Back To 1995

   Chapter 208 Octopus and Bear's Paw

   From his residence, to the ICQ building, for Aaron Swartz, it was just over half an hour's drive.

   But when Swartz heard the call from the headhunting company, he was still very surprised. Of course, Swartz had heard of Song Yang's name.

Among the younger generation of Silicon Valley, the most famous ones are Anderson, Yang Zhiyuan, Song Yang and others. Among them, the most "genius" is naturally Song Yang. After all, Anderson and Yang Zhiyuan are at least in Stanford. After getting college, I slowly developed the Internet talent.

Where is it as fierce as Song Yang, not like Bill Gates and others, who dropped out of school and established the world's first Internet advertising company directly before entering college. I heard that even the set of DART advertising system is not enough. It was designed and developed by Song Yang.

Now the major websites in the Internet industry, as long as they involve advertising, they are inseparable from the DART advertising system. Although there is a guy who calls himself Bledsoe Jayden, he danced very happily before, and threatened to set up the double-click company. DART The system was also developed by him, and he was fighting a lawsuit against Song Yang.

However, Swartz, who has been in the Internet since he was a child, feels that Jayden is probably bullshitting. Not to mention the DART system, the company's patents, brands, and technologies are all in Song Yang's hands. Differently.

   That Jayden disappeared after Song Yang sold his Hotmail mailbox for 400 million dollars, except for the occasional rumors.

   On the other hand, on Song Yang's side, there is no need to say if you double-click the company. Hotmail, ICQ, America Telecom and other companies have appeared, and no one can question Song Yang's vision and ability!

   No matter how many Internet companies appear in the future, as long as they do not get rid of Internet advertising, they have to admit that Song Yang is the "father of Internet advertising"!

Aaron Swartz himself is considered an Internet genius, but compared with the current Song Yang, Swartz really can't say the word "genius", even if they are both "genius", but this thing has some level.

Entering the ICQ office building, Swartz saw countless busy figures. At this time, the Internet office building had not yet formed the style of later generations. What allowed pets to work, raised plants, and various benefits, etc., in today's Internet companies have yet to emerge.

   Now, these Internet companies, like Yahoo and other companies like DoubleClick before, are either crowded in a small broken house or squatting in the garage, where can they talk about welfare and other things, it is good to survive.

People who enter the Internet industry now are a group of gamblers, betting that this company can go public, and then be able to get options and shares, so as to become rich overnight and achieve financial freedom. If it is just for a little interest, who would like to work so hard? Nothing happens without a reason in this world!

In the next ten years, major Internet and technology companies have begun to propose high benefits and attractive treatment, because equity, options and other things can no longer be given to everyone. Welfare comes as a temptation for leeks.

   knocked on the door, and when Swartz entered, he saw a man who was a little younger than him, talking on the phone.

Swartz is no stranger to Song Yang's face. When it comes to the face of America Internet, since Song Yang's debut, when major media reports on the Internet industry, they often use Song Yang's photos as news material .

Compared with those unshaven programmers, Song Yang's face is much more attractive. At least using Song Yang's photos to report, the probability of female viewers watching Internet news will increase by more than 30%. Internet news, jump directly on the platform!

   "Don't worry, I will be there when the time comes!"

  The call was from Yang Zhiyuan, and Song Yang was invited again to attend Yahoo's listing ceremony. This time, Yang Zhiyuan invited many Chinese people to attend Yahoo's listing ceremony.

Yang Zhiyuan is joining a "Hundred People Association" established by Chinese people. Bei Jinming, Li Changyu and others are among them. This Hundred People Association can be said to be a group to keep warm, but it is basically a loose alliance, because the requirements for membership are too strict. , requiring worth, reputation, influence, and paying membership fees every year, basically eliminating the hope of ordinary people to enter.

Without the support of the bottom, it seems that the high-level federation will directly lose its influence. It’s okay to do small things to influence some public opinion, but like some ethnic groups in America, they want to initiate zero-dollar purchases and attack Capitol Hill. , enclosures and self-occupied casinos and other things, it is impossible at all.

Song Yang, who put down the phone, looked at Aaron Swartz. Swartz was also looking at Song Yang. Swartz was a typical Internet person. When he didn't talk about his field of expertise, he sat silently. There.

   "Aaron Swartz, right? I'm sorry for bringing you here so suddenly!" Song Yang said to Swartz.

   Swartz shook his head, "I should be happy, there are still people who can remember me and have not been completely forgotten."

