Review of Buick brand history in the past 110 years

  Brand History is an American automobile brand that Chinese people are very familiar with. It has gone through 110 years of development since its birth in 1903. As early as the early years of the Republic of China, Buick entered China, and Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the country, Puyi, the last emperor, and Zhang Xueliang, the young marshal, all rode Buick. In this paper, we will review the story of Buick, a century-old automobile brand, during its development.

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First, the birth of Buick (1903 -1904)

  The founder of Buick is david dunbar buick. He was born in Arbros, Scotland in 1854. At the age of two, he moved to the United States with his family and settled in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 15, Buick joined Alexander Company, which specializes in the production of pipeline equipment. During this period, he was also an apprentice in James Flower Brothers Machinery Store. In addition, it is worth mentioning that I have also worked as an apprentice in the same store.

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  In 1882, when Alexander went bankrupt, Buick and his good friend and partner William Sherwood took over the company and renamed it Buick Sherwood Manufacturing Company. Buick is not only a businessman, but also an inventor. From 1881 to 1889, he applied for 13 invention patents for pipeline equipment. Buick’s most important invention is to create the annealing process of attaching ceramics to cast iron, thus manufacturing various bathroom equipment such as enamel bathtub, enamel water tank and enamel toilet.

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  In 1895, Buick became interested in the internal combustion engine and began to try to develop it. In 1897, he manufactured and sold a batch of agricultural products with lateral design. Buick spent less and less time on Buick Sherwood Company, which made his partners extremely dissatisfied. They finally resold the company for $100,000 in 1899. Then, Buick established a new company-Buick Automation Power Company, which could produce 20 engines every day.

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  Soon Buick began to expand its business scope, and began to try to make cars in addition to fuel and motor boats. Walter Mar, a genius inventor and mechanic, built the first experimental Buick in 1900. It is reported that the car is driven by a horizontally placed single-cylinder water-cooled engine. The cylinder diameter of this engine is 101.6mm and the stroke is 127 mm. There is a chain drive in the car, and piezoelectric ignition is used for ignition. This car has a three-point fixed horse wheel with a diameter of 1110mm, and the axle is equipped with.

  Omar likes this car very much, and he is eager for Buick to see it. Once, Mal successfully invited the boss to the workshop, and both of them got on the Buick and went out for a test drive, but one of the parts got stuck and the car went out. Buick left impatiently, and Mal was very angry with the cold reception he suffered, so he offered to resign. The two men finally parted ways in 1901. At this time, Buick’s company had no money, and he took the initiative to sell the Buick test car to Mal for $225. From the end of 1901 to the beginning of 1902, Buick Automation Power Company was reorganized into Buick Manufacturing Company.

  Although the new company is already producing several different types of engines, Buick is still very concerned about the development and production of new engines. Finally, engineer Eugene Richard and others designed a revolutionary overhead valve engine. This is a single-cylinder water-cooled engine with a maximum of 6.6 horsepower. The engine cylinder has an inner diameter of 127mm and a stroke of 152.4 mm. The overhead valve is 50.8mm in diameter, 38.1mm in length, 533.4mm in diameter and 124kg in weight.

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  Before long, Buick manufacturing company was heavily in debt. With the help of a friend Benjamin Brisco, the company was reorganized into Buick Motor Company on May 19th, 1903, and sold to James Whiting in the same year. Under the leadership of Whiting, the company moved from Detroit to Flint, but he failed to lead Buick Motor Company out of the trough. In April 1904, Mal returned to Buick, and in August of the same year, the first model named after Buick, Model B, officially came out.

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  A total of 35 Buick B cars were manufactured. The early version used blue-purple wooden body and yellow wheels, with a weight of 2108mm and a weight of 760kg. It was equipped with a 2.6L twin-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 15 HP and a price of 950 US dollars. The later version uses a blue-black wooden body and yellow wheels, with a wheelbase of 2184mm, a weight of 771kg, a maximum power of 22 HP and a price of $1,200.

Second, General Motors Corporation was established on the basis of Buick (1904 -1908).

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  On November 1st, 1904, Buick Motor Company was transferred to William Durant, who took Buick in the right direction. Durant didn’t spend money on advertising, but found several Buick cars and drove past downtown Flint, so as to attract people’s attention. On the other hand, Durant is also aware of the concern brought by participating in the competition. On Thanksgiving Day, Buick participated in the Eagle Rock Mountain Climbing Race and set a speed record in the same group. At the same time, Buick began trial production of Model C as an improved version of Model B..

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  In January 1905, Buick participated in the new york Auto Show and received an order for 1,108 cars. In the same year, Buick C was officially mass-produced. The car used wooden body and ivory wheels, the wheelbase was increased to 2210mm, the weight of the car was 839kg, and the canvas canopy with side curtains was optional. A total of 750 cars were produced. This year, Buick, with Louis (founder of Chevrolet brand) and Bob Boehlmann (Indy 500 champion), set speed records in at least three races. In addition, Buick cars were exported to Britain for the first time.

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  In the next two years, Buick developed the first four-cylinder car-Model D, which is equipped with a 4.2L engine in its power system, which is famous for its high durability and strong power, matching with 3 speeds. The body of Buick D is based on the wooden carriage, and the chassis and wheels are made of a large number of wooden structures. The car is made by hand, supplemented by polished metal ribbons, and weighs 1021kg. A total of 523 Buick D cars were made in 1907, and the price was 2000 dollars. A total of 543 Buick D cars were built in 1908 and sold for $1,750.

