK is changing its name and the internet can’t keep calm! Yes, it’s really happening. Amid an intense scrutiny over its business practices, social media giant Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name that focuses on the metaverse. According to a report by The Verge, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is expected to announce the name at the company’s Connect conference on October 28.Also Read - Facebook is Planning To Change Its Name, To Focus On 'Metaverse': Verge Report
The website said the name of the social media application and service may remain unchanged, but the parent company could be rebranded. The rebrand would likely position Facebook’s social media app as one of many products under a parent company, which will also oversee groups like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus and more, the report added.
The news has triggered a meme fest online and people are now busy guessing what the new name would be. Others took digs and poked fun at the announcement. Many speculated that Facebook might add ‘The’, and revert to its original name ‘TheFacebook’.
Facebook plans to change its name: Report
Social media giant Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand the company with a new name next week, as per a report by The Verge.
Facebook Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg is expected to discuss the name change at the company’s Connect conference on October 28, the website reported on Tuesday. Though the news of the rebranding could be unveiled sooner, the Verge report said.
The original Facebook app and service may remain unchanged in their branding, positioned under a parent company that counts other billion-user brands like Instagram and WhatsApp in its portfolio. Google already operates a similar structure with its Alphabet Inc. parent.
The rebrand would likely position Facebook’s social media app as one of many products under a parent company, which will also oversee groups like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and more, the report added.
The original Facebook app and service may remain unchanged in their branding, positioned under a parent company that counts other billion-user brands like Instagram and WhatsApp in its portfolio.
Google already operates a similar structure with its Alphabet Inc. parent. Zuckerberg, who co-founded the social network in 2004, has said that the key to Facebook’s future lies with the metaverse concept — the idea that users will live, work and exercise inside a virtual universe.
The company’s Oculus virtual reality headsets and service are an instrumental part of realizing that vision. “In the coming years, I expect people will transition from seeing us primarily as a social media company to seeing us as a metaverse company,” Zuckerberg said in July. “In many ways the metaverse is the ultimate expression of social technology.”
https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/facebook-plans-to-change-its-name-report/
A new name for Facebook? Social media is in a tizzy
Netizens also used the opportunity to share hilarious memes and jokes and suggested prefixing Facebook with "The", to revert to its original name "TheFacebook".
The Verge has reported that Facebook may soon change its name to highlight its focus on “building the metaverse”. The website said the name of the social media application and service may remain unchanged, but the parent company could be rebranded. And, of course, the news has triggered a plethora of reactions online.
The rebranding comes at a time when the social media company is facing criticism for its business practices. While a company spokesperson has responded to the news offering no “comment on rumor or speculation”, users online are voicing their opinions on the plan to rebrand.
While many companies in the past have changed their names or rebranded to expand services, many felt Facebook’s move was a way to shift focus from the existing issues it is facing.
However, netizens also used the opportunity to share hilarious memes and jokes. Some suggested prefixing Facebook with “The”, to revert to its original name “TheFacebook” — the company had launched as “TheFacebook” on February 4, 2004, but “The” was later dropped.
(UPDATED) It assures Filipino Facebook users that the name of the social media application and service may remain unchanged, and it will cover the Undas of 2021 followed by Christmas 2021 and New Year of 2022, followed by the national elections on May 9, 2022, and change of leadership
UAAP targets February 2022 start for basketball
The UAAP is planning to open its basketball competition for Season 84 by February 2022, with volleyball to start after the Holy Week.
UAAP Season 84 president Nonong Calanog of De La Salle University said Wednesday that they are waiting for approval from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Department of Health (DOH), and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for their student-athletes to resume training in a bubble set-up.
"Our projection is to return to competition by mid-February 2022," Calanog said during a press conference with the CHED, where UAAP student-athletes received COVID-19 vaccines.
The UAAP canceled its second-semester sports for Season 82 because of the pandemic and did not hold the 83rd season.
