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Re:Ask HN: If you could rebrand Facebook, what would it be? by themodelplumber on Thursday October 21, 2021 @10:38AM (#28945107)
ROT, Rejected Over Transparency. (Saw that in a news headline about FB today)

Fully embrace non-transparent psychology of the founder. Logo should be pretty metal, if not totally vicious looking.

Reverse everybody's psychology. Don't play up improvements. Play everything down. Joke around. Get Zuckerberg wearing pajamas again.

Without this kind of simple attention to indulgence IMO the leadership culture at FB will just get fake and passive-aggressive anyway. Nothing else is really in their blood where a public interface is concerned. And tech can't sell itself without some kind of differentiator today. That differentiator needs to be the opposite of normal corp-sounds.

From this more authentic stance, become the umbrella under which new and interesting tech is nurtured. Due to the reversed psychology, corporate leadership will feel a benign pressure to surprise people.

And the result of THAT will be more transparency.

Re:Ask HN: If you could rebrand Facebook, what would it be? by mikewarot on Thursday October 21, 2021 @11:26PM (#28953413)
I'd refactor it. Offer a subscription service with zero ads, and an actual help desk. Offer the users a chance to be the customer instead of the product, at $5/household.

In Facebook Prime, you'd get your feed with no sidebars eating up the screen.

Re:Ask HN: If you could rebrand Facebook, what would it be? by elmerfud on Thursday October 21, 2021 @10:13AM (#28944707)
I would call it My Tribe. That way it would reflect its impact on society.
Re:Ask HN: If you could rebrand Facebook, what would it be? by kleer001 on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:53PM (#28948332)
That was kinda a thing. Tribe.net , it was glorious when it was at its peak. I met so many friends and acquaintances and lovers and great ideas there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe.net

Re:Ask HN: If you could rebrand Facebook, what would it be? by trashtestcrash on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:35PM (#28948007)
Mindless scrolling.
Re:Ask HN: If you could rebrand Facebook, what would it be? by readonthegoapp on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:47PM (#28949204)
Oppenheimer -- Now I Am Become Death
Re:Ask HN: If you could rebrand Facebook, what would it be? by FPGAhacker on Thursday October 21, 2021 @10:22AM (#28944846)
Mind trap