   Hearing these self-deprecating words, Song Yang couldn't help but smile, seeing that Swartz's character was a bit dull, but it was definitely not a stuffy oil bottle.

   "I heard that Swartz's website you built, unfortunately, it should exist." Song Yang looked at Swartz and said.

When it comes to his field of expertise, Swartz is obviously more talkative, "At that time, when I first entered the Internet industry, and the information was similar, I thought, if I can build a non-profit public website, so that everyone can In it, find what you want to know.”

   "But," Swartz, who had clearly experienced social beatings, smiled bitterly, remembering his past thoughts, "Maybe, in another ten years, when there are enough Internet users, it will be able to appear!"

  Song Yang shook his head, "Swartz, I don't think so, I think it is absolutely necessary to make a website that all Internet users can check information!"

"The Internet industry is too chaotic now. There should be a reference book that records events and can be searched by everyone. Through this website, everyone can search what they want. It is like an encyclopedia of the Internet. The whole book is the same!"

  Song Yang's words attracted Swartz's attention, "Song, what do you mean?!"

"Wikipedia, maybe Swartz, you can build a Wikipedia website, it's a pity for users all over the world to participate in, edit entries on Wikipedia, it can include information in addition to the traditional encyclopedia, but also Various events and news reported by the media, etc.!”

Song Yang's words made Swartz's heart skip a beat. The non-profit website he built a few years ago also had a concept like Wikipedia, but it hadn't taken shape yet, and now Song Yang has revealed this plan. .

   "This website should be a non-profit website, and all users can participate, but there should be review members to ensure the authenticity and fairness of these entries.

  The website should also not accept commercial advertisements, and let the profit affect its operation! "

Every word Song Yang said seemed to hit him in the heart, he took a few deep breaths, and Swartz, who had also been severely beaten in society for several years, looked at Song Yang, he didn't believe it. I came to him today just for this.

  Wikipedia is indeed very attractive to Swartz, but he understands that this is by no means a big deal for Song Yang!

   "Song, you came to me today, not only to build a Wikipedia website, right?!" Swartz looked at Song Yang and said.

  Song Yang said with a smile, "It's just a pity that a website with the concept of Wikipedia shouldn't just disappear like that. Internet users need it!"

   "Of course, Swartz came to you today, not only for Wikipedia, but for another thing."

Wikipedia is also a thing that influences public opinion. When a Wikipedia entry is accepted by all Internet users, after 10,000, 1,000,000, 100 million people see an entry, even if the word The content of the article is so fake. If three people become tigers, countless people will believe that it is the real thing.

Using an entry recorded on Wikipedia to reverse black and white, wash white or throw dirty water on someone can also influence public opinion, and the nature of the Internet allows this entry to be preserved for ten, twenty years or forever. A single entry can make a person stink for thousands of years, and the mud will fall into the crotch of the pants, and it is impossible to wash them.

Song Yang felt that this kind of thing that could influence public opinion should be kept in his own hands before he could rest assured. At a critical moment, putting the black material of the enemy in the entry of Wikipedia would have unexpected effects. Even if you can't kill it, you can still kill it and let your nemesis live in a pot of **** for the rest of your life!

"I hope, Swartz, that you will be the person in charge of a new project. After the development of this project is completed, I will support you to build a Wikipedia website. In addition, 5% of the profits generated by this new project will be transferred to Wikipedia every year in the future. The Encyclopedia Foundation, as the fund for the development of Wikipedia!" Song Yang said to Swartz.

   Hearing Song Yang's words, Swartz didn't think much, spread his hands and looked at Song Yang, "Do I have a choice?!"

  Song Yang smiled, got up and shook hands with Swartz, took out a contract and a non-disclosure agreement, and let Swartz sign it.

   After Swartz had read it and signed it, Song Yang said to him, "I hope you can complete the development of the PayPal project. You are the most suitable candidate for this project."

Swartz looked at the plan for the PayPal project, and raised his head after a while. Swartz, who has worked in the banking industry for several years, knows exactly what he has in his hands, "Song, this project is completed, I'm afraid With the bank over there..."

   "I know, that's why I came to see you, Swartz!" Song Yang said directly.

   Hearing Song Yang's words, Swartz understood that Song Yang knew exactly what kind of impact PayPal would have after its launch, but he still developed it.

   "I want to know, Swartz, you can let me see when the PayPal project is complete!"

   (end of this chapter)