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The next day, Bob unhesitatingly changed his website's name to the one commonly known in the future as "Facebook".
Bob indeed preferred this name more, and he even felt like it was the most suitable name for him as if it was destined.
Then, on the third day, after spending the whole day inspecting the advertising content provided by Gamestar Electronic Entertainment, he confirmed that these ads were indeed interesting enough, at least not comparable to those annoying popup ads.
Adding these ads to his social network wouldn't be a problem at all.
It was only at this time that Bob learned that Gamestar Electronic Entertainment was actually a pure electronic gaming company.
And it was a company that had previously made a small name for itself at consumer electronics shows.
As an IT guy, he naturally always paid attention to exhibitions like consumer electronics shows.
At that time, when he saw SFC and GB on the television, he even considered whether he should buy them to play with. Those things did seem very interesting.
He never expected that he would be noticed by this company in the blink of an eye and even have to publish ads for them.
This made him feel somewhat unreal.
Under the vigilance of several major companies, Gamestar didn't focus too much on mainstream advertising channels but instead decided to start from the internet.
Moreover, they started from a seemingly obscure social network.
Even if those big companies found out, they probably wouldn't take it seriously at first.
However, these ads were completely different in the eyes of college students.
That day, a student from New York University opened his computer as usual in the morning and logged into his social network.
He was surprised to find that the name of this social network had changed.
But the new name sounded quite smooth to him. He nodded as he brushed his teeth, thinking that the name was pretty good. Then, he clicked into a social plaza.
The function of this social plaza was one of the ideas given by Gamestar to Bob.
There were many ideas, but it wasn't suitable to load them all onto one webpage.
Firstly, there would be a great burden on the network, and some good features would definitely need to be gradually introduced to maximize profits.
As for when each idea should be launched, that was for Bob to decide.
The first ones he introduced were the emotional tag feature for social plazas and personal pages.
These were the two features he thought were most urgently needed.
In the social plaza, some college students could more easily find some alumni, then check each other's basic information, and if they liked what they saw, they could muster the courage to chat, which was a great platform.
Now, this student from New York University would immerse himself in it every day, eager to find more social plaza friends every day.
And then, a message came from an anonymous sender.
"Hey friend, are you from New York University?"
"Yes, who are you?"
"I'm from Stanford University. Nice to meet you. What do you usually like?"
The student from New York University was a little stunned. It felt pretty good to be approached actively. No one had ever approached him like this before. Facing this person who initiated the conversation, regardless of gender, he felt that he should politely chat with them.
"I'm also glad to meet you. I usually like playing basketball and watching movies. By the way, why are you anonymous?"
"Oh, I just wanted to chat with someone casually, not really looking for deep friendships. But I see you seem to really like basketball, so I thought maybe there's something you'd be interested in."
"What is it?"
Without further ado, the other person directly sent a link to a video.
"Check this out. If you're interested, you can chat with me again later."
The student from New York University was a bit puzzled. This sudden person seemed a bit strange.
But the fact that the other person approached him actively made him quite fond of them. Besides, it was just watching a video website, could it be that the other person was giving him a link to some small video website?
The student from New York University immediately became a bit sneaky, glanced at his roommate to see if there was any movement, then quietly put on his headphones and clicked on the video link.
The link led to a beautifully designed website interface. He hadn't heard of this website before.
Gamestar?
In the center of this link was a video waiting to be played.
Seeing the interface of this webpage, he felt like it should be a legitimate website, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. Then, he clicked on the play button.
When the video started playing, a rhythmic melody began to play, followed by the sound of basketball bouncing on the ground in the rhythm.
Could it be a basketball promotional video?
He suddenly became interested. He was already a basketball fan and naturally wouldn't refuse anything related to basketball.
As the melody became more intense, a sequence of animations slowly appeared.
A standard tall American youth wearing loose casual shorts and a T-shirt posed defensively.
In front of him was a tall black-skinned male, also holding a basketball, swaying left and right in front of the white opponent.
The two seemed to be in a stalemate for a moment, but later, the black basketball player suddenly turned around and threw the ball in one direction.
The camera immediately followed the basketball as it drew a beautiful arc, then landed in the hands of another basketball player.
Then that basketball player suddenly charged towards the basket, and finally, with a powerful leap, he slammed the ball into the basket with great force.
WIN!
The big victory word lit up.
The student from New York University's eyes widened slowly.
The overall animation of this basketball animation just now, whether it was the camera movement or the action effects, was top-notch.
Sometimes, animations had a significant advantage in some special effects, which regular live-action basketball promotional videos couldn't achieve.
For example, following the basketball's actions in mid-air, or a person leaping high to dunk.
In an instant, the student from New York University felt a surge of blood.
And it wasn't over yet. The advertisement continued.
In the advertisement content, basketball players of different skin colors and nationalities appeared one after another.
They were shooting baskets, dunking, and flowing through a series of actions.
"Wow, what basketball animation is this? It looks like it's made quite well. What's it called?"
At this moment, a voice came from behind the student from New York University, startling him. He turned around and found his roommate behind him.
He didn't know when his roommate had already come up behind him.
"You asshole, don't stand behind me in your underwear!"
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