From metaverse to DAOs, a guide to 2021's tech buzzwords | Ottawa Citizen

Author of the article: Reuters Reuters Tech Team 2021 tech buzzwords. Photo by Fred Tanneau /AFP via Getty Images This year, tech CEOs drew inspiration from a 1990s sci-fi novel, Reddit investors’ lexicon seeped into the mainstream as “diamond hands” and “apes” shook Wall Street, and something called a DAO tried to buy a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. If you’re still drawing a blank as 2021 wraps up, here’s a short glossary: METAVERSE The metaverse https://www.reuters.com/technology/what-is-metaverse-2021-10-18 broadly refers to shared, immersive digital environments which people can move between and may access via virtual reality or augmented reality headsets or computer screens. Some tech CEOs are betting it will be the successor to the mobile internet. The term was coined in the dystopian novel “Snow Crash” three decades ago. This year CEOs of tech companies from Microsoft to Match Group have discussed their roles in building the metaverse. In October, Facebook renamed itself Meta https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebook-risks-meta-flop-metaverse-developers-say-2021-12-01 to reflect its new metaverse focus. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. WEB3 Web3 https://www.reuters.com/technology/reddit-co-founder-solana-venture-team-up-100-mln-blockchain-investment-2021-11-09 is used to describe a potential next phase of the internet:…
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