  The annual output of Buick increased from 37 vehicles in 1904 to nearly 5,000 vehicles in 1907, and the company’s capital increased from $75,000 to $2.6 million. In 1908, Buick became the largest automobile manufacturer in the United States with a sales volume of 8,820 vehicles, surpassing the two main competitors at that time and the sum of sales.

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  At that time, Durant wanted to end the coexistence of hundreds of American automobile companies, so he founded General Motors on September 16th, 1908 based on Buick Motor Company. Soon GM merged companies such as Oldsmobile, Oakland (the predecessor of Pontiac) and Cadillac. In order to attract public attention, GM also cooperated with White Star Shipping Company to build the world’s largest ocean liner Titanic.

Reflections on Promoting the China, Modernization and Popularization of Marxism

  The 17th and 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward a major issue to promote the China, modernization and popularization of Marxism according to the new changes of the world, national conditions and the party’s situation and the new requirements of the development of Marxism. To seriously study and answer this important topic, it is very important to deeply understand and grasp the China, modernization and popularization of Marxism and their relationship, better arm our minds, guide practice and promote work with contemporary China Marxism, and constantly create a new situation in Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s cause.

  First, deeply understand the great significance of promoting the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China.

  How to promote the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China is an important aspect of in-depth study of Marxism under the new situation. A scientific and comprehensive understanding of this important content is of great significance for clearing the mind, grasping the spiritual essence of scientific theory, promoting the in-depth study of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s theoretical system and guiding work practice. First, it is an important requirement to understand that the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China is to implement the spirit of the 17th and 18th CPC National Congress. The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward a major proposition of the popularization of Marxism, and the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China further deployed the strategic task of promoting the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China and studying Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory. To implement this strategic plan, the first thing is to understand the basic viewpoints and methods of Marxism from the theoretical source. The "three modernizations" and their relationship reflect the ideological quality of Marxist innovation and development, which has both Marxist theoretical content and developing practical methods. It is a realistic topic for party organizations at all levels and cadres in party member to study the theory deeply. Only by learning and understanding can we consciously implement the requirements of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Central Committee in our work and promote the modernization of Marxism. Second, it is an urgent need to resist erroneous thoughts and solve practical problems to promote the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China. With the deepening of reform and opening up, China’s development presents a series of new stage characteristics, and a series of new situations and new problems appear.Many deep-seated contradictions and problems are increasingly prominent, and various social thoughts and ideologies are extremely active, showing a diverse, pluralistic and changeable development trend. Around how to treat and promote the China, modernization and popularization of Marxism, how to use scientific theory to analyze and understand the polarization between the rich and the poor, the achievements and direction of reform, the development path of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the cultural conflicts brought about by globalization, some social ideological trends and ideological debates spread from ideological circles and academic circles to ordinary people, which consolidated and strengthened the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field. Popularizing theoretical innovations at a new historical starting point has brought severe challenges. It is urgent to further clarify the China, modernization and popularization of Marxism, study and answer a series of new practical topics, summarize and refine a series of new practical experiences, and respond to and answer hot and difficult questions of cadres. Thirdly, it is clear that the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China is the realistic need to promote the construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Scientifically grasping and promoting the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China, focusing on one point, is to build Socialism with Chinese characteristics better and faster. Only by clarifying the dialectical relationship between China, modernization and popularization of Marxism can we fundamentally abandon the attitude of "taking Marxism as a machine" and truly and objectively treat Marxism.With the development of "keeping pace with the times", the basic principles of Marxism and the "latest achievements" of "China" Marxism can be turned into the ideological weapon and practical wisdom for the broad masses of people to explore Socialism with Chinese characteristics, thus constantly opening up a new realm of Socialism with Chinese characteristics under the guidance of "Scientific Outlook on Development".

  Second, accurately understand the scientific connotation of promoting the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China.

  The China-ization of Marxism means combining the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China, using Marxist standpoints, viewpoints and methods to study and solve practical problems in different historical periods of China’s revolution, construction and reform, summing up China’s unique experience, revealing the laws of China’s revolution, construction and reform, and expounding Marxist theory with China’s cultural forms and expressions, so as to make it a Marxism with China style and China style. In the historical process of advancing the sinicization of Marxism in China, our Party has created a series of important strategic thoughts such as Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Theory of Three Represents and Scientific Outlook on Development, which is the concrete embodiment of the sinicization of Marxism in China.

  The modernization of Marxism is to combine Marxism with the development and characteristics of the current era, so that it can adapt to the needs of the times, grasp the pulse of the times and answer the topics of the times. As an open ideological system, Marxism must closely combine the characteristics of the times, constantly absorb new contents of the times, and keep up with the pace of development of the times in order to gain new creativity and influence. The modernization includes both the modernization of content and form and the modernization of discourse system. In particular, we should create new categories and new judgments, use vivid language with the flavor of the times and expressions suitable for today’s society to better clarify the Party’s views and opinions on major issues such as economy, politics and culture in today’s world, and use the latest scientific ideas and scientific and technological materials to broaden the horizons of Marxism and enrich its connotation.

  Popularization of Marxism is to combine Marxist scientific theory with people’s practical activities, publicize, popularize and popularize it in various forms, make profound theories clear in simple and plain language, and make profound truths clear in a way that people like, so as to turn abstract theoretical logic into vivid life logic, let scientific theory enter vivid social practice, and become a powerful ideological weapon widely believed by party member and generally recognized by the people. Marxism is essentially the theory of the people, and popularization is the essential attribute and requirement of Marxism. Popularization requires a foothold on serving the masses, close contact with their ideological reality, full consideration of their acceptance and thinking habits, and integration of contemporary China Marxism with their life and practice, so that they can be truly mastered by the masses and give full play to their great guiding role in practice.

