AOL

Facebook parent Meta botched its coming out party for the metaverse

Facebook parent Meta (FB) is banking on the metaverse to save it from plateauing user numbers and competition from the likes of TikTok. But the social media giant blew its first real chance at ...
Forbes

Meet The Metaverse: Practical Business And Social Applications

With roots in gaming and entertainment, the metaverse is gaining fresh attention as organizations in a variety of sectors explore its expansive possibilities. Offering virtual spaces where users can ...
Fast Company

What was the metaverse?

At the heart of the metaverse derangement was the persistent inflation of its definition. McKinsey & Company proclaimed in June 2022 that the metaverse could generate “up to $5 trillion in impact ...

Actually, Mark Zuckerberg didn't burn $80 billion on the metaverse

In 2021, Zuckerberg said Facebook was becoming a metaverse company. He's stopped saying that — but he's still putting money into metaverse-y things.

An Industry-Backed Group Thinks the Metaverse Can Avoid the Ills of Social Media. Here’s How

The OASIS Consortium, a think tank that brings together execs of metaverse platforms, published some of the first comprehensive safety standards for Web 3.
AOL

Everyone Knows That Mark Zuckerberg Cofounded Facebook, Is Bullish on the Metaverse, and Is Investing in AI Superintelligence. But Few Realize He Makes Over $700 Million ...

Many investors likely don't realize that Mark Zuckerberg shares something in common with investing great Warren Buffett. But there are plenty of other things that most investors do know about him.