Vol 2 Chapter 1161: Technology is everything

Chapter one hundred and sixty one

Technology is everything

When "Microsoft" decided to develop a new search engine technology, the battle between "Baidu Portal" and "google" had intensified.

Since "Baidu Portal" and "Yahoo" merged to form a new "Baidu-Yahoo", "google" has begun to feel the pressure of "Baidu-Yahoo". The new "Baidu-Yahoo" global market share has jumped to 27%, second only to 54.3% of "google". Although the gap is far from the data, "google" can no longer wait for it as it did in the past.

After all, many rivals of "google" in the past, whether it is "Yahoo" or "msn" (Microsoft), have no "base camp". Unlike "Baidu Portal", which has an absolute base camp in Mainland China, its market share is higher than that of "Baidu Portal". "Google" is even higher than 74% in the United States, and "Baidu-Gateway" has a market share of more than 90% in China. This is something "google" can't ignore. Now that "Baidu-Yahoo" has been established, its strategy is also extremely correct, directing its attention to the Asian market and wanting to make a difference in the local market.

The Asian market has always been beyond the reach of “google”. The highest market share in Japan and South Korea is only about 30%. Now “Baidu-Yahoo” has launched a new search engine service for Asian users. "Google" is driven out from Asia, even if it can't be driven out, it should try to reduce its market share.

In the face of "Baidu-Yahoo", which is similar to "closing the door and hitting dogs", "google" is naturally not to be outdone. In addition to continuing to consolidate its market share in the US market, it has also increased its publicity in the European market and launched Brand new-personalized search engine.

The so-called "personalized search engine" is to analyze the limited scope of the search needs of specific users, and then expand to other similar websites on the Internet to give the most relevant results according to the scope of user needs. This kind of search engine service can search out the materials that users need to search in the shortest time, solve the excessive redundant information brought by popular search engines in the past, and prevent users from screening one by one after searching. The time of spam.

The emergence of this "personalized search engine" is undoubtedly quite popular among users. Today’s Internet age is an era of information explosion. Tens of millions of g of data are recorded and sent online every day. Faced with this massive amount of information, players want to search for the information they want. It’s absolutely like Needle in a haystack. It is naturally unreasonable to find out the information that is of interest to you, which often consumes a lot of time.

The emergence of the "google" personalized search engine technology can save this time to the greatest extent. Although it is still not perfect, it can give users the most correct information in the shortest time, but it has surpassed before.

As for its user popularity, it can be seen from its market share. After "google" launched "personalized search engine technology", the market share of "google" has been rising steadily, and the US market has rarely risen to 80%, and in Europe, especially the UK, it is unprecedented. As for Asia, it has risen to 36% in Japan, South Korea and other countries. As for "Baidu-Yahoo", although supported by "Baidu Earth", its market share in the global search engine market has begun to shrink.

"Larry, sure enough you are right. In the field of search engines, technology is the root of everything." Sergey Brin said excitedly, looking at the latest global search engine market share data sheet.

In the latest "Global Search Engine Market Share" data table, the global share of "google" has risen to 60%, and although "Baidu-Yahoo" still maintains a 27% market share, the rest of the market share is suffering Suppressed, "Microsoft"'s 6% market share has shrunk to 5%.

Larry Page is also extremely satisfied with this data sheet. If "Baidu-Yahoo" were not supported by "Baidu Earth", its market share would have been eroded by "google" long ago. But thinking of "Baidu Earth" makes Larry Page a little painful.

This should be the "Google Earth" market, but now it is occupied by "Baidu Earth". It was launched a year earlier than "Google Earth" (according to the "google" plan, "Google Earth" was launched in 2005, which is It will only be launched next year), which really makes "google" painful.

"Larry, do you think we should consider Intel's financing proposal now?" Segil-Brin asked.

Recently, after it was revealed that "Oracle" and "Phantom Technology" jointly acquired "Nvidia", "Intel" took the initiative to contact "google", hoping to raise funds and become one of the shareholders of "google" to achieve a strong alliance , To fight against Lin Feng and open up the market.

Regarding the "Intel" proposal, "google" is extremely cautious. Although the financing conditions proposed by "Intel" are very exciting for "google", "google" is not stupid. "Intel" wants to raise funds for "google" at this time, indicating that it wants to use "google" to fight Lin Feng. In the future personal computer battlefield, it will use the popularity of "google" to attack Lin Feng. After all, after Lin Feng acquired "Nvidia", it has begun to form a monopoly in the personal computer market. For "Intel", this is It can't be tolerated.