  Marxism is China-oriented, modernized and popular, which permeates, complements and promotes each other and is a unified organic whole. China is a distinctive theme of modernization and popularization, which revolves around China and expands and deepens China. Judging from the nature and status of Marxism in China, it inherently contains the requirements of modernization and popularization. In other words, without modernization and popularization, Marxism in China would be impossible. Judging from the relationship between China and modernization, the understanding of modernization is closely related to the study of China. When emphasizing the localization of Marxism in China, we should also talk about the modernization of Marxism. We should combine the localization of Marxism in China with the modernization of Marxism, and combine Marxism with the development and characteristics of the current era. Judging from the relationship between China and popularization, the popularization of Marxism in contemporary China is inseparable from Marxism in China, and the process of popularization must include China. Only by combining the reality of China can the ultimate goal of Marxism popularization be realized.

  The China, modernization, popularization and unity of Marxism are rooted in the inherent quality of Marxism. The universality and particularity of Marxist truth determine that Marxism must be China-oriented. The theoretical quality of keeping pace with the times of Marxism determines that Marxism must be modernized. Marxism keeps pace with the times and is always contemporary in nature. Because the times are developing and changing, the conditions of the times, the external environment and social practice activities in our country are developing and changing, which determines that Marxism must be combined with the characteristics of the times and change with the changes of the conditions of the times to realize the modernization. The practicality and popularity of Marxism determine that Marxism must be popularized. Marxism can only play its due role in practice if it is combined with the people as the main body of practice and understood and mastered by the people. The inherent quality of Marxism itself determines that China, modernization and popularization of Marxism are an inseparable unity.

  Third, correctly grasp the basic requirements of promoting the modernization and popularization of Marxism in China. Grasping the China, modernization and popularization of Marxism and their relationship must be combined with the reality of our country, develop with the times, and answer the questions that the people are most concerned about. First, highlight the characteristics of China and grasp the core requirements. The China of Marxism must make Marxism obtain the national expression form in China, combine it with the excellent traditional culture in China, make it have the necessary characteristics of China in every expression, and apply it according to the characteristics of China; We must accurately grasp the general trend of development in today’s world, the basic national conditions in the primary stage of socialism, the reality of reform and development, sum up the fresh experience created by the Communist Party of China (CPC) leading the people in time, and further answer and solve major issues such as what is Marxism, how to treat Marxism, what is socialism, how to build socialism, what kind of party to build, how to build the party, what kind of development to achieve and how to achieve development. Marxism in China is an arduous and complicated project. In practice, we should adhere to the basic principles, positions, viewpoints and methods of Marxism, so as to lay a solid ideological foundation for the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Adhere to the integration of theory with practice, proceed from practical needs, face reality, face the masses and face the future, constantly sum up the new experiences and new practices of the broad masses of people in promoting scientific development, promote theoretical innovation in answering and solving practical problems, and guide new practice with innovative theories.Persist in emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, keeping pace with the times, being not only book-oriented, but also pragmatic, be brave in exploration, innovation and discovery, and strive to create a new realm of Marxist development. Second, we must highlight the theme of the times and grasp the key requirements. True Marxists must understand, inherit and develop Marxism according to the present situation. Today, the world is in a period of great development, great change and great adjustment. The interaction and influence between China and the world has never been so close and direct as it is today. The historical advancement of the modernization of Marxism has never been as responsible as it is today. The modernization of Marxism requires focusing on what we are doing, focusing on the application of Marxist theory, focusing on theoretical thinking of practical problems, focusing on new practice and new development, correctly understanding and grasping the overall development of the world today, being good at using the latest scientific ideas and scientific and technological materials to broaden and enrich the theoretical vision and ideological connotation of Marxism, and guiding the new practice of socialist construction with developing Marxism. Third, we must highlight the mass base and grasp the fundamental requirements. The popularization of Marxism is not only a matter of expression of scientific theory, but also a matter of fundamental standpoint and method of scientific theory. The popularization of Marxism is to win the people’s cognitive style, meet their psychological needs, make scientific theories close to reality, life and people, move towards vivid social practice, and become a powerful ideological weapon for the people to understand and transform the world.Adhere to the style of study of integrating theory with practice, innovate learning methods, improve the learning mechanism, and guide the broad masses of cadres and people to deeply understand the scientific connotation and spiritual essence of Marxism, especially Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s theoretical system; Taking what we are doing as the center, we should choose the right starting point, grasp the connection point and find the right focus point, and consciously turn Marxist theory into the correct line, principles and policies, into scientific working ideas and methods, into the ability to solve practical problems, and into the concrete practice of promoting Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s great cause. Fourth, we must highlight the overall promotion and grasp the comprehensive requirements. China, modernization and popularization of Marxism are a closely related organic whole. Without China-ization of Marxism, it is impossible to meet the reality of China and the needs of the people, and it is impossible to realize modernization and popularization; If Marxism is not modernized, it will not reflect the characteristics of the times and it will be difficult to solve the practical problems of China’s reform and development. Without the popularization of Marxism, the China and modernization of Marxism will not play a role and will lose its significance. To promote the China, modernization and popularization of Marxism, we must make overall plans and promote the "three modernizations".

  (Author: Scientific Research Department of Party School of Haidian District Committee)

QQ Music VS Netease Cloud, the next battlefield is in the community.

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Text | Letter from Houchang Village by | Meiya

At the beginning of 2018, the country stopped fighting, and Tencent Music and Netease Cloud authorized each other’s music works, reaching more than 99% of their exclusive music works.For users, they finally don’t have to travel around to listen to a few favorite songs. For the platform, the era of relying on copyright to build a moat has quietly gone, and the music battle will continue. It’s time to tell some other stories.

