Chapter 89: Chapter 89 Blog
"We, the Devonshire family, suffered greatly in the 'London Star' scam, so after so much time has passed, we need to get some explanation of how things went, Sir Clare."
In front of this MI6 boss, there was no need for Barron to play Tai Chi and use the so-called "true report" in the previous Independent report as an excuse.
So he directly told the other party his request:
"But if, as Scotland Yard said, those people are related to al-Qaeda, such an outrageous thing, Sir Clare, I think it is just an insult to my intelligence."
"Well, Your Highness, this should indeed be impossible. Although they have little to do with Al-Qaeda, there are indeed signs that there is indeed a huge organization behind those people..."
Hearing Sir Claire's words, Barron raised his eyebrows:
"Is there any basis for this?"
"According to our investigation, the core members of the gang finally arrived in Romania after leaving London. After that, they lost track of their whereabouts..."
Barron already knew all this before. If that were all, then today's meeting with the director of MI6 would probably be meaningless.
But Barron still had enough patience. He heard the other party continue to say:
"According to our reliable information, in Romania, some members of the 'London Star' gang have connections with a radical organization..."
"Radical group?"
"Yes, it was through this investigation that the organization came into our sight. However, the investigation is still in its initial stages and there has been no further progress. But I can assure you, Your Highness, that we will definitely find out any organization that may threaten us."
Seeing Sir Claire's extremely confident look, Barron couldn't help but ask:
"How long will that take?"
"We can't be sure about this, but they were in the dark before. Now that we have captured them, Your Highness, you should trust the intelligence capabilities of Great Britain and our allies. It just takes time..."
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No matter what, at least in this meeting, Sir Claire, on behalf of MI6, gave Barron... well, it was more or less an explanation.
Up to now, there is not much Barron can do except waiting for their news - that is, he is really lacking in certain aspects of strength at this time, and these are what he needs to make up for slowly in the future.
Originally, he thought about "borrowing" a security talent from Sir Claire, that is, MI6, but Barron finally gave up the idea. After all, he was not sure about the other party's position at this time, or his connection with the other party was not so close at this time, so he still needed to be more cautious.
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"Blog?"
"Yes, Your Highness, this is a very interesting form of Internet interaction, similar to... an online diary, where you can display some of your own articles or photos, and you can leave comments on each other..."
Barron certainly knew the word blog, but he did not expect to hear it from Khalid, the technical director of the online version of The Independent, today.
After thinking for a while, Baron said to Khalid:
"That sounds like a good idea, how did you come up with this?"
Facing the Duke's compliments, Khalid was a little embarrassed:
"Actually, this was an inspiration I got from a junior student. He told me the other day that he was planning to create a campus blog website so that Cambridge University students can get to know each other more conveniently through this website."
"Oh? That's a very creative idea. Is your junior willing to come to our newspaper to participate in the development of this function?"
Since His Royal Highness the Duke seemed very interested in this idea, Khalid was also very excited:
"Davro is still in school. He is a junior this year, but he is very talented in technology. We often discuss some technical issues. If he were to work full-time, I'm afraid he can't do it yet. But with his level, he can do well even as a part-time worker."
With Khalid's introduction, Baron learned that the junior student he was talking about was called Davo Baburin. When Khalid was still at Cambridge University, the two had a good relationship because they lived on the same floor and were both very interested in the Internet.
It was also inspired by Davo that he came up with the idea of adding a blog function to the official website of the Independent Press. Before that, Baron had proposed to further enrich the content of the official website of the Independent Press and make it similar to a portal website.
"I think it's worth a try, go for it, Khalid."
After getting Barron's promise, Khalid looked like he couldn't wait to do something big, which made Barron couldn't help but smile.
It turns out that young people are more energetic.
But speaking of which, Khalid just mentioned that his junior named Dawo was planning to develop a blog-style dating website on campus...
This reminded Barron of a very famous company in his previous life - it also started out as a campus dating website and eventually became one of the Internet giants!
The name of that company is Facebook.
However, this company was not established until 2004.
Baron has considered looking for opportunities to invest in Internet companies in the future, including Facebook.
And now, from Khalid's words, he had some new ideas - is it possible to develop a social networking site similar to Facebook in Britain more than a year in advance?
It has to be said that the temptation is still great, because anyone who knows Zuckerberg a little bit will know that he has a strong desire for control and is very skillful.
Even if Baron can successfully invest in Facebook in the future, or even become one of the company's major shareholders, in the end, Zuckerberg will still firmly grasp the control of Facebook. Baron can only exert a certain influence on the company at most, but it is probably difficult to control it.
But if he could take the lead in establishing a similar social networking site in England in advance and develop it, then as the initiator of the project, coupled with the dominant shares he would inevitably hold, Baron's control over the company would be the most stable.
So this idea is still very tempting.
But at the same time, Barron also knows that in terms of the Internet, the soil for cultivation in the whole of Europe, including Britain, is far inferior to that of Silicon Valley, which is known as the center of the Internet world.
It is said that oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are tangerines.
What this means is that the same idea may have completely different results in different environments.
Therefore, it is uncertain whether establishing a "Facebook" in the UK can really be as successful as the previous Facebook.
Finally, Barron decided to let Davo Baburin use the "blog" function on the official website of the Independent Press to see how it performs before making the next decision.
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