Back To 1995

   Chapter 314

  In the small building in Washington, Ella Cherry was in the office, burying her head in processing documents. Compared to half a year ago, Ella Cherry was a little thinner now, and she also had a tired look on her body.

   A few months ago, when the Information Administration of the Trade Commission, where Ella Cherry was working, pushed to open the investigation of the double-click monopoly, Ella Cherry was full of energy at that time.

Ella Cherry did it. It was predicted by Silicon Valley and Wall Street that it would become a Double-click company in this year's big bull stock. Although it has gone public successfully, it is still half-dead, facing many lawsuits and huge fines, making Double-click a company in the Internet industry. It can be described as getting up early and catching a late set.

As companies in the same period as Yahoo, Lycos, and Excite, after these companies went public this year, their stock prices have soared, especially Yahoo, whose stock price has now doubled, and its market value has approached $4 billion, a record The new myth of the Internet.

Ella Cherry made Double Click to become one of the most "disappointing" stocks on the Nasdaq this year, and she also successfully made her become, like Wall Street Sheriff Spitzer, a formidable figure on the Internet in America .

The popularity of "Internet Iron Lady" is booming, and it has brought investors from Double-click, including Song Yang, WPP Group, Deutsche Bank Investment Bank, etc., who have suffered heavy losses. It fell below the issue price.

   But even so, the stock price was sluggish, faced with antitrust lawsuits, huge class actions, false advertising lawsuits and other issues, DoubleClick did not admit defeat, and even Ella Cherry went to Houston to "capitulate", DoubleClick did not compromise.

   This makes the double-click uncomfortable, but Ella Cherry is not much better. Now she is also facing enormous pressure. Her donkey party and the trade committee where she serves are all facing enormous pressure.

   On Song Yang's side, he refused to admit defeat, and he took it hard, which made it now deadlocked, and the Internet is the proud work of the current commander, and it is also the foundation of security.

Although Ella Cherry is under the slogan of maintaining the order of the Internet and preventing trust giants from appearing on the Internet, everyone knows that Ella Cherry has a reason, but she can continue to attack the Internet, so that there are some people in the commander's office. La Cherry's dissatisfied voice came out. She didn't know if Ella Cherry was a child of two or five, and fought against the commander.

   This time, Song Yang created the America Internet Society again. Facing her subordinates, although Ella Cherry expressed disdain and threatened the Internet Society, it was of no use at all.

But whether it works or not, only Ella Cherry herself understands that when dealing with double-click, the double-click company will pull the entire Internet advertising industry, and it will directly expand, threatening that Ella Cherry is going to be right. The entire Internet advertising industry starts.

This made the originally growing Internet advertising industry fall into a quagmire in an instant, and various advertising sponsors and websites also began to worry, which caused the entire Internet advertising industry to complain about Ella Cherry, after all, the advertising business is now In the Internet industry, there are few businesses that can see the US knife, and other businesses are losing more than one...

   Now Song Yang has tinkered with the America Internet Association, and has pulled all the influential Internet companies in America into it.

This made Ella Cherry feel a little more powerless towards Song Yang. Ella Cherry only felt that Song Yang was more slippery and difficult to deal with than those giant companies in the past. , In the Internet industry, it is somewhat inapplicable. The key is that there is no federal law support, which is the most uncomfortable.

Today is the time when the Internet Society of America was established. Of course Ella Cherry knew that and said she didn’t care, but Ella Cherry was also a little upset today. She knew that this Internet Society would definitely be established. , this is not surprising.

   When Ella Cherry was upset, the office door was pushed open, and her assistant hurried in, "Director Ella, there is a new situation!"

Ella Cherry took over a newspaper, the latest report from the "Washington Post", when she saw the "Internet Freedom and Family Empowerment" bill, Ella Cherryton's eyes turned cold, "How dare they Propose such a bill?!"

As soon as this bill came out, Ella Cherry would not be so easy if she wanted to catch the dreadlocks of Internet companies such as DoubleClick and ICQ. The information and remarks posted by users on these websites have nothing to do with the websites, even Egypt La Cherry can imagine that once this bill is passed on Capitol Hill, double-click will intensify, claiming that the advertisements placed on those websites have nothing to do with double-click.

If there is a problem, you must also find those advertising sponsors and websites. Double-clicking is just an advertisement. Those who advertise are the sponsors, and the website is displaying the advertisement. If there is a problem, what does it have to do with its double-click? Anyway, it can be pushed. clean.