Recently, many users have complained that Netease cloud and QQ music are becoming more and more difficult to use. When you want to hear a song in Netease cloud, you need toMy favorite music, recently played song list, creation song list, collection song list, collection album, and private FM.There are so many options to choose from.

After the final selection, let’s calm down and listen to the children’s songs. An icon will appear in the upper right corner, suggesting that you watch the live broadcast crazily. In the lower right corner, we sincerely invite you to listen with friends.

Click into the song comment area, there are not many hot comments related to the song itself, but there are many late-night story meetings. Every poet in the comment area can also see advertisements for treating acne by scribbling a few casually, and they are also madly implanted in the form of comments. I have turned over several songs in a row, and there are acne advertisements implanted. Perhaps the users in the comment area are still in adolescence.

The QQ music next door is not much better. In the newly joined plop community, users can choose topic groups to post news freely. The first few pages of the recommendation group are popular traffic stars. Unlike Netease Cloud Village, the fans’ support club in plop community has stronger attributes.

Comparing Netease Cloud Village with Plop Community, a double-column information flow mode with Little Red Book requires users to click on it actively, and the information transmitted on the home page is less, which has the advantage of being more concise. At the same time, users also have a stronger choice of content. The information flow in Plop Community is similar to brushing a circle of friends, and users can only brush it without thinking to see if they can brush some interesting content.

At present, the plop community has done quite badly in some details. Various label symbols have increased the threshold for reading information, and the messages posted by users are not even aligned at both ends. The uneven arrangement is a bit obsessive-compulsive, and the recently played music bar will also block the line of sight at the bottom of the page, forcing the rhythm of obsessive-compulsive in minutes.

Aside from the design problems, the plop community often brushes the dynamics that have nothing to do with music, and whoever is lovelorn, who is married and who is cold war again.From this point of view, QQ music is gradually moving closer to Netease Cloud.

Most users listen to songs just to listen to songs, and they don’t want to socialize while listening to songs, and they are even less interested in watching live broadcasts on music apps. Some users in Zhihu commented that Netease Cloud and QQ music are two pieces of shit that are constantly stinking, which makes people gradually adapt to such music apps and gradually forget what the pure music listening ecology is like.

Users who are tired of music apps with complicated functions will think, why can’t domestic music listening software be like spotify? Simple function, refreshing interface,Don’t engage in live social networking, honestly make products and earn some money from paying members, isn’t it good?

But business does not think so.

No matter how much Netease CEO Ding Lei talks about his ideal about music, it still can’t change the fact that starting a company is not about charity, but about making money. If you can make a grand narrative while making money, that’s good. If not, it’s still important to make money.

If you want to make money, you have to occupy more market share or increase the payment rate of users.

Tencent Music Q1′ s financial report shows that Tencent Music (QQ Music, Cool Dog Music, Cool Me Music) has a monthly activity of 657 million, up only 0.5% year-on-year and down 2% month-on-month. Netease Cloud announced the latest monthly activity of 165 million.The monthly number of online music in China is 710 million, which has almost been divided by Tencent Music and Netease Cloud.

The world is divided into two parts. Netease Cloud and QQ Music think the same thing.How to snatch users from each other and how to make every user contribute the greatest value.

How to rob users from each other? The simplest point is that if the other party has it, I will have it.

When you do live broadcast, there will be a group of anchors running to your place to live broadcast, and correspondingly there will be a group of people watching live broadcast, who will spend more time in your product, which I don’t want to see, so I will do it. You have supported a group of musicians, and if they are unfortunately popular, the traffic will tilt to you again, which is what I don’t want to see, so I will try my best to support musicians, and so will other actions.

After exchanging copyrights, it is difficult for both parties to rely on content to crush the other party, and it is necessary to start to differentiate. Now, it seems that both parties can’t tolerate each other’s specialities, so the music listening software is gradually becoming more and more complicated.

In addition, the platform should be just right. The 2020Q1 financial report shows that,Spotify, a foreign music streaming giant, has a monthly income of 286 million and 130 million paying users.This is a 45% payment rate, in contrast,Tencent Music’s subscription rate is only 6.5%.There is still a lot of room for improvement.

The simplest and most rude way to make more people pay to become subscription members is to make the experience of ordinary users listening to songs worse, including not listening to the songs they want to listen to, advertising bombing, inserting advertisements into music and so on.

Some time ago, QQ Music tried to insert advertisements while users were listening to songs. This is a test of Spotify mode. Spotify will insert audio promotion when non-member users listen to songs. However, Spotify’s rules are clear, and it will broadcast an advertisement for no more than 10 seconds every 15 minutes. If you choose to watch a movie advertisement for 60 seconds at a time, you can get an hour of listening to songs without advertisements.

Spotify has a large number of free music libraries, and users have been clearly informed of the advertising rules, so after weighing, users either choose to become paying users or accept advertisements every 15 minutes, and there is nothing particularly controversial.

The reason why QQ music commercials are embarrassing is that you didn’t provide me with quality services, full-screen advertising, live broadcast, social interaction, and APP are like telephone poles covered with small flyers.I’ve put up with this, and now you’re going to ruin my listening experience and force me to pay. Of course, users are unhappy.

The platform is also very innocent. The green diamond costs 15 yuan a month, and Spotify members pay 10 yuan a month. QQ music just randomly inserts advertisements, and Spotify will insert advertisements every 15 minutes when listening to songs. How can it be scolded?

This is a natural contradiction between the platform and users. Users should have a better experience, and the platform should pay for members, so that users can experience the inconvenience of non-members and tell them that membership will be better. But you can’t do it all at once, or users will think that your whole platform is rubbish, so you have to grasp the middle degree.

