The Opti-Mystic

Google's googly

Anita writes about the wrong 'un bowled by Google by redirecting it users to language editions based on where the user comes from. A well-meaning step by Google... but one that proved to be a minor irritant for its countless users who are so used to seeing Google in its regular English avatar. Google has since withdrawn this feature.

However, I must admire Google's efforts at internationalizing its interface.

Ohh btw, the article mentioned here contains my two cents too! :-)

Kings of the outsourcing world

India wins lion's share of outsourcing : Gartner

India alone will soak up more than half the world's offshore business-outsourcing revenue this year, according IT analyst firm Gartner.
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India's revenue from BPO will grow from slightly under $1bn (£610m) in 2002 to $1.2bn in 2003 and will represent 66 percent of the offshore BPO (business process outsourcing) market.