The new version of YY will be launched in late December.
Since it was the end of the year, Li Mu positioned it as the New Year version, with the version number 2005V5.0.
Starting from 2005, all YY versions will use "year" as the version code, 2005 is 5.0, 2006 is 6.0, and so on.
In principle, the version code number will not be adjusted each year. For example, any version released in 2005 will have a version number in the form of 5. Increase numerically.
In other words, if 2005V5.0.1 is released, it will be a small change; if 2005V5.1.0 is released, it will be a major change.
At present, YY's market share basically accounts for more than 95%. Although some other small products also have a certain audience, their audiences overlap with YY's very highly.
As an instant messaging tool that is unparalleled in the world, the release of a new version of YY has attracted the attention of a large number of users from the preview stage.
The new version of YY has upgraded many functions, and also comprehensively optimized the UI interface to be more in line with modern aesthetics. The biggest upgrade is the new dynamic expressions.
Since the industry's leading position has been established and there are no established competitors around the world, YY has not had any drastic updates during this period. It is not like in the earliest days when all kinds of amazing new features were continuously launched. Slow down and proceed steadily to ensure that each new version can improve the visual experience, interactive experience and user experience.
Li Mu knows very well that many software are ruined by blind upgrades, which give users the feeling that the upgrade is uglier and more difficult to use than before the upgrade. Therefore, he is very cautious about every upgrade and requires the team to do one thing: stable.
Precisely because YY has been very stable in every update and has never disappointed users, users also maintain a sense of expectation for the new version. Every time a new version is released, the vast majority of users will choose to upgrade after logging in.
This time, YY users around the world discovered that YY had upgraded to the first version in 2005, and they excitedly downloaded the update package to update the software.
After the user update was completed and the account was logged in, YY flashed through a sci-fi cutscene, with words such as the new 2005 and the new YY5.0 appearing in turn. YY's logo also used CG to create a three-dimensional animation visual effect. Paired with futuristic background music, it makes all users feel great.
The entire interface, borders, and buttons have better visual effects, which greatly improves the user experience. When users click to open the friend dialog box, they discover that there is an animation prompt on the dialog box, and a constantly glowing The arrow points to another moving emoticon next to the original emoji, prompting in the native language: "Please click to view the new dynamic emoticon function."
After clicking on it, an expression selection box suddenly appears. Twenty panda and bear expressions are presented to the user in rows of five, for a total of four rows, and each one is in a continuous dynamic cycle.
As long as the user places the mouse on one of the expression thumbnails, a matchbox-sized floating window will immediately pop up, which can clearly enlarge and display the expression the mouse is aiming at. When the user sees these expressions, they almost Everyone is attracted by this strange and cute cartoon image.
Soon, some users were trying to send an animated emoticon to their friends.
Click to send, and the GIF emoticon immediately appears in the dialog box. The funny movements combined with the text make people laugh.
Moreover, users soon discovered that this kind of dynamic emoticons could not only directly replace text in certain situations, but could even be used for "alternative chats" with happy expressions!
For example, a user sent a friend an emoticon of a panda bear running and jumping and saying, "I'm coming!" and his friend immediately responded with an emoticon of a panda bear suddenly turning its head and waving exaggeratedly, with strings of hearts.
Some users are not so friendly. When they receive the "I'm here" emoji from their friends, they choose to reply with the emoji of a panda bear kicking someone away.
His friend immediately responded by sending him a panda-bear-beating expression.
Soon, everyone discovered that various expressions can be related to each other according to different situations, and different combinations naturally have completely different effects and feelings.
For users, this is like discovering a new world and they are immediately immersed in it.
The 20 panda bear expressions were played over and over by users almost immediately!
Users are naturally incapable of resisting this kind of expression, which suddenly takes their online chat to a new level.
Since the panda bear expressions are available in multiple languages, the system determines which language version of YY the user uses and automatically loads the panda bear expressions in that language, so the panda bear spread all over the world in no time.
What's even more amazing is that this kind of expressions that are cached locally and transmitted through commands can also be switched between various languages.
For example, a Japanese sends a "Go away!" emoticon to a Korean. The sender selects the Japanese version of the emoticon locally and sends it to the server as a command. After the Korean uses the Korean version of YY to receive it, it will be automatically displayed. It is the Korean version of the emoticon, so this emoticon has no national boundaries.
Group chats are more interesting.