There can only be one monopolist in the personal computer market, and that is Intel.

However, for "google", although it is now fighting against "Baidu Portal" and Lin Feng is against each other, it is only a war between search engines. "Google" does not want to spread the war and drags "google" into it. To other battlefields. That way, "google" is a bit wronged, and it feels like being used as a gun.

"Segir, what do you think?" Larry Page thought for a long time, but still hesitated. Allowing "Intel" to invest in "google" will not only solve the financing problem of "google" in one fell swoop, but it also adds an allied force against Lam Fung, but in this way, "google" will inevitably be dragged into other battlefields.

There are gains and losses, and the stakes in this are really intriguing.

Segil thought for a long time, but also every idea. This decision is too important and will directly affect the future trend of "google". He cannot easily make a decision.

"Larry, I don’t see it like this. Let’s watch the changes for the time being and see how'Baidu-Yahoo' responds and how Lin Feng prepares to do it. If we can finally defeat'Baidu-Yahoo', then we will reject'Intel'. Financing, if it doesn't work, then it can only rely on external forces." Segil-Brin finally chose a modest approach.

Larry Page, after thinking about it, this is indeed the best way at the moment.

At this time, the "Baidu-Yahoo" side, facing the "personalized search engine technology" launched by "google", is also extremely troublesome. In the search engine, if the search engine technology is not as good as the other party, then no matter how much advertising or other services are released, it is not enough.

"Mr. Li, Ms. Yang, is this'personalized search engine technology' so powerful?" Lin Feng asked in surprise.

Lin Feng really didn't understand it technology. After all, Lin Feng is not a high-achieving student. There is no memory of scientists for hundreds of years in later generations, no magical robots, and no talent for learning. Lin Feng has only memories, memories of the next few years.

Li Yanhong sighed. This "personalized search engine technology" is really powerful, at least 15% faster than the current search engine technology, it seems that 15% is nothing, after all, most search engine technology response time is within 1 second, this The point gap can be calculated in milliseconds, and normal people have no reaction to this point of time. However, this 15% performance is not only in terms of response speed, but also 15% faster in search results, reducing error messages by 15%. This gap is very large.

Moreover, the reason why this "personalized search engine technology" is called "personalized search engine" is that it will automatically record according to each person's habits. As the number of uses increases, then each person's search will respond The speed and accuracy of search results will be faster and more accurate.

"Dong Lin, we must admit that in terms of pure technology, ‘google’ is far ahead of us, and they are well-deserved number one in the world." Yang Zhiyuan also sighed on the side.

auzw.com Lin Feng was speechless. Although Lin Feng knew the power of "google" for a long time, he didn't expect it to be so powerful, so that Li Yanhong and Yang Zhiyuan, the two giants in the search engine world, would be amazed and admired. Looking at the helpless expressions of the two of them, Lin Feng felt a little regretful in his heart. I knew that at the beginning, I had to buy more shares of "google". If it could exceed 30%, there would be no problem. But Lin Feng also knew that this was impossible. After all, I was reborn in 1999. At that time, "google" had already started. If in 1999, Lin Feng invested hundreds of millions of dollars in huge sums of money, then controlling "google" would not be a problem. But at that time, Lin Feng was just an ordinary poor man, and he was just about to start to devote himself to Internet cafes with the memory of later life, and began to dig the first pot of gold in his life.

The three of them looked at the sunset, feeling lonely.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Yang, is there really no way to deal with the technical advantages of ‘google’?" Lin Feng asked unwillingly after being silent for a long time.

The future is the world of the Internet, and in the Internet, search engines are the key to controlling the Internet. Owning a search engine controls the eyes of Internet users and allows them to see what they want them to see. Especially for Lin Feng, if he can control the Internet, his other companies will have the best advertising platform resources in the world. It is definitely not an illusion to build a business empire that never sets.

But "google" is like a mountain in front of you. Without crossing this mountain, Lin Feng will not be able to control the Internet and build his own business empire.

After Li Yanhong pondered for a long time, looking at Lin Feng, he seemed to have something to say, but he couldn't say anything.

"Mr. Li, let's talk about it, just say anything." Lin Feng saw Li Yanhong's mind and asked gently.

Li Yanhong took a breath, thought for a while, and then slowly said after hesitating for a while.

