Chapter 299 Social Tools

Is it true that the simpler the better?

Definitely not!

Relying only on chatting and communicating with emojis, then ICY is just a social tool, and it will never create a new penguin empire!

Americans like to use auto-answering machines, so there's not much market for text messaging here.

It's not a good idea for ICY to compete head-on with companies like AOL at the moment.

Therefore, the development of ICY needs to improve the viscosity of users and increase the frequency of their use, so that every user will regard the ICY number applied for as important as their own bank account and home phone number!

Of course, in order to be able to expand the European market in the future, an email address is also a must.

Let Mike add the corresponding email pass-through function to the ICY software, but the size of the software is still limited to 200K, so that every user who downloads the software will not give up because of the huge size of the software itself.

What about memes?

It's easy!

After users start to get used to using ICY, set up a special area for emoji download on the official website, and update the emoji on a regular basis.

Mike, who came from a technical background, is stupid. "Boss!, but in this case, the users who downloaded it initially will not be able to use the full functionality, which will be a disaster for some users who don't browse the official website very much!"

Turning an extremely simple interface software into a 20m behemoth, Fu Zhengyi had nothing to say, so he had to guide. "You should understand that the software has an automatic update feature, right?"

Mike, who had hurriedly recorded it in his notebook, blushed.

"Also, every user needs an avatar. This avatar doesn't need to be complicated, and there is no need to forcibly distinguish the user's gender, the more cartoon the better! Whether it's a beautiful woman or a handsome man, or a small animal that looks pleasing to the eye, each user can freely choose what he likes, and the number of cartoon avatars that are open in the early days doesn't need to be too much, there are twenty or thirty.

It's like a meme. It is gradually introduced, and it is also possible to tie some special, limited cartoon avatars to the user's ICY level, so that the software can occupy the bottom right corner of the computer screen from beginning to end......"

The value-added functions of ICY are not yet mature.

But presumably, the membership service of the ICY solo show in the future will naturally need to be charged.

The addition of casual games, the harassment of pop-up ads, ICY's personal space, and even all kinds of small tricks are all stored in the memory of Zài Fu Justice. It will only be rolled out when the time is right.

Either you don't do it, or you have to do it to the best of your ability.

Knowing what kind of competitive effect the pyramid structure will bring, so she feels that Sophia's way of thinking is more out-of-the-box and easy to accept, Fu Zhengyi asked her to form her own team after she returns, starting with emojis and cartoon avatars, responsible for the innovation of ICY functions, and supervising the technical department managed by Mike, which is equivalent to promoting Sophia to the creative director of ICY company all of a sudden. In a certain way, it is no less than Mike.

So when he left, Mike was a little sullen.

But sticking to the right approach is the foundation of ICY's longevity, putting the right people in the right places. is the way to keep a company alive forever.

Again, there will be a contradiction between the professional, the technical, and the imagination, and if Mike is not qualified for the current position of CEO. Sophia would be the best person to replace him.

In less than ten days, the stress-tested version finally appeared in front of Fu Zhengyi.

The software itself is not big, the registration is very simple, and there are not many functions, but it is better than the small interface and extremely powerful expansion ability.

A meme pack that comes with the software itself. There are only a few dozen basic emojis, and the cartoon emoji pack released on the official website is open to three, each of which is very interesting, enough for users to express their personal feelings and communicate with each other through these emojis during the initial use process.

Fu Zhengyi, who did not find any obvious flaws in this software, immediately called Yang Wenyuan of Yahu Company and asked about Yahu Company's current internal communication methods.

"The company in San Francisco has an internal telephone, but the communication between the computer room and the base station in other areas requires long-distance calls, and the current expenditure in this area is not very ......."

"If there's a piece of software that streamlines most of the communication within the company and saves the company the high cost of long-distance calls, what price would Yahu be willing to pay for it?"

Yang Wenyuan, who was sitting in the office reviewing the text, was a little confused.

"Telephone communication can sometimes cause misunderstandings, text communication can not only save a lot of long-distance phone bills, but also has the function of historical retention, such a social tool, is it valuable for Yahu company?"

