Sixty-Seven, Happy New Year

The release of new Facebook features has undoubtedly been loved and sought after by users.

On the first day of the launch, the background data reported thousands of groups and hundreds of thousands of messages.

Take Stanford as an example, what "I hate the guy I wrote about in my thesis", "Italian restaurant", "Triple dormitory", "The most handsome football player"...

All kinds of groups have appeared!

Some groups feel meaningless when they hear their names, and some groups are established out of hobbies and recruit friends.

The "Lao Ganma" group established by Xia Jingxing also became popular inexplicably.

As the first group on Facebook, it was recommended to almost all registered users.

Group membership soon swelled to five thousand.

Someone left a message: Where can I buy Laoganma? What does Laoganma taste like in the mouth? It looks like it's made from chili?

Many people gathered in this group and discussed nothing but Lao Ganma.

The release of new features also played a role in promoting new users.

In some universities that have opened registration, although most of the students have become Facebook users, there are also a small number of fish that slip through the net.

When these students who originally thought Facebook was not interesting, they also changed their minds and registered a Facebook account.

The previous functions such as roster, looking for people, poking, and seeing beautiful women failed to impress them.

But now the group and the message wall moved them.

Some of these people are academic masters, so they set up a study group, recruited academic masters to join the group, and everyone came together to discuss and study.

There are also several California universities that Facebook is taking over.

After the release of the new function, the number of registrations has increased significantly compared with the previous days.

Compared with these, the most direct effect of the launch of new features is user activity and usage time.

These two metrics are related to user retention.

In fact, there is only one campus social networking site on the market today, and basically you don’t need to consider retention, because there is no substitute.

Even so, there are still users who play Facebook for a while, feel tired and crooked, or can't make an appointment with a girl, and they don't log in for a few days.

It's different now, these inactive users are active again.

They can set up a "sister group" where everyone can share their driving experience.

In addition, you can also go to the message wall of sister paper to leave a message.

It doesn't matter if it's something romantic or a direct show of love, while still being visible to everyone who has viewed the page.

Therefore, the launch of new functions has brought Facebook's second prosperity.

In the past, everyone would discuss Facebook on campus, but after a while, it slowly died down.

On the one hand, it is because of habit, on the other hand, those functions are too monotonous, and the meaning of chatting will be lost after a few chats.

Now, Xia Jingxing and Yang Niu and Xiao Dog go to the cafeteria to eat, and when they go to the classroom, they can always hear the people around them chatting, "Who did he leave a message, or what group did he set up..."

The launch of the new Facebook function was a great success. Xia Jingxing complied with the previous agreement and held a small celebration dinner for the Evans team and invited them to a feast.

Evans and his four friends swept away the previous decadence, and everyone became energetic.

At the dinner table, Xia Jingxing praised a few people in a small way and encouraged them to make persistent efforts.

"Don't say anything, Darren, I'm grateful for the opportunity you gave our team to give us a new lease of life."

Evans held a glass of wine, clinked glasses with Xia Jingxing, who was holding juice, and drank the wine in one breath.

Xia Jingxing smiled, he could clearly feel that this group of people had more confidence than before.

People fail once, more or less will have some psychological shadows.

The launch of new Facebook features was successful,

Help these programmers regain a lot of confidence.

"What new features do we continue to develop next?"

Evans has changed a lot. He has become more and more passionate about this job. Before finishing his meal, he began to ask Ying again.

Xia Jingxing waved his hand gently, "Don't worry, your current priority is to maintain the normal operation of the website.

Secondly, cooperate with the operation department to do a good job in user growth.

The new features will be introduced slowly first, and we will consider launching them after the number of users has reached a new level. "

Evans nodded, it was true that he was too impatient, too eager for success.

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January 31st is Chinese New Year's Eve.

Stanford University gave Chinese students a day off to give everyone time to celebrate the traditional festival, the Spring Festival.

Invited by Rao Lei, Xia Jingxing also came to the school's auditorium, sat in the first row, and watched the students' rehearsal next to Rao Lei.

"What are you yelling at, don't call me my stage name in front of everyone?"

"My child's father."

"Hey."

"If I say this kidnapping, don't sell it!"

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The students in the audience watched the sketch "Selling abductee", and were amused by Uncle Benshan who was imitated and played by several students.

The role played by Gao Xiumin was played by Gao Lili.

This girl's appearance is a little worse, but she is quite good in the sketch, Xia Jingxing watched it with relish in the audience.

"How is it? Is it the first time to watch the Spring Festival Gala rehearsed by international students?" Rao Lei asked with a smile.

Xia Jingxing actually watched it, but it was indeed the first time in his life, he nodded and said, "The show is very good? How long have you been rehearsing?"

Rao Lei said with a smile: "When people wander overseas for a long time, they will feel a sense of loneliness and homesickness.

The way to resolve this emotion is the annual Spring Festival Gala.

The school's Chinese students gathered together, performed some songs, dances, sketches, and then made dumplings together.

Lively and lively, I don't feel so lonely and homesick.

Go to my house to eat dumplings later and have a fun together. "

"Haha, I won't trouble you and your sister-in-law." Xia Jingxing joked.

"how come."

Rao Lei shook his head with a smile, "I've discussed it with her, and I'll be back in a few months. You won't be able to eat dumplings next time you want."

"Really decided? Going back to China?"

Rao Lei nodded, took off his glasses and wiped them, "Although America is good, it's not my hometown!"