"As far as the UAAP Board is concerned, depending on the approval for the return to training, we're projecting a start for basketball hopefully by February," Calanog said. "But that will depend on when we can get our athletes back to training because we want to make sure they are ready for competition."
UAAP coaches have requested at least three months of training for the basketball players, according to Calanog.
"Our hope is that approval for return to training would be soon, so that we can get them into the bubble and start training by November 1," he added. "They have about three-and-a-half months to train and get back into competition shape."
Meanwhile, they are hoping to start the volleyball tournaments after Holy Week.
According to Calanog, all of the UAAP's basketball and volleyball athletes are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and most of the UAAP member-schools are already retro-fitted in preparation for the return to training of student-athletes.
"They're ready to come back," Calanog said of the UAAP student-athletes. "We're just waiting for permission to return to training."
UAAP student-athletes from other sports were vaccinated on Wednesday at the CHED auditorium, with stakeholders stressing the importance of vaccination in the resumption of sporting activities.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, amateur, and grassroots sports have been suspended with only professional leagues given the go-signal to hold games.
"Isa sa pinakamalaking casualty ng pandemic ay sports programs and the sector of sports in our country," noted Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. "Isa lang po ang solusyon para makabalik tayo sa ating sporting events -- vaccination lang po."
COVID-19 National Task Force chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez, for his part, stressed that the vaccination program will pave the way for student-athletes to make a safe return to training.
As for making COVID-19 vaccines a requirement for student-athletes, Calanog said such a mandate will not be necessary in the UAAP.
"As far as we're concerned, we don't even have to ask that because, for volleyball and basketball, all our athletes are fully vaccinated," he assured.
CHED will hold a vaccination drive for NCAA student-athletes next week. The NCAA canceled Season 95 in March 2020 but held a limited number of events for Season 96, including online chess and taekwondo.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/20/21/uaap-targets-february-2022-start-for-basketball
Facebook Plans to Rebrand Company With New Name, Verge Says
Facebook Inc., facing intense scrutiny over its business practices, is planning to rebrand the company with a new name that focuses on the metaverse, according to The Verge.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is expected to discuss the name change at the company’s Connect conference on Oct. 28, the website reported on Tuesday. The original Facebook app and service may remain unchanged in their branding, positioned under a parent company that counts other billion-user brands like Instagram and WhatsApp in its portfolio. Google already operates a similar structure with its Alphabet Inc. parent.
A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment, saying the company doesn’t “comment on rumor or speculation.”
Zuckerberg, who co-founded the social network in 2004, has said that the key to Facebook’s future lies with the metaverse concept -- the idea that users will live, work and exercise inside a virtual universe. The company’s Oculus virtual reality headsets and service are an instrumental part of realizing that vision.
“In the coming years, I expect people will transition from seeing us primarily as a social media company to seeing us as a metaverse company,” Zuckerberg said in July. “In many ways the metaverse is the ultimate expression of social technology.”
The rebranding would come at a time when Facebook is under fire from regulators, lawmakers and activists. Whistle-blower Frances Haugen has shared thousands of company documents with regulators and the Wall Street Journal. The documents detailed Facebook’s struggle with moderating its content and alleged deleterious mental-health effects of its photo-sharing app Instagram.
The future is nigh!
LAST Friday, the Center for Philippine Futuristics Studies and Management, Inc. elected a new set of Trustees and officers as a first step in reviving and revitalizing the organization.
I was one of those elected to be a trustee and an officer. But more on that later.
The Futuristics Center was originally the Philippines Futuristics Society, founded in 1981 on the initiative of Don Enrique Zobel (EZ) and the Filipinas Foundation (what is now the Ayala Foundation). In its heyday, it engaged in extensive research on various aspects of life in the Philippines, and as a result produced a number of scholarly publications and even short films.
I came to know of Futuristics when I started working for EZ in 1988 and in the process met a number of patriotic Filipinos drawn together by the desire to discuss and debate, plot and project future scenarios for our country.
