The world was very big. There were a lot of circles in this world that you could not imagine.
In addition to the more orthodox circles above, there were also a series of circles that were not very normal but also had countless users.
For example, the gaming circle.
Previously, Chen Yu said to Zhang Jianming that Zhang Jianming was a famous person in the gaming circle.
However, the gaming circle that Zhang Jianming was in belonged to the corporate nature and game development nature.
However, compared to game development, the gaming circle was more common.
For example, the gaming circle.
Everyone was a gamer. Naturally, they would form a gaming circle.
In itself, those who played games were ordinary people. There were no famous people or experts.
But you don't say.
There were.
In many games, there were quite a few famous gamers. Even if you weren't particularly famous in the game, it didn't matter. As long as you knew how to play games, you could publish a bunch of different game guides. Even if you didn't know any guides and only knew how to brag, you could still attract countless users with your own traffic … Similarly, you were also a celebrity in the gaming circle. Similarly, you could also apply for certification.
Of course, it was not just the gaming circle.
He also included the tourism circle, the animation circle, the singing circle, the joke circle, the veteran circle, the educational circle … and so on.
Although these circles did not seem to be very high and mighty, there were still quite a few experts in them.
Under the certification of these experts, what originally seemed to be an ordinary circle had become a comprehensive social platform for users to discuss and learn knowledge. Of course, it also broadened their horizons … It was a comprehensive netizen social platform.
That's right.
Chen Yu wanted to build the circle into another social platform.
Because only social networking could maximize stickiness.
Otherwise, things like a search engine would just be a tool.
Although after a long time, the tool would become sticky to a certain extent.
However, once a better tool appeared, then you would change to another one.
In other words, when you could not understand how advanced the tool was, you would easily change to another one. However, if the social platform was built, in the future, users would not leave even if they wanted to. Just like in his previous life, despite the continuous emergence of various entertainment products, Tieba was still extremely attractive.
This was because Tieba had become a decent social platform in his previous life.
Unfortunately, Baidu was only a technology-oriented internet company for the time being.
What they were proud of was technology and search … not social interaction.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Huanyu Technologies is really awesome. Something like Tieba was created by Baidu first, but the most interesting thing is the circle."
"That's right. What's the point of Tieba? It's just a bunch of idiots posting posts there. The circle is more popular."
"That depends on how many famous people there are in the circle. To be honest, although some of these people aren't very famous, at least the general public wouldn't recognize any of them, these guys are really good."
"Actually, most of these celebrities are ordinary people, but they have a lot of personality. For example, I saw a person in the travel circle who hiked for many years. This guy was really awesome. He didn't even bring a single cent with him. Wherever he went, he would see it. When he didn't have any money, he even went to work part-time … and he even shared with us what he saw and heard during his travels. "
"I know, isn't it Li Bobo's travel record post? I heard that it has more than a million followers. Publishers have contacted him and are preparing to publish his travel reflections … "
…
"Jianguo, what's going on? Our Tieba business was launched first, but the circle is the most popular one now."
Li Yanhong didn't look good.
He thought that after launching Tieba, he could further stabilize Baidu's position.
But who knew that Huanyu Technologies would plagiarize their Tieba right in front of them.
Of course, plagiarism wasn't a big deal.
Generally speaking, plagiarists wouldn't be able to copy the original.
But it also depended on who plagiarized it.
Huanyu Technology's plagiarism method directly killed and crippled their original works.
"Boss Lee, Huanyu Technologies might not have plagiarized us."
Liu Jianguo shook his head, "Although their creativity is somewhat similar to ours, their ideas are more mature than ours. For example, they first invited celebrities, then came up with individual users to apply for celebrity authentication. These are all things we didn't consider before, and the results are very good. "
"Other than that, their circle is more mature in terms of setting. Their posting process is very simple, and they don't add other complicated things. This also makes their circle look simpler and cleaner, and it's faster … "
As Baidu's Chief Technology Officer, Liu Jianguo analyzed Huanyu Technologies' circle from time to time.
"So what you're saying is that we have the same idea as Huanyu Technologies?"
"It's possible."
Liu Jianguo nodded.
Both parties were doing search engines, and search engines had a natural shortcoming, which was that they were just tools.
If they wanted to stick the tool to the user, they had to use other products, such as social media products.
Instant messaging and forums were the best choices.
Baidu tried instant messaging before, but it failed.
So, only forums were left.