Compared with placing advertisements, which will obviously hurt users, adding some functional areas secretly is annoying, but not so annoying. It is very expensive for users to change their music listening software. It is very troublesome to change from Netease Cloud to QQ music, and all songs have to be collected and synchronized again.

Therefore, users can’t bear it, and they are too lazy to change places to listen to songs. This gives Netease Cloud and QQ music opportunities. They are eyeing original musicians, and the cost is not high. If it is on fire, the waist copyright will become the head copyright. Moreover, the influence of supporting original musicians on ordinary users is very subtle, and people will only feel vaguely that the quality of songs pushed by Japan is getting lower and lower, more and more new faces appear in the recommendation places, and they seem to know nothing about the music trend.

More original music can open the ceiling of music content. At one end of the platform, we signed up potential original singers, promised them how much exposure and how much play, and quietly added the songs of these singers to your daily tweet. You listened to two songs that you didn’t like so much, and the musicians were happy and the platform was happy.

Besides supporting musicians, it is also a good idea to be a community.It shifts the cost of linking users from the platform to the users themselves, and cultivates people’s habit of reading comments and making dynamic comments when listening to songs. If they happen to meet the same hobby in the community, users will be more sticky to the products.

And for people who just want to listen to music simply. Although joining the community function will greatly affect the conciseness of the page, as long as you are not blind, it is not much different from the previous experience of listening to songs, even if some of them offend users.Anyway, Netease Cloud and QQ music are becoming more and more similar. If you escape to another APP to listen to songs, you can’t escape the music community.

Therefore, doing things like community can make people who like it like it very much. People who don’t like it are annoying, but they are helpless. And these people who like community will have higher stickiness and stronger willingness to pay. The user value of these people is far higher than that of users who stay because of copyright.

For community products, the content is core competitiveness.In recent years, comments on Netease Cloud songs have become more and more sad in spring and autumn, and they are full of Osamu Dazai-style mourning words, which makes Netease Cloud get the nickname of "suppressing the cloud by the net". People are tired of seeing the words piled up with moans, and they hope that the comment area can return to focusing on the music itself. It is not an easy proposition for Netease Cloud to change the content tonality of the platform UGC.

The plop community of QQ music starts with rice circles, doing the business of fan economy, and by the way, see if we can build a community covering music, film and television, life and other fields.This entry point is quite good. Although fans used to list Aidou on Weibo, Post Bar and other platforms, from the attribute point of view, music APP+ fan gathering place is obviously more suitable, which can provide a refined channel for fans and reduce the cost of information transmission between users.

At present, the content form of plop community is not mature, and there is still a big gap between the community atmosphere and Netease cloud.However, from the recent actions of QQ Music and Netease Cloud, it is not difficult to see the determination of both parties to make efforts in the community.

It’s just that no matter who wins or loses, for ordinary users, an increasingly bloated music listening software has a high probability of escaping.

Putin finally chose his successor, the Russians, who were both happy and sorry.

  


    On December 11th, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev participated in a live TV program in the capital Moscow. Medvedev said that if he wins the Russian presidential election in 2008, he will ask Putin to be the prime minister of the Russian government. Xinhua News Agency/Reuters


  Russians are both happy and sorry.


    The Russian media generally expressed optimism about Medvedev’s election prospects. The Russian Morning Post commented that it is a reasonable step for Putin to elect Medvedev. Russians are most familiar with this candidate, and he has made some achievements in developing the national plan in recent years and is very close to the people. The Morning Post also said that Medvedev is an acceptable candidate for Democrats. And in the eyes of the west, he is also acceptable. The west believes that it can continue to cooperate with Moscow at the most critical moment in the future. Another factor for Putin to choose him is that Medvedev is a literati, and he is well aware of the contradictions in Russian society, which is conducive to strengthening the unity of various social forces, especially with the radical forces of the Russian right. Russia’s "Daily Business Daily" reported on the 10th that experts said that Putin elected Medvedev as a candidate for the following main purposes: First, he is a well-known person. Second, he is someone that President Putin can trust. Third, he is the best candidate for Putin. Although Putin will leave the presidency in the future, he can continue to control the political situation of the country.


    "Our (presidential) candidate will be recognized by most voters," said Gryzlov, chairman of the United Russia Party. "I hope our candidate can get wide support and win in the first round." "We will vote for Medvedev because we support Putin." Yana, who is in her 60 s, told reporters who interviewed her on the street.


    Because Putin has identified Medvedev as his successor, this has also made some Russians’ desire to continue Putin’s re-election completely frustrated. Therefore, the issue of Putin’s official "birthright" in the future has also become the focus of Russian media attention on the 10th. Just a few days ago, the Kremlin denied the report that Putin would become the leader of the Russian-Belarusian alliance. Moscow Echo Radio previously quoted Belarusian government sources as saying that Putin will be the leader of the Russian-Belarusian alliance and Belarusian President Lukashenko will be the speaker. There are various versions of Putin’s future direction circulating in Russian political circles, such as "Prime Minister’s Statement" and "Duma Chairman’s Statement", but they are not clear. Gryzlov, chairman of the United Russia Party, said: "Putin is our national leader. No matter what he will do after the presidential election, he will still be the leader of our nation."


  Putin weighed the results of many factors.


