America: I'm causing trouble for environmental organizations

As mentioned before.

Digg is currently the dominant platform in terms of traffic, similar to Weibo's trending topics list at its peak.

Every day, countless netizens search for new topics on it.

It's worth mentioning that long articles cannot be written directly on the Digg website.

The posts above all follow the format of [title] + [brief description] + [external site link in the body].

Most of the "links" redirect to "blogs".

Meng Ran's article was also published on his registered blog account called "ScoopZero (Zero Leaks)".

In the future, when he helps Theron gain followers, he will first go to her blog.

Besides.

The way the website calculates its popularity is also very intuitive.

He didn't use human editors to rank the lists.

Whether a post can be featured on the category list or, even better, the homepage list, depends on how many "likes" it receives from users within a given time period.

In addition to clicking "Like", users can also click "Dislike".

The weights of "downvote" and "upvote" can cancel each other out.

Moreover, it's not an equal offset; one "step" can offset the weight of about three "tops".

This also makes it difficult for online trolls to keep uninteresting content on the homepage for an extended period of time.

Meng Ran didn't have this worry. With the support of two [4 million-level push cards], he essentially had 8 million one-time online trolls.

What does he want to push?

Just push whatever.

But others don't know this.

Right now, in Clarissa's office.

She was staring intently at the computer screen, constantly refreshing Digg's "Oddities/Strange Facts" page.

The "Curiosity" section is arguably the most popular section on Digg.

Every five minutes, countless posts are released from the queue area.

Compared to the more exciting stuff in the same section, Theron's wedding with a tree stump isn't particularly outrageous.

Therefore, Clarissa had absolutely no idea what to expect.

As she watched, she became restless and wanted to talk to someone to ease her tension.

Get up.

I walked to the door.

Open the door.

His gaze lingered on Meng Ran for a moment, then shifted to Thea and Little Dar.

Take a deep breath.

After hesitating for a moment, she called out, "Thea, Dahl, come to my office for a moment."

Thea and Little Dar looked at each other, somewhat puzzled.

They both got up and walked towards the office.

After going inside.

As soon as the door closed, Clarissa eagerly asked, "Will Bane's blog content... actually get any attention?"

Upon hearing this question, Thea blinked twice.

To be honest, she was equally unsure.

On the contrary, Little Dahl not only had a strange confidence in himself, but also had great confidence in Meng Ran.

This is perhaps what it means to be fearless in the face of ignorance.

He shrugged and laughed, "Of course, the fact that he dared to bet with Theron means the post will definitely make it to the Digg homepage."

Upon hearing his words, Thea and Clarissa both smiled.

But as soon as they saw the other person smile, their smiles inexplicably stopped.

He coughed awkwardly.

Clarissa turned away, pretending to look out the window, trying to avoid eye contact with Thea.

Thea also felt a little disgusted.

He crossed his arms and said, "His post was only published 15 minutes ago. In another five or six hours, it should be on the list of most sensational posts."

"Five or six hours? That long?" Little Dahl frowned.

Upon hearing this, Clarissa immediately smiled and said, "This is fast enough; it always needs some time to ferment."

After saying that, she walked to the coffee machine in the corner and said, "You guys keep an eye on the trending topic. I'll make you a cup of coffee, and we can drink it while we wait."

Thea didn't want to sit here drinking coffee.

She wanted to go back to her workstation and sit with Meng Ran.

But looking at Clarissa's forced calm demeanor, it was clear she was actually looking for someone to chat with to relieve her nervousness.

She was seized by a spectator's mood again and hesitated to leave.

Little Dahl didn't stand on ceremony; he lay down on Clarissa's desk, sticking his butt out and staring at Clarissa's computer screen with his head turned.

I just kept watching.

"A generous gift of crab!"

Little Dahl's exclamation suddenly rang out in the office!

Clarissa, who was making coffee next to the coffee machine, was startled.

The cup fell from her hand.

It splashed onto the thick carpet, scattering coffee everywhere.

