Metaverse: the Hype and the Trend

Dear Avatars,

Are you also excited? Hyped? Do you also want to rename? Maybe even your company? At least Mark Zuckerberg wants to on his way to becoming the »Metaverse Company«. But maybe he should think about it again?

Metaverse @Metaverse

Metaver.se »Five Things for Facebook to Consider Before Making Its Name More Metaverse-y« nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2021/10/fa… #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality

nwn.blogs.comFive Things for Facebook to Consider Before Making Its Name More Metaverse-yI’m not totally surprised by this move but it sure seems to be coming way too soon: Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with...

Jack Dorsey, on the other hand, doesn't get too excited about the Metaverse concept. But Dorsey only has Twitter and Square and other stuff going on, so what does he know?

Metaverse @Metaverse

#Metaverse »#Twitter CEO #JackDorsey apparently is not too keen on #themetaverse, even as his #Facebook counterpart #MarkZuckerberg is all in on the #concept.«

j.mpTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey not too keen on the metaverse - TechStoryTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey apparently is not too keen on the metaverse, even as his Facebook counterpart Mark Zuckerberg is all

Speaking of which, what does Elon Musk actually say about the Metaverse? Be that as it may, at least it's exciting to read how different Epic's and Facebook's visions are...

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#Metaverse »#EpicGames' Metaverse explained - how it differ from Facebook’s vision. Steadily over several years, #Epic #Games has been acquiring assets and making #strategicmoves with the goal of making its #metaversevision a reality.«

j.mpEpic Games’ Metaverse explained - how it differs from Facebook’s visionEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has been one of the biggest advocates for the metaverse in recent years Sony and other tech companies contributed a collective

While Roblox shows more pieces of its vision of a Metaverse...

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#Metaverse »#Roblox shows new bits of #themetaverse to its #developers: it wants its #users to #create the metaverse.«

j.mpRoblox shows new bits of the metaverse to its developersAt the Roblox Developers Conference, Roblox showed its developers more tools that are like stepping stones to the metaverse.

Meanwhile, Sothebey's has launched its own »Metaverse« to market digital art...

Metaverse @Metaverse

#Metaverse »#Sotheby's #Launches #Metaverse, a Dedicated #DigitalArt #Platform, With a Little Help From #Pak, #ParisHilton, and #TimeMagazine: The #NFT #armsrace is heating up another notch.«

j.mpSotheby’s Launches Metaverse, a Dedicated Digital Art Platform, With a Little Help From Pak, Paris Hilton, and Time Magazine | Artnet NewsSotheby’s Metaverse is launching to give the auction house its very own dedicated sales platform for high-end NFTs.

This was the first issue of »Metaliv.es in the Metaver.se« and we would love to read feedback. Currently the idea is to summarize the most important developments around the Metaverse.

And on an additional note, Metaver.se is now not only on Twitter, but also on Mastodon. (And there's also a LinkendIn and TikTok account.)

Und es gibt jetzt via MTVRSM.de sogar einen deutschsprachigen Account zum Metaversum! (Natürlich auch auf Mastodon und Twitter.)