Episode 10: What happened to The Metaverse?
Only a few years ago, Metaverse was the biggest hype in the IT world. Facebook decided to change its name into Meta and invested 10 billion dollars in making the Metaverse happen. Many companies were convinced that this was going the be the only way they would communicate with their customers in a few years. Today, it has become really quiet around The Metaverse, which made us wonder: "What happened to The Metaverse?" We invited Nic Hill, Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Sawhorse Productions, who explains that The Metaverse never really existed and gives us some pointers on where the developments in the are of User Generated Content will take us.
Guest:
Nic Hill: Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Sawhorse
More information:
Brands in Play Podcast, hosted by Nic Hill :
About the hosts:
Frank de Jong
Frank has over 30 years of experience in the world of telecommunications and IT. Having held several roles at several different telecom operators and technology companies, he now works as Program Director and Tech Evangelist at Orange Business. In his spare time, Frank flies planes, does nerdy stuff and even recently started learning woodworking and furniture restoration.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fjdejong/
Email: frank.dejong@orange.com
Kerem Arsal
Kerem has spent nearly 20 years in telecoms and IT as an analyst, consultant, and strategist at multiple companies, including several years at British Telecom most recently.Now, he covers networks and edge computing at Omdia, a part of Informa plc. Kerem holds a PhD in Information Systems from Boston University, but he is also a failed rock singer, an ex-music journalist, and a defunct live sportscommentator.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerem-arsal-phd/
Email: kerem.arsal@omdia.com
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