Our interconnected world

Two snippets of news from the Good magazine that tell you how interconnected we all have become ...how flat the world is! Anyone thinking of such ideas 15-20 years back would be thought of as a kook! ;)

The helpdesk's long been outsourced, medical insurance paperwork, financial analysis and tutoring for kids have been outsourced....even surrogate motherhood has been outsourced... so why not singing telegrams! :)

A singing telegram from India, delivered via phone call. Just pick a song and TajTunes will give your friend/enemy/special someone a call and sing to them. They have a few songs to choose from, including a Happy Birthday song, a Congratulations song and one just to say "What's Up?" They're only $5; we're already looking forward to a long, fruitful relationship with this service.

Though there is one 'outsourcing' idea the Dutch thought of before someone outsource it to India :)

You can pay a Dutch company to spray paint messages on the Palestinian side of the infamous wall. It costs 30 Euro, but it's a helluva lot more memorable than a post-it. It's a rebellious sort of interconnectivity.

Hmmm.. what other great idea can you think of to outsource?