Is Facebook's Move to Meta Good or Evil? (296)

<p>The big news of the week was <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/technology/facebook-meta-name-change.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook's name change to Meta</a> (for metaverse). But was the purpose of it to distract the <a href= "https://www.axios.com/facebook-papers-whistleblower-haugen-revelations-5b13e82e-a96b-4f1f-b442-8500552a8370.html"> The Facebook Papers</a>?</p> <p>Robert says yes, Joe says no, and <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/02/nike-is-quietly-preparing-for-the-metaverse-.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1635869137" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nike starts to create IP for Web 3</a>.</p> <p>In the continued platform wars, Google and <a href= "https://9to5google.com/2021/11/03/roku-amazon-prime-video-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon start a war with Roku</a> over search and data.</p> <p>Joe raves about the <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/90-5-mental-models-for-web3-chris-dixon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bankless podcast with Chris Dixon</a> (a16z) about Web 3 and mental models, while Robert raves about <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/technology/apple-polishing-cloth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple's publishing cloth</a>.</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">---------</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZCcAoMJEULFZfZu61QRVd" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id760760485?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbnJtYXJrZXRpbmcubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google</a> and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at <a href= "https://www.thisoldmarketing.site/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ThisOldMarketing.site</a>.</span></p>