Tag: Facebook Virtual Reality

Social Media March 26, 2015

Facebook Today: A Scary and New Intersection of Our Digital and Real Lives

“Build better communities” was one of the mantras featured on at least one of the screens on stage at this week’s F8 developer conference. Hosted by Facebook, the intent was to showcase the latest innovations within the company to get buy-in from developers on how it can further extend its quest to better connect us […]

Apps March 25, 2014

Facebook’s Acquisition of Oculus VR May Usher The ‘Second Life’ View of Your Social Graph

Facebook has gone ahead and made another bold purchase. On Tuesday, the social networking company announced that it had paid $2 billion in cash and stock for Oculus VR, the creators of a virtual reality headset useful in 3D gaming. Some were befuddled and chagrined by the move, wondering what benefit Facebook would have with […]