    "As long as Putin publicly supports Medvedev, it is basically certain that the next Russian president will be Medvedev." Xia Yishan, a Russian expert at China Institute of International Studies, said in an interview with Global Times. Putin’s support rate in Russia is as high as over 70%. As long as he appoints a successor, the Russian people will generally support it. Xia Yishan said that unlike western society, Russia has its own unique social and cultural tradition, that is, they trust their leaders. From the Russian era to the Soviet era, and even to the present, this social tradition of Russians has not changed much. They believe that the correctness of national leaders’ thinking and line is extremely important to the development of the country. This kind of psychology is not imposed by anyone, but spontaneous and sincere. This is also extremely incomprehensible to westerners.


    "Choosing Medvedev should be the result of Putin weighing all aspects." Xia Yishan said that Putin once said that his next president must be a strong president. Putin will not choose a weak president, he will not choose an old president, nor will he choose a transitional president. He chose a 42-year-old strong president. In addition, Medvedev is more proficient in internal affairs and economy. It is not ruled out that Putin has such a consideration. Using such a person who is neither from the military nor from the security department as president will help Russia deal with the West and ease the doubts of the West about Russian hardliners.


    Putin’s choice of successor coincided with the tension between the West and Russia. "Putin’s foreign policy toward the West is determined by Russia’s national interests. Even if Medvedev comes to power, it will not change this policy. " Xia Yishan said that Russia’s foreign policy is not determined by anyone’s personal will, but by Russia’s national interests. Both Yeltsin and Putin tried to approach the west in the early days of their administration, but the weakening and restricting policies of the United States and other countries towards Russia have not changed. In terms of internal affairs, they continue to support Russian domestic opposition and urge Russia to take the western "democratic road"; On the diplomatic front, it continues to limit Russia’s influence in the former Soviet Union. Putin sees all this very clearly, and he has already abandoned his illusions about the West. Xia Yishan said that Medvedev will not fundamentally adjust Putin’s foreign policy, but will only work hard in the general direction set by Putin, that is, to make Russia an influential and powerful country with a voice in the international arena. (Special correspondent in Russia Song Ya Global Times reporter Xie Yubin Shi Hua Duan Congcong Wang Li Liu Zhi)


    

Editor: Li Xiuwei

Pro-test Cadillac XT5 for 10 days, dig deep into the advantages and disadvantages, and laugh about the experience of buying a car.

To tell the truth, I was lucky enough to borrow one recently, and I was uneasy and looking forward to it. This car is famous, and people will always have different opinions when they hear the name. Some people think this is a luxury SUV, especially cattle; However, many people think that this is a second-line brand, especially in terms of fuel consumption and maintenance. So, I thought, experience it for myself and see what it is like.

Basic impression of

Cadillac is like a ""in my eyes. It has the temperament of a luxury car, but it is a little embarrassed. It is still a little worse than the top luxury car. When someone hears Cadillac, they can’t wait to clap their hands and think it is a symbol of status; But when some people see it, they don’t care at all. They think this car is only suitable for people who pursue individuality, so it can’t be taken seriously.

This response made me curious about XT5. After all, if you want to know whether a car is good or not, you have to drive it yourself.

The controversy about Cadillac

Talking about this car with friends, people don’t think much of Cadillac. Some friends complain that the fuel consumption is too high, while others say that the maintenance cost in the later period is also heartbreaking. As a luxury SUV, these two problems are absolutely fatal. Especially in cars with the same price, if the fuel consumption of XT5 is not ideal, it will definitely make people tangled.

However, if you listen to what others say, you still have to look at it yourself before you can draw a conclusion.

Personal experience: driving Cadillac XT5 for 10 days.

After ten days of driving, let me tell you my true feelings.

Driving experience

Let’s talk about the feeling of driving first As soon as you get into this car, you can feel its luxury in an instant. The seat is particularly well wrapped, the hardness is just right, and you won’t feel tired after driving for a long time. Moreover, the XT5′ s 2.0T and 9AT gearbox make the power output very smooth. When driving in the city, the power is on call, and occasionally there are a few slight setbacks, but the impact is really small, and the overall driving experience can be said to be very good.

Comfort

When it comes to comfort, this car is really unique. XT5 is really particular about the materials used for seats and interiors. Leather is soft and pleasant to the touch. There is also a technology configuration, and it is also very intuitive to operate. Driving in the city, the mute effect in the car is quite good, and the noise outside doesn’t bother me at all, and the overall experience is satisfactory.

Driving performance

Let’s talk about driving performance. When the car passes through some potholes and roads, the vibration in the car is particularly well filtered, and there is basically no sense of bumps. The stability of the car body is also great, and you can feel at ease when driving at high speed, so you don’t have to worry about swaying.

Disadvantages: space and back row performance

Although the overall experience is good, there are some shortcomings. For example, the XT5′ s internal space is slightly compact. If you are tall like me, you may feel a little cramped sitting in the back. Compared with other joint venture SUVs, XT5′ s space performance has no obvious advantage, even slightly inferior.

Fuel consumption: the actual performance of light mixing system

Let’s talk about fuel consumption. XT5 is equipped with 48V light mixing system, which is a fuel-saving weapon in theory. However, in actual use, the performance of fuel consumption is nothing special. Personally, the daily fuel consumption is kept within a reasonable range, but if you want to pursue the ultimate fuel economy, you may be disappointed.

Summing up thinking: the mystery of XT5 sales.

Finally, I gradually realized that XT5′ s poor sales were mostly due to Cadillac’s insufficient publicity, not the car itself. Many potential consumers don’t fully understand the advantages and disadvantages of this car, and some negative comments have affected their choice.

Generally speaking, XT5 is an SUV worthy of attention, which is unique in luxury, comfort and technology configuration. If you pay attention to space and fuel consumption, you may have to think about it. However, I hope my real experience can help friends who are hesitant to buy this car!