This forum evolved into the current Tieba.
It could be said that it was normal for two ideas to clash.
"Then what do you think we should do now?"
Li Yanhong didn't discuss with Liu Jianguo whether the two parties had the same idea.
This didn't need to be discussed. The biggest problem now was that Huanyu Technologies' circle had already snatched the attention of Tieba.
"Boss Lee, I think that although we're one step behind now, we haven't lost."
"Why? Haven't we lost badly enough?"
"Boss Lee, we came from a technical background. In terms of social media, we can't compare to Huanyu Technologies."
Liu Jianguo was a little embarrassed, but he still spoke the truth.
"Continue …"
Liu Yanhong didn't say anything else.
Liu Jianguo couldn't be blamed.
If Liu Jianguo was responsible, then he should be the one responsible.
"The way to deal with it isn't complicated. We can also apply for celebrity authentication."
"But we're one step behind them."
"Although we're behind, our traffic is higher than theirs. For the time being, we can't compete with their circle. But the longer we drag this out, the better it is for us. "
"What you said makes sense."
Li Yanhong nodded, but he still said, "Hurry up with the application for celebrity authentication. Also, we can go to their circle and pull those famous people to our Tieba. We can even promise some money."
"Yes."
Li Yanhong was a ruthless person. He even used the method of offering money to pull people in.
Although this method was quite vicious, it was actually quite effective.
Baidu Tieba's celebrity authentication hadn't started yet, but they had already secretly contacted those famous people.
In other words, they were very famous people in the industry.
These famous people weren't celebrities. Which one of them didn't like money? Under the temptation of money, many famous people really went to Baidu's Tieba.
In response, Huanyu Technology also received the news immediately.
Baidu couldn't hide such a big move even if it was done secretly.
After all, not all famous people were willing to be pulled in by Baidu. Some of them didn't care about the temptation of Baidu.
"Boss Chen, Baidu used money to pull many of our certified celebrities to Baidu."
"I got it."
"Boss Chen, should we also use some money to pull them back?"
"Pull your ass."
Chen Yu glared at Zhang Jianming. "How many can you pull back with money? Also, if you use money to pull them in, then shouldn't we also use money to make those who are still on our side stay? It doesn't matter if it's just one or two, but the key is that our celebrity authentication has already exceeded 10,000 people. There will be more in the future. How much do you want to give each of the tens of thousands of famous people? "
It wasn't that Chen Yu couldn't afford it. It was just that if he did that, he would have to start a price war with Baidu.
Of course, with Huanyu Technologies's capability, they could also start a price war.
But a price war was the most unskilled tactic.
Also, with Baidu's traffic, this price war would last for half a year. Baidu's Tieba might even be established …
"But if we don't use money, these famous people will really go to them."
"So be it. You can't stop them."
Chen Yu didn't say that because he didn't care. But it was useless to care.
In the future, there would be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of famous people in the industry. If everyone gave money, then Huanyu Technologies would go bankrupt.
Baidu was not to be trifled with. They couldn't stop everything.
Also, Baidu made a lot of money through the bidding rankings. If they really wanted to spend money, even if Baidu couldn't win against Huanyu Technologies, Baidu had the capability to compete with Huanyu Technologies. They even started to go public. Once they went public, they would start to spend money in the future. Huanyu Technologies might not even be able to compete.
"The key is not to stop them, but to build our advantage."
Chen Yu thought about it and said.
"But our circle is already doing better than Baidu's Tieba?"
Chen Yu shook his head and said the key point, "Although our circle has been doing well recently and is better than Tieba, our circle hasn't formed a real advantage. Their Tieba still has the ability to fight back. As long as they are given time, they will make a comeback. "
Baidu's traffic advantage was always a big worry. Chen Yu didn't dare to relax for a moment.
Of course, Chen Yu had a simpler and more violent way to deal with Baidu.
For example, the cooperation with 3721. Changing the homepage would definitely take away a lot of their traffic.
But these tricks couldn't be done so quickly.
They had to wait for a suitable opportunity to give them a fatal blow.
"Boss Chen, what do you mean?"
"Benchmark."
Chen Yu wrote two words on the whiteboard in his office.
"Only benchmarks can establish a brand."
"Only benchmarks can attract popularity."
"Only benchmarks can determine status."
In simpler words, it was to create a god-level circle.
Yes.
Just like the Wow Bar and Emperor Li Yi Bar.
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