"It's okay to go back, it's close to home."

Xia Jingxing smiled lightly and continued to watch the show.

At this point, the sketch has been performed, and the host continues to announce: Please enjoy the guzheng work "Swords Like Dreams" below.

Shen Xinyi's hair was tied into a high bun, and she walked to the stage from behind the scenes in a white cheongsam embroidered with cranes, holding a guzheng on her chest.

The clothes that show the oriental classical charm are worn on this Jiangnan water town woman, revealing her bumpy figure to the fullest.

Before the performance began, the boys under the stage began to boo, applauding and applauding.

"Last time you fought for this girl, right?"

Rao Lei joked with a smile, "If it were ten years in the morning, I'm afraid I would have a fight with you too."

"It was really a misunderstanding last time."

Rao Lei raised his palm and stopped, "Men, it's human nature.

This place in the United States has a very open atmosphere. If you like it, go after it. Young people, don't be afraid of this or that.

Don't be my age...

Hey, don't say it, don't leave any regrets for yourself.

To do business, do not live up to the youth. "

Xia Jingxing chuckled, how could he feel that Senior Brother Rao is also a person with a story?

On the stage, the performance has already begun.

Gently folded, slowly twisted, rubbed and picked again, the green and jade fingers flew on the guzheng.

The big string is as noisy as a torrential rain, and the small string is like a whisper.

The theme song of the 1994 Taiwan TV version of "Eternal Sky and Dragon Slayer" perfectly interprets the flavor of martial arts under Shen Xinyi's skillful playing.

Many foreigners who came to watch the lively were deeply attracted, and they hurriedly asked the people around what musical instrument and what song it was.

When the song ended, there was thunderous applause from the audience.

After watching the Spring Festival Gala, Xia Jingxing went to Rao Lei's house to make dumplings.

He is from the south, and his family rarely makes dumplings, so he hardly knows this skill.

Shen Si brought her two little friends to eat too, seeing Xia Jingxing being clumsy, he drove Xia Jingxing aside.

"Sister Si, let's give the boss a New Year's gift."

Gao Lili took out a mustard, glanced at Xia Jingxing who was sitting in the living room chatting with Rao Lei, and snickered.

"Uh...that's not good!"

Meditation shook his head, afraid of offending the boss and wearing small shoes in the future.

"Don't be afraid, let's squeeze a little less."

Gao Lili did what she said and added mustard directly to a dumpling filling.

"I have to make a mark so I don't recognize it." Gao Lili deliberately made the dumplings very large to make them stand out.

Shen Xinyi smiled and said, "Don't play pranks, be careful he finds out and kicks you."

"Yeah, he's a violent person."

But Gao Lili immediately thought about it, it's not enough to pack a few more, whoever eats it is unlucky.

This doesn't seem to be aimed at the boss alone, he should have nothing to say.

Immediately, she sneaked into action.

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"Cough cough..."

Rao Lei took a bite of the dumpling, coughed violently, pointed to the dumpling and said, "What's in this? Why is it so spicy."

"Wow, Senior Brother Rao, you are so lucky..."

Gao Lili said a lot of auspicious words, and Rao Lei guessed that she was playing a prank, so she shook her head and laughed, not as knowledgeable as these young people.

Seeing this, Xia Jingxing was a little wary and pointed to the giant dumpling in his bowl, "Why is this dumpling so big?"

Shen Si and Shen Xinyi didn't speak, Gao Lili smiled and said, "You're the boss, naturally you eat big and have a lot of stuffing."

"I want to change one."

Xia Jingxing picked up the dumplings and threw them into the Goryeo bowl, "This is for you, it's too short, eat more to grow your body."

Gao Lili was dumbfounded, and immediately realized that her little thoughts had been exposed.

Rao Lei also looked at Gao Lili with great interest, wanting to see what it means to be bound by a cocoon.

With tears in her eyes, Gao Lili finished eating the giant dumpling.

Afterwards, Shen Si and Shen Xinyi were also recruited one after another.

Gao Lili smiled happily, and finally someone accompany her unlucky.

Only then did everyone know that there were more than one or two mustard dumplings.

But I don't have the spirit of life Go Lili, when the New Year is big, don't you want to be happy and lively! A little prank is nothing.

Xia Jingxing was very lucky, except for the giant dumplings, he did not eat a dumpling with mustard.

After staying at Rao Lei's house for a while, everyone returned to the dormitory together.

The United States has always been unsafe at night, so Xia Jingxing returned to the dormitory alone after sending the three of them safely to the door of the dormitory.

It was already late at night when he returned to the dormitory, Xia Jingxing took out his mobile phone and called his father.

San Francisco is fifteen hours ahead of Beijing time, and Rongcheng is in the morning at this time.

After a few words of concern, Xia Jingxing talked about money.

"Dad, didn't I tell you last time? Facebook has received an angel investment of $500,000, and it will soon be profitable. I'll put $50,000 back on your card after a while."

"Why don't you use it? Come on, don't argue with me. I'll call the money back in a while."

"You also told my mother not to go to any remedial classes anymore. No matter how hard you work, you can't make a lot of money."

"Okay, let's not talk about it, it's midnight in the United States, and I'm going to bed! There will be a board meeting tomorrow!"

"It's really the board of directors. I didn't lie to you. We are a joint-stock company. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs!"

"Well, take care of yourselves too!"

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