"Dong Lin, since the merger with'Yahoo', as the chief engine architect, I am responsible for the development of the company's search engine technology. From the technical department of'Yahoo', I learned that they are developing a brand new search engine. Technology-vertical search engine technology." Li Yanhong said carefully.

Vertical search engine technology is different from general web search engines. Vertical search focuses on specific search fields and search needs (for example: airline ticket search, travel search, life search, novel search, video search, etc.). There is a better user experience in specific search areas. Compared with thousands of search servers in general search, vertical search requires low hardware cost, specific user needs, and various query methods.

After Lin Feng listened carefully to Li Yanhong's explanation of "vertical search engine technology", his eyes lit up. This is similar to the "personalized search engine technology" of "google", and it is the killer feature used to deal with the "personalized search engine technology" of "google".

"Mr. Li, since there is this kind of technology, why not use it?" Lin Feng asked curiously.

Li Yanhong sighed helplessly.

"Boss, in fact, our company (referring to the original'Baidu Portal') was also developing similar search engine technology, but like the one developed by'Yahoo', we all encountered a problem, that is, under the condition of too many users, The entire page may be delayed, dragged, or even crashed. I really didn't expect that'google' has been successfully developed, and there is no problem in terms of the current usage." Li Yanhong sighed.

Lin Feng frowned when he heard this. Now is not the time to lament the strength of his competitors.

"Ms. Yang, what do you think?" Lin Feng asked unwillingly.

"Dong Lin, as far as I am concerned, this brand new ‘pure search engine technology’ can be improved, but it’s probably difficult to go public in a short period of time." Yang Zhiyuan said helplessly.

Lin Feng frowned.

"Then what is the probability of a page crash?" Lin Feng asked worriedly.

Li Yanhong thought for a while.

"Dong Lin, if more than 100 million people use it at the same time, the crash rate will be 0.7%, if it exceeds 200 million people, it will be as high as 1.5%, and if it exceeds 300 million people, it will be as high as 14%. If it is used by more than 500 million people, the crash rate will be 100%." Li Yanhong said.

Lin Feng was startled when he heard this. This is only 0.7% for more than 100 million people, and it is as high as 1.5 for more than 200 million people. Lin Feng can accept it, but it is as high as 14% for more than 300 million people. This crash rate has also increased a bit too quickly. Especially after 500 million people, the crash rate is as high as 100%, which is simply unacceptable.

"Dong Lin, this data is the result of my simulation based on the supercomputer. When the number of people reaches a certain number, the crash rate rises exponentially, so I dare not put it out." Li Yanhong said helplessly.

When Lin Feng heard this, it was like a frustrated ball.

"Mr. Li, I don’t think it should be so pessimistic. We can improve it. I believe the value of this crash rate should be greatly reduced. If we use'cloud computing' technology to divert users, we should be able to carry more Users. What's more, our previous "Yahoo" customers were 500 million people. Counting the users of "Baidu Portal", even if 1.3 billion people in mainland China use the "Baidu-Yahoo" search engine, this adds up to only 1.8 billion. People, and no more than 400 million people use search engine services at the same time. I believe that as long as it is improved, it should be listed." Yang Zhiyuan said.

Lin Feng's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he looked at Li Yanhong with shining eyes.

Li Yanhong heard the words, and after a short pause, his face showed joy. Indeed, although the "vertical search engine technology" they developed still has a fatal crash caused by excessive traffic, if the traffic does not reach the critical point of the crash, then this fatal problem is equivalent to non-existent .

"Dong Lin, yes, Mr. Yang is right, this can be improved." Li Yanhong nodded.

"Okay, I beg you." Lin Feng said expectantly.

Then, in just one week, after Li Yanhong and Yang Zhiyuan's joint efforts, led the search engine engineers of the two companies to conduct joint operations through the Internet, the "vertical search engine technology" was finally launched on the market.

After Li Yanhong and Yang Zhiyuan's improvements, this new "vertical search engine technology" and "google" "personalized search engine technology" have almost the same performance, even better in some details. The only trouble is that despite the improvements, when the number of users exceeds 500 million, the crash rate is still as high as 100%, but before that, the crash rate was only 0.1%, which is quite satisfactory.

500 million people use search engine services at the same time, this number is difficult to reach. You know, even for the Spring Festival Gala in China, the number of people watching the Spring Festival Gala in the whole country is only more than 200 million people. Li Yanhong and Yang Zhiyuan do not believe that 500 million people will use search engine services at the same time.