In the aftermath of EDSA 1986, the Futuristics was the host of a traditional pre-election analysis and forecast by veteran political observers such as the late Antonio “TonyGat” Gatmaitan. These were well-attended events held usually at the AIM, and TonyGat never failed to deliver a sterling performance of an analysis of election scenarios.
In 1994, when I and a handful of UP, La Salle and Ateneo student leaders working together as PILIPINAS 2020 organized the Alvin Toffler lecture in Manila, the Futuristics Society was a supporter. A few years later, returning the favor, I was able to get Coca-Cola Philippines to become a principal supporter of the Society, for a five-year period.
A small group discussion started by Dennis Zamora (President and CEO of Nickel Asia Corporation) with two other friends a month ago made me realize that now is an excellent time to revive the Society, under its new name and structure. I broached the idea to veteran journalist Guillermo H.A. Santos, Futuristics vice chairman, who in turn alerted former Finance Secretary and Futuristics chairman Roberto de Ocampo.
This is what led to the election of a new Board of Trustees, with Secretary de Ocampo and Gil Santos re-elected chair and vice chair, respectively. Also elected as trustees were Antonio Kalaw Jr., Ma Constantine Yunchengco-Gonzales, Chester B. Cabalza, Dennis Zamora and me.
In turn, the trustees elected a new set of officers with me as president, Antonio Kalaw Jr. as vice president, Atty. Ryan Jornada as secretary and Ma. Constantine Gonzales as treasurer. (Lesson learned: Open your mouth and get ready to be “rewarded” with work!)
Among its immediate activities, the Center intends to revive the traditional “election scenario mapping” next month as its initial online offering to the general public, taking into consideration the health protocols as a result of the current pandemic.
It also will open associate membership to students and encourage them to think about what they want their future to look like.
Think about it: shouldn’t that be the starting point for any voter in deciding who to vote for in any elections?
The way to make the future bright is to try to map it out the best you can, and then plan as best you can for the various probabilities!
We have our work cut out for us, but I am not complaining!
Personal: Happy birthday Fr. Napoleon Sipalay, Jr., OP, Br. Jerone Geronimo, OP, and Br. Glendale Ancheta, OP; Dr Victor Tantengco Jr; Atty Dennis Chua; classmate Barbara Dizon; Jacque Ruby; Anna Leah Estrada-Gonzales and Manuel Galang Zamora; Vice Mayor Temy Simundac of Muntinlupa; Pastora Imelda Austria of JIL Basey, Samar; Bro. MJ Bermejo; Councilor AJ Advincula of Imus, Cavite; ate Espie Roque Barayuga; Bro. Michael Velarde; Jack JB Ramos; Sheila Laysa Echin; Bro. Renceljohn Cusi from Jun Cezar; Joselito Banzuela IV; Engr. Tony Ong; Ma'am Gracie Mojica-Acierto; Bhhe Ma Rosalie Nicoyco belated happy birthday Allan Brando Gonzales from Emma Cañete Arrojo and Rocelyn Velasquez; Atom Araullo; Jopet Sison; Christian Bautista; Pastora Nely Salinas of JIL Supiden, La Union and Pastor Hernan Fortu of JIL Malanday, Marikina from Nestor Tugade Layderos; Tatay Pepe Lacernas get well soon; Punong Barangay Pedro Parnala of Barangay Malagasang 1-A, Imus, Cavite; Reyjohn Austria; Alco Guerrero; Alfred Sajulga; Garret Gregorio; Janine Tugonon; Tristan Melorin from Sunshine Gonzales; Moira Pineda niece of Bang Pineda; Nhica Alvarez Barretto Panaglima; Mary Rose Gianan Cruz; Lovelito Napila brother of Kaye Napila; Niña Taduran; Susan Buenafe from Mark Joseph Buenafe; Leo Arboleda brother of Anabelle Arboleda Bartolome; Phil Montebel; Jerylyn Paajarvi; Regine Yu; Jeff Lapete; Allygrace Redondo; belated happy wedding anniversary Geraldine Tamayo Cabantog and Angelito Cabantog
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