dognovel Chapter 36 Data Explosion
Chapter 36 Data Explosion
In America, if Los Angeles is the entertainment superstar, always surrounded by spotlights and constantly staging Hollywood blockbusters, then New York is undoubtedly the media tycoon, wielding the microphone and controlling public opinion.
Despite Los Angeles boasting over two thousand news organizations, making it the city with the most news companies in the United States, the media capital universally acknowledged is New York.
The criteria for measuring a media capital are not limited to the number of news companies, but also include the media's influence, coverage, number of employees, and so on.
New York undoubtedly outperforms Los Angeles in these aspects, and is therefore considered one of the news centers of the United States and even the world.
The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other top global media outlets, as well as giants in the American broadcasting industry such as ABC, CBS, and NBC, all have their headquarters clustered in New York.
Every newspaper and every report that is sent out from here every day influences the entire country and even stirs up a storm of public opinion around the world.
In a New York office, young journalist Carl is researching for a report on the development of the Internet.
Yahoo!, Internet Explorer, Netscape – he was like a fisherman in the ocean, searching on countless websites, only to be greatly disappointed by the results: they were all foreign and unreliable.
He was overwhelmed by a flood of irrelevant information, and much of the material was misleading and clickbait.
In the rest area, Carl, having made himself a cup of coffee, leaned wearily against the sofa like a wilted eggplant, his face full of worry.
"Hey buddy, still no progress?"
Carl opened his eyes listlessly, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "From yesterday until now, I've found less useful information than I have cash in my wallet. There are tons of search results, but I can't just click on every single link like an idiot. Riley, do you think I've chosen the wrong path?"
Riley patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "On the contrary, I think your choice of direction is absolutely brilliant. The scarcity and difficulty in finding information shows what? It shows that the general public also knows very little about the Internet."
"Look at the stock prices of listed internet companies now. They're soaring like rockets. I guarantee this will be the next industry to explode."
In the entire technology sector, Intel's market value exceeds $100 billion, and Microsoft also became a member of the $100 billion club for the first time a few days ago. IBM, HP, Cisco, AT&T, Verizon, Oracle, and many other companies worth tens of billions of dollars are all related to the Internet.
Then look at those high-profile newcomers, Yahoo, CNET, Packeteer, and so on—they are all internet companies.
The key factor is the founding time of these companies. Of the dozen or so Internet companies that went public on Nasdaq this year, 90% were founded less than a year ago, with the shortest being only five months old.
"As long as you can make a name for yourself in this field and gain attention, you will definitely become a well-known journalist and avoid taking more than a decade of detours."
Karl's eyes lit up instantly; he was an ambitious and driven man who wanted to do great things.
If things were done according to normal procedures, a newcomer like him, an unknown reporter, would never be able to make a name for himself in the media industry in less than ten or eight years.
Carl didn't want to waste his youth slowly grinding away; he wanted to find a shortcut to instant success.
With the internet booming so fiercely, if you can seize the opportunity, you might just become a pig riding the wave and take off!
But he quickly deflated, sighed, and said, "But I know too little about the Internet and don't have a lot of documents to refer to, so I'm powerless to help."
Riley smiled. "I think you could try Netscape Navigator. You might find what you need and get a pleasant surprise."
"Netscape?" Carl shook his head. "I've tried it, it's no different from IE. It's a scam website that wasted my membership fee."
Unlike Internet Explorer, Netscape uses a membership system, requiring payment to use.
This is also why Netscape is declining, being increasingly pressured by Internet Explorer, and its market share is shrinking.
"I think you should give it another try. Netscape just finished an update today, and their new search technology works very well."
Riley left, and Carl, who had rested for a while, returned to his desk to continue working.
At his workstation, Carl, with a "nothing to lose" mentality, opened Netscape Navigation and typed in the words "Internet technology".
A few seconds later, the Google search results made his eyes widen in disbelief.
The absence of a slow wait and the results were a pleasant surprise; the top results were authoritative scientific and technical documents and professional papers, exactly the information he needed.
"This new search engine is amazing! Google? Never heard of it."
Carl felt he had discovered a new treasure; this company was poised to redefine search engines, and a new internet upstart was rising.
A sudden inspiration struck him, and a bold idea popped into his head.
"Why don't I go and interview this company? Introducing these technologically advanced and promising internet companies to everyone, maybe I can become an overnight sensation."
At that moment, Carl felt he had found the right path to the future, and his career direction became crystal clear.
At the same time in Cambridge, England, a student was typing "GG" for Google in his classroom early in the morning.
"You all must try this Google search; it's like a treasure trove of knowledge, accurately finding whatever you want to know."
"It's completely different from previous search engines. It can make writing papers much more efficient, and many of the references and documents are very helpful for writing papers."
Over time, Google Search's influence has grown like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples that have spread ever wider.
Discussions about Google Search have been gaining momentum on major tech forums.
Some people are amazed by its search speed; while other search engines are still loading slowly, Google has already provided the results.
Some people praise its search accuracy, saying it always precisely targets user needs.
Some people love Google's simple interface, which avoids the bombardment of Google and the distraction of complicated functions, with everything centered around the user's acquisition of information.
Of course, the people most excited about Google's popularity are its own employees.
In the office, Brin excitedly pointed at the computer screen, his voice trembling with excitement, "Look, Google's request volume is skyrocketing!"
In just one morning, thanks to Netscape's platform, Google's search volume was already quite considerable.
But at the time, no one was particularly excited. They thought it was standard procedure, and that the traffic was brought in by Netscape, not by Google.
But things are different now. This surge in requests is entirely due to the appeal of Google Search itself, and has nothing to do with the Netscape platform.
Google's backend can distinguish whether a user is accessing the site through Netscape Navigator or through Google's webpage, and Brin's excitement stemmed from the surge in webpage access that followed in the afternoon.
Page's eyes were bloodshot, but her face beamed with a happy smile. Watching the constantly fluctuating search data on the server, she knew that Google had taken its first step in changing the world.
Turning to Ernst, who had remained there, he said, "It seems we need to add more servers. Both user data and request volume are now exceeding our predictions."
Ernst then looked at the financial director, Jason Arlington, who smiled and said...
"We currently have over three million US dollars in our accounts, which is enough to sustain us for a while."
"Then let's use half of the funds to purchase servers. We must prepare in advance and not wait until the system can't handle the load before scrambling to find a solution."
Without hesitation, Ernst stood up, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and shouted, "Tonight it's my treat! We'll have a party in the yard to celebrate Google's great success on its first day of launch!"
The office erupted in cheers and screams, with everyone jumping and shouting with excitement.
This is not only because of Ernst's generosity, but also because Google has proven itself to be an internet company with unlimited potential, and its future is full of endless possibilities.