She instinctively crouched down, wiping herself as she looked toward the source of the scream.

But then I saw Little Dar, who had been slumped over his desk, pointing at the computer and excitedly exclaiming, "Oh my god!"

"What's wrong?" Clarissa picked up her cup and slowly stood up.

"Fifth on the list of 'Curiosity' category!"

"In just 15 minutes, our post shot up to fifth place on the 'Curiosity' category chart!"

"??" Clarissa.

"!!!!!" Thea.

After a moment of stunned silence.

The two rushed to the computer.

Bend over.

Probe.

Stare intently at the screen.

Breathe softly.

Cover your mouth.

Incredible.

The two moved in perfect unison.

They couldn't help but exchange another glance.

"OMG~~ How did he do that? If I remember correctly, Digg's leaderboard is updated every 5 minutes. That means he..."

Thea couldn't continue speaking.

Clarissa, standing to the side, clenched her left fist and slammed it into her right hand!

With sparkling eyes, she looked at Little Dahl across from her and said, "Dahl, I admit you have a better eye than me! You were very accurate in recognizing Bane's abilities."

"Of course! I've always had a good eye for talent; it's another gift I have besides being a secret agent!"

As Little Dahl spoke, a smirk appeared on his lips, revealing a standard Dragon King Nike smile, and he winked his left eye at Clarissa and Thea.

He became confident as always.

However, Thea and Clarissa had already lost interest in watching him pull this stunt.

Clarissa stared at the computer screen, muttering to herself, "Just five more minutes, just five more minutes... Does Bane really have this kind of resource?"

"I also thought he was just trying to profit from this, but I never expected..." Thea stopped mid-sentence, staring intently at the time in the lower right corner of the computer screen.

Time passed second by second.

Five minutes later, Clarissa used the mouse to right-click and refresh the webpage.

Immediately afterwards...

"?" Thea.

"!" Clarissa.

"OMG! This is number one?" Clarissa covered her mouth, utterly incredulous. Could this resource really be bought for $3?

As for Thea, she quickly opened Digg's homepage.

But on the homepage list...

The post titled "[Performance Art or Mental Derangement? A Brazilian Woman Holds a Wedding with a Tree Stump]" was prominently displayed at number 9.

I can't stay here any longer.

Almost at the same time.

The two strode straight toward the glass door of the office.

Open the door.

The two squeezed against the door, then stopped in their tracks as if by unspoken agreement, observing from a distance.

They wanted to see Meng Ran's reaction.

However, Meng Ran didn't react much. Wearing headphones, she calmly stared at the computer screen.

This isn't about showing off.

Meng Ran knew very well that the system required 10 real followers.

Therefore, for Meng Ran personally, using push cards to boost posts is not a real achievement.

He still needs to carefully control the direction of the content.

However, while he could hold back, Seron, who was far away in Brazil, couldn't and made a phone call right away.

Pick up the phone and answer.

As soon as he put the phone to his ear, Meng Ran pulled it away.

no way.

The screams coming through the receiver were truly piercing.

After several seconds, Meng Ran finally put the phone back to her ear.

"Bane!"

"Oh my god!"

"Damn it, how did you do that?"

"This is too unreal!"

"15 minutes, ranked #1 in its category, #9 on the homepage?"

Theron was absolutely ecstatic.

These days she's been hoping her content will go viral online.

But she never expected the effects to come so quickly.

15 minutes.

It made it straight to the homepage in just 15 minutes!

This is absolutely insane!

Meng Ran interrupted with a smile, "It's only number 9 on the homepage, that's nothing. Soon, it will be number 1."

These words were spoken.

Theron on the other end of the phone immediately became excited again.

It was at this moment that Jimmy, Debbie, and other full-time employees, who were chatting together, all suddenly froze.

Meng Ran's voice wasn't quiet; they had heard what he had just said to Sailon.

"What? Number 9 on the homepage?" Debbie muttered in confusion.