The Meta Bowl

The Meta Bowl

Image credit: Meta/YouTube Meta’s crypto days are over but they tried to sell a very sorry look at the future of their new metaverse, Horizon Venues. The ad featured washed-up animatronic has-beens that get a refresh in the metaverse. Image credit: Ken Bye on Twitter...
Meta’s Schizo Relationship with Europe

Meta’s Schizo Relationship with Europe

Last week I pulled the stat that 24% of the more than 3,000 jobs listed on Meta’s website are for AR/VR roles (the NYT). Meta also said it’s planning to create 10,000 jobs in the EU related to the metaverse.  This week the European bromance is in a spat. Meta has...
Right Message, Wrong Messenger: Meta’s History

Right Message, Wrong Messenger: Meta’s History

Facebook quietly sold the assets of Diem for $200 million to Silvergate Capital Corporation. I liked the concept of Diem currency but didn’t want Facebook to own it. I recall Dante Disparte, one of the original executives at the Libra Foundation, which oversaw Diem,...
Speaking of The Pragmatic Metaverse

Speaking of The Pragmatic Metaverse

A lot of people envision the metaverse as a place where lizards and unicorns meet up and party, or where comic book characters meet anime figures and dance around. But there are a number of companies who are building a more pragmatic metaverse that doesn’t...