The instinct of management made Yang Wenyuan interested a lot, but he had used qicq software, so he smiled. If it is similar to qicq, if it is free, the company can immediately promote and use it internally, every employee of Yahu company will become a tester of this software, I believe that it is far more reasonable to provide a number of jù to the design company of this software on a regular basis than to pay for the use of it!"

"It seems that the fee may be very low!"

After saying this to Mike, who was looking forward to him, Fu Zhengyi continued to say to Yang Wenyuan. "Chief Yang, if the company's meetings can be held without time, place and venue, is Yahu willing to pay for such software? In addition, the customer service system that the website needs to access in the future, will the use of such software save customers' phone bills and improve the user viscosity of the website?"

"If it can achieve voice dialogue, then it can be considered, and I have people count the current long-distance phone usage costs before I can determine whether such software is worth paying for. And the problem of customer service is really necessary, if this software belongs to your company, then let them come to talk to see how to carry out in-depth cooperation......"

After hanging up the phone, Fu Zhengyi turned to Mike. "What is the current development status for languages other than the English version?"

"The German, French, and Spanish versions have all entered the stress testing stage, and the development of the Chinese version has some problems, and it is still in the deep internal testing stage, and it is estimated that it will take another two months before it can be officially launched......"

"Go to Yahu to talk about cooperation, such as hanging up the promotion on its website, issuing ICY numbers to each of its employees to teach their employees how to use it, and so that Yahu's online customer service system can be established based on ICY software, and quickly develop an enterprise version of ICY, so that internal communication and small meetings can be free from the constraints of venue and time!"

Quickly recorded Fu Zhengyi's request, and when he finished speaking, both Mike and Sophia were a little dizzy.

Mike was amazed that Fu Zhengyi could easily talk to Yahu, which was about to go public, and promoted ICY software to this Internet star company so easily, and promoted the possibility of in-depth cooperation.

Sophia was surprised by the matters and details mentioned by Fu Zhengyi, if the enterprise version of ICY can enter major enterprises, then the problem of charging is not only worth looking forward to, but even the difficulty of promotion will be greatly reduced.

Sophia, who is not responsible for specific technology, but has a sensitivity to the promotion and design direction of the product, asked. "Boss, does the enterprise version need to be restricted, that is, to change it to an independent software, which is only available for enterprises to download and use, and will record complete functions and provide the possibility of voice conversations?"

"The enterprise version should only be provided to enterprises, and the mobility of personnel should not be related to the enterprise ICY, so the real-name system should be adopted in terms of design ideas, so that enterprises can communicate and communicate with the outside world in the way of the company, ensure that they can be supervised, and let the communication between enterprises be carried out on the basis of trust......

Hearing this, Mike reacted and said excitedly. The enterprise version implements a real-name system, and each ICY account inside cannot be separated from the enterprise. This is a great way to not only allow enterprises to understand and communicate with each other, but also to promote business transactions between enterprises!"

If the idea is expanded, an Internet-based product will become more and more perfect and less and less abandonable.

After explaining the ideas, the two ICY executives left with excitement and vision for the future, and both of them felt that each exchange had solved a lot of practical problems and made breakthroughs in the design and development ideas.

What we can do for ICY is to let it continue to surpass its competitors and speed up on the right path, and at the right time, let it develop and launch excellent functions suitable for the market, and gradually defeat the QIC software, making ICY a world-class online social tool!

In this way, the number of users has grown explosively, how to improve the viscosity of each user, and how to make every user have a reason why they cannot give up this software, which is what ICY needs to consider and face.

The specific affairs are explained, and it depends on Mike and Sophia's ability to do so.

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As an executive of the metal department of the Tomozumi Group, Yasuo Otami's identity and status determine the importance he receives.

Although the information of his son Oniwa Eiji in the hospital has been obtained, he has not been photographed until now, which makes Mark, who promised that the matter was 'very simple', feel ashamed, and re-hire several professional investigators, vowing to get evidence that Oniwa Eiji is safe and sound this month...... (To be continued.) )