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OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts) Fri Oct 29, 2021, 07:04 PM Oct 2021

So, you, the Facebook user.

Will you be calling it Meta now or will you still refer to it as Facebook?

Marketing analysis must really suck for Facebook. Rebranding was what Big Tobacco did to hide their tracks from stupid people.

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So, you, the Facebook user. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 OP

They rebranded the company, not the website nt Shermann Oct 2021 #1

It's just meant as an umbrella term Sympthsical Oct 2021 #2

Thanks! Not a user, but this makes sense. I see where they are going with this. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #3

Shermann

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1. They rebranded the company, not the website nt

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 07:12 PM

Oct 2021

Sympthsical

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2. It's just meant as an umbrella term

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 07:16 PM

Oct 2021

Since they own so many other companies and apps now. Facebook will still be Facebook. Just as Citibank is still Citibank under Citigroup, and Google is still Google under Alphabet Inc.

Similar thing.

OAITW r.2.0

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3. Thanks! Not a user, but this makes sense. I see where they are going with this.

Reply to Sympthsical (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 07:28 PM

Oct 2021

I think FB wants to leverage their reach by direct marketing to the users.....in-house, in-corporation advertising....with FB terms of use being - give up a portion of your screen to see directly want we will market ->sell to you.

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