{"id":937355,"date":"2021-10-29T12:44:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937355"},"modified":"2021-10-29T12:44:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:44:46","slug":"meta-facebooks-new-name-mocked-online-means-dead-in-hebrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-facebooks-new-name-mocked-online-means-dead-in-hebrew\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Meta\u2019: Facebook\u2019s New Name Mocked Online, Means \u2018Dead\u2019 In Hebrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeta-facebooks-new-name-mocked-online-means-dead-in-hebrew%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937355&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would be changing its company name to \u201cMeta.\u201d The social media giant was quickly mocked online after it was pointed out that the new name sounds like the Hebrew word for \u201cdead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Meta is pronounced like the feminine form of the Hebrew word for \u201cdead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some even used the hashtag, \u201cFacebookDead,\u201d on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Hebrew, *Meta* means *Dead*<br \/>The Jewish community will ridicule this name for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD (@DrTechlash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrTechlash\/status\/1453789543975378945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-59090067\">BBC<\/a>, \u201cThe emergency rescue volunteers Zaka even got involved, telling their followers on Twitter: \u2018Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019re on it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the BBC noted, this isn\u2019t the first time a company has faced ridicule over a rebranding choice. <\/p>\n<p>In the 1980s, KFC\u2019s \u201cfinger-lickin\u2019 good\u201d translated to Mandarin as \u201ceat your fingers off.\u201d Rolls-Royce had to change the name of its \u201cSilver Mist\u201d model, as \u201cmist\u201d translates to \u201cexcrement\u201d in German. And Nokia\u2019s \u201cLumia\u201d phone is also a synonym for \u201cprostitute\u201d in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnnouncing [Meta] \u2014 the Facebook company\u2019s new name,\u201d Facebook announced on Twitter. \u201cMeta is helping to build the metaverse, a place where we\u2019ll play and connect in 3D. Welcome to the next chapter of social connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Announcing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Meta<\/a> \u2014 the Facebook company\u2019s new name. Meta is helping to build the metaverse, a place where we\u2019ll play and connect in 3D. Welcome to the next chapter of social connection. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ywSJPLsCoD\">pic.twitter.com\/ywSJPLsCoD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meta (@Meta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meta\/status\/1453795115701440524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The name change was formally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/facebook-changes-company-name-to-meta-will-focus-on-bringing-the-metaverse-to-life\">announced<\/a> by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the company\u2019s virtual reality and augmented reality conference, Facebook Connect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been thinking a lot about our identity as we begin this next chapter. Facebook is one of the most used products in the history of the world,\u201d Zuckerberg said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/28\/tech\/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-keynote-announcements\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>. \u201cIt is an iconic social media brand, but increasingly it just doesn\u2019t encompass everything that we do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we\u2019re seen as a social media company,\u201d he added, \u201cbut in our DNA, we are a company that builds technology to connect people. And the metaverse is the next frontier just like social networking was when we got started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that some people will say that this isn\u2019t a time to focus on the future, and I want to acknowledge that there are important issues to work on in the present. There always will be,\u201d Zuckerberg said. \u201cSo for many people, I\u2019m just not sure there ever will be a good time to focus on the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would be changing its company name to \u201cMeta.\u201d The social media giant was quickly mocked online after it was pointed out that the new name sounds like the Hebrew word for \u201cdead.\u201dSpecifically, Meta is pronounced like the feminine form of the Hebrew word for \u201cdead.\u201dSome even used the hashtag, \u201cFacebookDead,\u201d on Twitter.In Hebrew, *Meta* means *Dead*The Jewish community will ridicule this name for years to come.\u2014 Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD (@DrTechlash) October 28, 2021According to the BBC, \u201cThe emergency rescue volunteers Zaka even got involved, telling their followers on Twitter: \u2018Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019re on it.\u2019\u201dAs the BBC noted, this isn\u2019t the first time a company has faced ridicule over a rebranding choice. In the 1980s, KFC\u2019s \u201cfinger-lickin\u2019 good\u201d translated to Mandarin as \u201ceat your fingers off.\u201d Rolls-Royce had to change the name of its \u201cSilver Mist\u201d model, as \u201cmist\u201d translates to \u201cexcrement\u201d in German. And Nokia\u2019s \u201cLumia\u201d phone is also a synonym for \u201cprostitute\u201d in Spanish.\u201cAnnouncing [Meta] \u2014 the Facebook company\u2019s new name,\u201d Facebook announced on Twitter. \u201cMeta is helping to build the metaverse, a place where we\u2019ll play and connect in 3D. Welcome to the next chapter of social connection.\u201dAnnouncing @Meta \u2014 the Facebook company\u2019s new name. Meta is helping to build the metaverse, a place where we\u2019ll play and connect in 3D. Welcome to the next chapter of social connection. pic.twitter.com\/ywSJPLsCoD\u2014 Meta (@Meta) October 28, 2021The name change was formally announced by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the company\u2019s virtual reality and augmented reality conference, Facebook Connect.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been thinking a lot about our identity as we begin this next chapter. Facebook is one of the most used products in the history of the world,\u201d Zuckerberg said, according to CNN. \u201cIt is an iconic social media brand, but increasingly it just doesn\u2019t encompass everything that we do.\u201cToday we\u2019re seen as a social media company,\u201d he added, \u201cbut in our DNA, we are a company that builds technology to connect people. And the metaverse is the next frontier just like social networking was when we got started.\u201d\u201cI know that some people will say that this isn\u2019t a time to focus on the future, and I want to acknowledge that there are important issues to work on in the present. There always will be,\u201d Zuckerberg said. \u201cSo for many people, I\u2019m just not sure there ever will be a good time to focus on the future. But I also know that there are a lot of you who feel the same way that I do.\u201d\u201cWe live for what we\u2019re building,\u201d Zuckerberg added. \u201cAnd while we make mistakes, we keep learning and building and moving forward.\u201d\u201cYour devices won\u2019t be the focal point of your attention anymore,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re starting to see a lot of these technologies coming together in the next five or 10 years. A lot of this is going to be mainstream and a lot of us will be creating and inhabiting worlds that are just as detailed and convincing as this one, on a daily basis.\u201dIn September,\u00a0in a\u00a0blog post\u00a0titled, \u201cBuilding the Metaverse Responsibly,\u201d Facebook announced a \u201c$50 million investment in global research and program partners to ensure these products are developed responsibly.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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