Porsche Macan EV/Taycan Turbo GT will debut

  [Autohome News] On the evening of April 23rd, on the eve of the Beijing Auto Show, Porsche will hold a "style home" brand event in Beijing Shougang Park, in which the pure electric Macan and Taycan Turbo GT will complete the Chinese debut. The pure electric Macan is an electric medium-sized SUV based on the new pure electric platform of PPE, with the latest Porsche family design. The Taycan Turbo GT is the most powerful model in the (|) family, with a 0-100km/h acceleration of 2.2 seconds and a maximum speed of 305km/h.

● Pure electric Macan

保时捷 Macan新能源 2024款 Macan Turbo

  The front face of the pure electric Macan features a split headlight design, introducing the latest family language, and the daytime running lights are similar in style to the Cayenne. The raised lines on the front hatch cover are delayed by the daytime running light group to increase the muscle feel of the car and become more sporty. The daytime running lights are raised upward, a classic design of the Porsche family. The front enclosure has a large front spoiler, showing the sporty characteristics of the vehicle.

  On the side of the vehicle, you can see the classic outline of the Macan, and its unique shape makes it look round and dynamic. The pure electric Macan has shorter front and rear overhangs and more wheelbase space. In terms of vehicle size, the length, width and height of the pure electric Macan are 4784/1938/1622mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2893mm.

保时捷 Macan新能源 2024款 Macan Turbo

  车辆尾部,Macan车顶延伸出的固定式扰流板“藏”到了纯电动Macan的后风挡下方,并且这次变为了电动可调节的后扰流板。贯穿式尾灯的点亮效果非常不错,内部集成了后摄像头及电动后备厢按键。

保时捷 Macan新能源 2024款 Macan Turbo

  内饰方面,中控台T字区造型与Cayenne保持了高度的一致性,与Cayenne一样拥有三联屏的设计,突出了科技感与豪华感。整体造型依旧是以驾驶者为中心,挡把被移到了方向盘右侧。车辆是配备了Android Automotive OS车载操作系统的PCM,以及可下载第三方应用程序的保时捷应用中心,可下载更多App,支持CarPlay手机映射。My Porsche应用程序可远程控制充电和车载功能。三个屏幕都可现实相对全面的信息,包括导航、音乐、蓝牙电话等。

  动力方面,纯电动Macan将采用最新一代永磁同步电机(PSM),前后双电机四驱。最大功率300千瓦,最大扭矩650牛·米;Macan Turbo最大功率470千瓦,最大扭矩1130牛·米。电池总容量为100kWh,续航方面,Macan 4综合续航里程WLTP工况为613km,Macan Turbo为591km。0-100km/h加速Macan 4为5.2秒,Macan Turbo为3.3秒。充电最快可在21分钟内从电量10%充至80%。

● Taycan Turbo GT

保时捷 Taycan 2024款 Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package

  保时捷Taycan Turbo GT有着很好的辨识度,整个前脸根据空气动力学进行了重新的优化,有着很好的辨识度,前包围重新设计,看上去像是一款赛车,前后包围还加入了侧方扰流鳍片。前大灯组样式进行了优化,内部构造相对简单。魏斯阿赫组件车型为了实现车身轻量化,它省去了很多不必要的配置,以便带来更好的操控。

保时捷 Taycan 2024款 Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package

  车身的长宽高分别为4926/1966/1381mm,轴距为2900mm,车身侧面可以看到保时捷车型经典的轮廓线条。配备配备碳纤维的鸭尾式扰流板,而设置魏斯阿赫组件的情况下,尾部具有“战斗”属性的碳纤维后扰流板格外抢眼,协同全车空气动力学套件,最高能带来220kg的额外下压力。

保时捷 Taycan 2024款 Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package

  内饰方面,中控台的造型没有改变,包括配备全液晶仪表盘和中控屏,以及独立的空调控制屏。副驾驶屏幕则被省去了,中央原先的时钟也被去掉,一切仍然以驾驶为中心。车内换装翻毛皮材质,包括方向盘和中控台面,增加运动属性。

保时捷 Taycan 2024款 Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package

  动力方面,保时捷Taycan Turbo GT拥有前后双电机,最大功率为760千瓦(1034马力),最大扭矩1300牛·米。其中行驶中可调用的最大功率为789马力,弹射起步可唤出1034马力。Turbo GT 0-100km/h 加速时间为2.3秒,在魏斯阿赫组件的加持下为2.2秒,0-200km/h加速时间为6.4秒。前者最高车速290km/h,后者最高车速305km/h。电池能量全部为105kWh,WLTP工况纯电续航达到554km和555km。在800V高压平台的加持下,从10%-80%充电进需要0.3小时。(文/汽车之家 秦超)

Panda’s sound sleep was awakened by tourists. Netizen was angry: he was punished as a volunteer for one month.

  The panda baby "Little Gray" shot by netizens who was thrown with fruit.

  Central media attention

  After the photos were posted on the Internet, they were reprinted by the People’s Daily, CCTV News, State Forestry Administration and other official Weibo.

  A phenomenon

  Some tourists throw apples, pears and other fruits at the baby pandas because they can’t see the panda’s dynamics, and some even throw stones.

  The security guard is helpless

  Every time we catch tourists throwing indiscriminately, we can only criticize education. "Otherwise, what can we do?" People are not illegal, and we can’t enforce the law. "

  A baby panda, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a sudden fig, turned around and showed his claws, showing an angry look at the tourists … … On December 8th, a scene happened in chengdu research base of giant panda Sun Delivery Room, which was recorded by Weibo netizen "Ghost Yulin". After continuous shooting’s photo was posted on the Internet, it was reprinted by People’s Daily, CCTV News, State Forestry Administration and other official Weibo, and quickly aroused the criticism of uncivilized behavior from netizens all over the country.