If there are multiple users in a group using different language versions of YY, then if anyone sends an "I'm here" emoticon, different group members will receive the same emoticon in their own language.
Now there are no restrictions on dissemination.
In the past, the file of customized emoticons was fixed. The emoticon said "The other party doesn't want to talk to you and threw a dog to you." The same string of text was sent to everyone. It can be sent to Chinese people. Americans will definitely not be able to understand it, and Japanese people will also be confused.
However, now YY's emoticon files are cached by the system itself, and the transmission relies on the transmission instructions rather than the files themselves. Therefore, as long as Makino Technology makes its own multi-country versions and unifies the instructions for the multi-country versions, it can be achieved. Huaxia People send Americans the "The other person doesn't want to talk to you and threw a dog at you" emoticon, and Americans receive the version translated directly into English.
In this way, the online world is really happy.
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Such interesting emoticons immediately attracted the attention of YY users around the world.
For a time, private chat emoticons were flying all over the place, and the emoticons in the group kept flooding the screen.
Monitoring data from Makino Technology shows that in the first hour after the new version went online, the cumulative number of dynamic expressions sent exceeded 100 million; and in the second hour after it went online, the cumulative number of sendings exceeded one billion!
In the third hour, the cumulative number of sendings exceeded 2 billion! The average number of sending times per person is more than 10 times.
Once a user starts using emoticons, they almost can’t stop!
Both boys and girls can't put down the ugly, mean, and cute image of panda bears. They even think that this thing becomes more and more fun and interesting the more they look at it.
For a time, pandas and panda bears have become super hot spots in the global Internet world.
Many users have fallen in love with the panda bear expression and have more expectations for real pandas.
Soon, content related to dynamic expressions began to appear on Weibo and Twitter.
Whether they are Chinese users, European and American users, or Japanese, Korean, and Australian users, they all praised the dynamic expressions on Weibo and Twitter. Many people asked about this set of dynamic expressions called "Panda Bear". Who made it? Who designed Panda Bear
The official Weibo Twitter account released an official description: Panda Bear is the cartoon image and mascot of Taobao Qunar’s panda travel line. The copyright is exclusively owned by Taobao Qunar. The author is Mr. Li Mu, chairman of Makino Technology.
In addition, Weibo Twitter also sold it off, saying: "Of the 20 Panda Bear (Panda Bear) dynamic expressions in the first issue, six are played by Mr. Li Mu himself. Do you know which ones they are?"
As soon as this Weibo was posted, Li Mu’s personal Weibo was immediately flooded by users all over the world. A large number of users left messages under his latest Weibo. Some users praised the dynamic expression function as a great idea, and some users anxiously asked what When the second issue of Panda Bear emoticons was released, some users praised Li Mu’s design and thought the cartoon image of Panda Bear was very beautiful. Many users even asked directly which expressions were played by Li Mu himself.
Li Mu posted a Weibo post a few hours later: "Taobao Qunar China's panda tourism special product has been launched. If you purchase it now, you will receive an exclusive genuine panda bear doll! Come to China and have close contact with giant pandas!"
He also added a picture to this Weibo post. In the picture, he is holding a 30cm panda bear doll in his hand, and there is a row of dolls wearing panda bear costumes standing behind him.
Overnight, Li Mu’s Weibo became a hit, and Taobao’s Qunar panda travel products were sold out.
Media around the world were shocked by the new trend in the Internet world. The small panda bear emoticons and the image of panda bears immediately became the objects of global media coverage.
The media cannot understand why Li Mu can conquer the hearts of young people around the world with such a simple and even ugly cartoon image.
On the Internet, there are also an overwhelming number of young people using panda bears as their avatars.
There has never been such a strong visual wave on the Internet, which can make netizens all over the world crazy about cartoon images on the Internet. Panda Bear is definitely the first.
Japanese netizens also like Panda Bear, and since they are a cartoon powerhouse, their netizens’ attitudes are the most conflicted.
On the one hand, it is the crazy love of Japanese users for Panda Bear, and on the other hand, it is their strong incomprehension deep in their hearts.
Why, why can the Chinese design such a special, so communicable, and such a powerful cartoon image? Isn’t this supposed to be what Japan does best? But now, a cartoon image designed by a Chinese person has become famous all over the world overnight. Although many cartoon images in Japan have become popular all over the world, none of them have become as popular as Panda Bear, so fast and fierce...
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