Meta meltdown? We beg to differ – What business owners must know about the ‘Metaverse’ When Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s rebrand to Meta, the internet went into melt-down mode. Much of the criticism over Facebook is fair and reasonable. Meta and wider the tech world have a way to go to repair the …
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The metaverse could possibly become another channel that employees use to engage with their organisation. Much like the internet, and subsequent video conferencing platforms used when remote working, some fear that it will likely lead to increased mental strain for the workforce. However, the potential difference with the metaverse is that it will offer the …
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The metaverse is going to be huge. I mean absolutely colossal. Just consider how many people Meta hired to build it: 10,000. That’s the size of some major government departments. Furthermore, Microsoft has over 250 million monthly active users who could be using their version of the metaverse via Teams this year. This. Is. Big. …
With the recent company rebranding from the notorious Facebook to “Meta”, Zuckerberg is asking us to think not of the past, but rather focus our sights on the future. “Beyond”, is this an ostentatious attempt at brand recovery? Or the footprints of a pioneer making their first steps into the metaverse. Either way, it leads …
Despite a new wave of enthusiasm, the term ‘metaverse’ has actually been around since the 1990s. The use of virtual reality even predates that with William Gibson delving into the digital world in the early 80’s, but such language has only entered into everyday vocabulary since Facebook changed its name to Meta, reflecting its new-found …
There’s a crypto phenomenon in the air. Pair the extreme volatility we’ve seen over the past weeks with reports of investors making significant returns, and you rightly see intrigue and excitement building around this currency. Despite the potential for substantial gains, crypto currencies remain prone to the scepticism of market manipulation, and it is still …
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asks Katharine Wooller, UK managing director, Dacxi The current buzz in the cryptosphere is all about the impending onset of ‘The Metaverse’ – a virtual world in which everybody is digitally connected. The term was coined in 1992 by Sci-Fi author Neal Stephenson who envisaged a post-apocalyptic world where the US Dollar had been trashed …
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You’ve probably heard about the rise of blockchain technology globally and the many ways it’s changing how people do business, but do you really know how it works? The truth is that while blockchain technology is increasingly commonplace, most people still have no idea how it works or why it matters. Blockchain may be a …
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A good investment is one that makes a profit. As the best performing asset class in the last decade, investing in Bitcoin is a no-brainer. Bitcoin’s performance is unrivaled to any asset in history over a ten-year period. Let’s take a closer look. If you bought $100 worth of bitcoin in 2010, you would have …
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This week bitcoin hit a record price of $19,920; why, how, and what next, are an intriguing conundrum. Since the previous high, in 2017, crypto fans have been eagerly awaiting a much-hyped bull run. It is important to acknowledge the previous high was hardly a bed of roses for the early investors; whilst 2017 saw bitcoin go …
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