  In response, the Panda Base will take measures such as strengthening security management to protect the safety of pandas. Yesterday afternoon, the reporter of Chengdu Business Daily saw in the sun delivery room where the incident occurred that some foreign tourists climbed and screamed in front of the viewing aisle from time to time, and the on-site security guards repeatedly warned that there was no result.

  Netizens are angry.

  Suggest that he be punished for volunteering for one month.

  The baby panda born in August this year is less than 4 months old and is the smallest panda in the base at present. Because of its young age and gray color, it is nicknamed "Little Lime" and "Little Gray" by netizens, and its name is "Chengshi".

  According to the photos exposed on the Internet, when it was smashed, the little gray was lying on the wooden frame of the sun delivery room and sleeping leisurely. A fig fell a few centimeters away from it. Gray gray looked up at the tourists, showed his claws and growled. Then, it climbed to the broken fig, smelled it, faced the tourists again, hunched its back, tightened its forelimbs and made an attack gesture.

  "Little gray is angry!" "The contempt of the gray king" … … On December 11th, after the pictures were posted on the Internet, they were reprinted by People’s Daily, CCTV News and other Weibo, which caused a heated discussion among netizens. Some netizens made "expression packs" with angry photos of the little gray gray with words to express their dissatisfaction with the uncivilized behavior of the tourists. Many netizens have left messages suggesting that uncivilized actors "volunteer at the Panda Base for one month".

  The ash was smashed and "alarmed" the State Forestry Administration. Weibo, the official of the State Forestry Administration, forwarded the relevant Weibo twice, calling on tourists to "strengthen the concept of civilized visits, civilized gardens and animal protection" and suggesting that "the garden should strengthen the propaganda and supervision of civilized visits and animal science popularization."

  Speaking of the reasons for putting photos online at first, netizen "Ghost Yulin" said that as a panda fan, she went to the panda base every month to see pandas. She hoped to remind everyone through exposure, but she did not expect to attract such great attention.

  Journalist visit

  Foreign tourists keep coming, and there are still uncivilized behaviors.

  Yesterday afternoon, the reporter went to the sun delivery room where small gray was kept in captivity. Maybe I was frightened a few days ago. Little gray curled up under a tree in the middle of the hillside, with his back to the tourists. The reporter noticed that the Sun Delivery Room takes a hillside as the panda activity place and is surrounded by a circle of plank roads for tourists to visit and take photos.

  Although it is Monday, there are still many foreign tourists with accents from all over the country at the Panda Base. What separates tourists from pandas is a three-layer isolation belt: a row of wooden fences less than 1 meter high, a row of bushes half a meter wide and a deep ditch. In the evening, there were not many tourists in the Sun Delivery Room, but there was still a lively atmosphere: the panda moved and the tourists screamed and cheered; When the panda was not moving, several foreign tourists with backpacks whistled and clapped their hands to "lure" the panda to get up. There are also tourists who dip their bodies into the fence to take selfies, or carry children to the fence to walk around.

  The security of the sun delivery room has been overwhelmed. A security guard said angrily after repeatedly failing to greet tourists that the security guard was fined because the uncivilized behavior of tourists was put on the Internet. The entire sun delivery room is equipped with three security guards, who patrol in circles every day, but still can’t stop the uncivilized behavior of tourists. The moon delivery room, which also houses baby pandas in captivity, faces the same problem. As the two most popular tourist attractions in the panda base, the Moon Delivery Room is crowded with people every day. The security guard told reporters that some tourists threw apples, pears and other fruits at the baby panda because they couldn’t see the panda walking, and some even threw stones.

  Base reply

  Increase the notice board, no littering, welcome to report.

  Yesterday afternoon, chengdu research base of giant panda gave panda fans a reassurance: after inspection, Little Grey was not affected by this matter. Panda Base also replied that in response to some uncivilized behaviors of tourists, the base is taking effective measures such as increasing the number of "no throwing and throwing" notice boards, strengthening security management, strengthening three-dimensional coordination and defense, and strengthening civilized persuasion of tourists, and welcomes fans’ supervision, complaints and reports. The security guard said that for the key areas of panda baby activities, the patrol team will arrange special personnel to be on duty at designated points, and the rest will patrol in circles. But every time we catch a tourist throwing around, we can only criticize and educate him. "Otherwise, what can we do with him?" People are not illegal, and we can’t enforce the law. "

Or 60,000-80,000 yuan, JAC Ruifeng M3 will be listed for the fourth time.

  [News] A few days ago, we learned from our booth that it will be officially launched in the fourth quarter of this year. According to the booth staff, the estimated price of the car is 60,000-80,000 yuan.

JAC JAC Automobile Ruifeng M32014 Basic Model

JAC JAC Automobile Ruifeng M32014 Basic Model

  The JAC M3 was released at the auto show. The car is positioned at home, and its body size is 4650/1740/1900mm and 2810mm respectively. As far as we know, Ruifeng M3 will be the smallest model of Jianghuai MPV. At present, the car has entered the stage of small batch production and has not been officially mass-produced. The new car is expected to be officially launched in the fourth quarter.

JAC JAC Automobile Ruifeng M32014 Basic Model

  In terms of power, the car is equipped with a 2.0L naturally aspirated, with a maximum of 143 HP (105 kW) /6000rpm and a maximum of 175 Nm /3500-4500rpm. Paired with it is 5 speed. (Compile/car home Wang Yin)

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  2014 Beijing Auto Show: Jianghuai Ruifeng M3 Auto Show started.
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