On October 21, 2021, fans and marketers worldwide gathered for the eighth annual Facebook Connect conference. This one-day virtual event features the best and brightest on Facebook’s development team to share new advancements for the company and its expansion into augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) – or the Metaverse. The Metaverse plans to introduce a new level of virtually immersive experiences focused on deepening human connections. Learn the ten significant takeaways from the Facebook Connect Keynote speech.
Key Takeaways From the Facebook Connect Keynote
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The vast majority of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Keynote address centered around unveiling the company’s new large-scale virtual reality project, Metaverse. While this very ambitious venture may not come to life for years, the hopes for Metaverse are to interconnect digital spaces for users that otherwise wouldn’t be feasible in the physical world. An important characteristic is virtual social presence. Zuckerberg believes the future of the internet lies within the Metaverse, even suggesting it’ll be the successor to …