   "This bill must not be allowed to pass!" Ella Cherry dropped the newspaper and said coldly, once passed, there will really be giants in the Internet industry, and no one can stop it.

The assistant looked at Ella Cherry and said helplessly to her, "Microsoft, Netscape, and Yahoo have all supported this bill, and there are already congressmen on Capitol Hill who claim to vote on this bill. Coupled with Bruno Song's sake, I'm afraid the party will not block this bill..."

This bill, as long as it is an Internet company, will definitely support it. Behind Netscape, Microsoft, and Yahoo, a large number of members of the Donkey Party support it. Internet companies have become more and more big money. No member is willing to. Offend these gold owners, especially the Donkey Party.

On the other side of the Elephant Party, there is Song Yang. Even if he does not support this time, I am afraid he will not deliberately oppose it. This makes "Internet Freedom and Family Empowerment" a high probability of being passed on Capitol Hill, and it may be passed quickly. .

Ella Cherry took a few deep breaths. She knew that Song Yang would be active, but she didn't expect that it would be so big when it first came up. Once this bill was passed by Congress, whether it was Silicon Valley or Wall Street, it would really start to follow the Internet. The association cooperated because it can really affect the Internet industry, even the federal Internet Act!

   "No matter what, this bill cannot be passed!"

Ella Cherry said with a livid face, the passage of this bill is almost equivalent to telling the outside world that her "Internet Iron Lady" is a joke, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to find trouble with Internet companies in the future. .

   "Accelerate the anti-monopoly prosecution of Double Click Company, and Bruno Song must testify in person!" Ella Cherry said sharply.

  Ella Cherry is going to solve Double Click and Song Yang first, and then take advantage of the great victory, and then snipe this bill to prevent it from passing on Capitol Hill.

If all of these can be successfully completed, then Ella Cherry will really be able to become the sheriff of the Internet in America. If she fails, her career in America will not be completely over, but I am afraid she will also be unable to recover. !

"Proposed by Bruno Song, founder of the largest DoubleClick company in the Internet advertising industry, and supported by Microsoft, Netscape, Yahoo, AOL and other companies, the American Internet Society was officially announced today in San Jose, San Jose, New York, Texas, Seattle and other places. Municipal departments have expressed their support for the Internet Society."

On a TV station, the news was being broadcast, "The American Internet Society Governing Council, after the founding of the Society, announced a number of rules, including the now-controversial "Internet Freedom and Family Empowerment" Act, a number of Internet companies, Wall Street Agencies, members of Congress, etc. have voiced their opinions on this bill!"

"There are opponents who believe that this bill opens a Pandora's box for the Internet industry, but there are also members of Congress who support it and propose that the bill be passed on Capitol Hill. If this Internet bill is passed, it will become the existing communication norm. Section 230 of the Act…”

The Internet Society, the first fire that burned, made the entire technology industry, Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and even Capitol Hill a little restless. The supporters and opponents behind the Internet industry were arguing with each other, and Wall Street analysis was in the middle. Teachers and academic professors from colleges and universities came out to add fuel to the fire, so don't be too lively.

In a hotel in San Jose, a banquet is being held. All the participants are the Internet Society's "own people". Because there is no media to participate, the atmosphere is very relaxed. Many local celebrities in San Jose are coming to participate. It's not easy to meet so many Internet upstarts, let alone Bill Gates.

   "In the future, all member companies of the America Internet Society will support each other in terms of funds, technology, patents, etc. When member companies encounter legal, judicial, class action and other problems, the Internet Society will also provide support..."

As the head of the legal department of the Internet Society, Gleek said to the Internet companies present, telling them that the Internet Society is not only used to cut leeks, at least in face, it is to protect all member companies, and they cannot come up all at once. Let's just say that the establishment of the Internet Society is to use them as cannon fodder and cut them up, right, although that's what it means.

Song Yang got together with Bill Gates, Anderson, Jim Clark, Case, Yang Zhiyuan and others. The establishment of the Internet Society today established Jim Clark as the godfather of the Internet generation. Ci is on a par, at least not weaker than each other.

This made Bill Gates and Microsoft's Netscape duo scolded in the media. At this time, it was rare to be quiet, but he was cold and unwilling to say a word to Bill Gates. If there is a media today In the presence of reporters, I am afraid that this time it will start to spray each other again.

   "The bill must be passed on Capitol Hill as soon as possible this year, and it must not be delayed. This bill needs the support of all Internet companies!"

   Song Yang held a glass of wine in his hand, and said to Bill Gates and a few people in the circle in front of him, asking several companies to start a blitz together.

   (end of this chapter)