Monday, October 29, 2007
News / Randomly Noted Georgia less developed than India?
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 6:48 PM
Indian software giant Wipro is expanding its operations.
Wipro, another hi-tech titan, has been on a spending spree, buying up companies in America, Finland, Portugal and Europe for hundreds of millions of dollars. Azim Premji, Wipro's chairman, raised eyebrows on Wall Street when he talked this year of setting up divisions in Idaho, Virginia and Georgia - US states he said were attractive because they were "less developed."
Less developed than India.
That's nice.
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"less onerous government" was probably what he meant. Compared to the EU and many American states, those three states are decidedly easier to open and operate a business. I bet it would have sounded even funnier to hear him say it. Apparently, he hasn't researched GA schools very well.
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dislikeLess developed = less onerous government That's a leap. More likely: Less developed = there are rural parts of the state with fiber-optic bandwidth where I can pay people lower wages than I could in traditional high-tech centers.
so how can we be less developed if there are rural areas with fiber.... pretty sure that rural India doesn't ave fiber, the water buffalo keep eating it Virginia is not a traditional high tech area? Ever heard of a little company AOL? There are literally a dozen other huge tech corps. just trying to interpret corporate business speak for a bunch of journalists haha
Virginia's high-tech industry is clustered in one part of state. Drive up I-81 next time you head north and you'll see the other Virginia. As for Georgia, a clever business-person could probably do well by finding use for cheap labor in wired cities along major highways in Georgia. I wasn't amen-ing his remarks. I was amused/saddened to hear an Indian national calling Georgia undeveloped. And, although you were probably kidding, I worked for several years in corporate PR. I'm fluent in corporate business speak.
I keed, I keed Congratulations on your escape from corporate America. I thought he was comparing developmet to Finland, Portugal, EU, etc etc He could just be a huge Homer.
My job was write press releases for commercial real estate brokers announcing lease deals. Deep Googling will find me listed, back in 1999, as a "spokesman" for Trammell Crow. I, in fact, wrote a press release for them, in the employ of the firm they hired for PR. The hardest part was coming up with the quotations. The range of emotions you're allowed to expressed in a press release is limited, so it's always "pleased," "excited," or "pleased and excited." Occasionally, someone would be "thrilled" at the "win-win."
So how many times did you tell people what you did and hear them reply "Man! That is SO cool!"? At least my job is odd and we are no longer a public company. I do enjoy it, but most people would think it weird that I enjoy what I do. I have one of those jobs that usually gets a reaction somewhere between "I never thought of that, but it makes sense" to "You do what?" I, too, have never heard "That is SO cool!". At least not for my day gig (ie the job that pays the bills).
Ever go to a meeting and play Buzzword Bingo with a friend so you would stay awake? win-win, proactive, going forward, synergy, paradigm, leveraging, etc I hate win-win and my wife says it all the time...... she used to do time share so she "assumes the close".... she went legit when we started dating haha
I was terrible at PR. Being an effective PR requires ego strength I do not have. I think a lot of client-services jobs are that way. You have to be nice to people you don't want to be nice to, and be told you're wrong by clients even when you're right. I internalize stress, so the job gave me bad stomach aches -- constantly. My former employer is great at the job. He doesn't take the bullshit personally and, as a result, has a great time doing it.
pardon the moment of what they called E.S.O. in the printing industry Equipment Superior to Operator. I'm here now. let me straighten my tie. ...hey Andy, can i call you that And ol' buddy? or how bout SID? (that's another acronym) ...guess what it stands for. so Sid, what i was wanting to ask was about this "deep googling" yr probably so good at. During the exhaustive research of your Important history in the corporate world, i have concluded that you are a good candidate for answering a question i have: Power Words. what version are you operating on these days, by the way? Is "Mechanism" a power word? if it isnt i declare it the new new Power Word. Mechanism. as in eddie granderson and Bill Lowe's recent use of the word. eddie said it about not having the mechanism to find some public art money or something and billy said it in reference to a commercial property artist that has gone solo commercial property artist. said he doesnt have the mechanism to validate his work anymore??? i think we're the south and with our underdeveloped areas, we can still yank on that "I'm folk" twang..right? ayep.well slap the cat an spit on the fire andy. braid it with business and its still unedukated and valuable. maybe this is just an art thing. pardon me. i just thought you and dale there looked kinda lonely dont hurt me. call me sometime. i miss you,schmoogums. (now i declare schmoogums the new power word.)
Eggtooth needs a hug. I will hug you eggtooth, unless of course you are John Fitzgerlad Page. Then I will declare your douchiness and stand clear as others pelt you with poop. By the way, I can say with some authority that Andy did a fine job of PR'ing, even if it wasn't his calling. May you never have to PR again. But one day there will be a box of PR you can pick up at your local Staples. Yes there will.
Eggtooth is not John Fitzgerald Page, but he has been asked to portray him in a made for television program. His ability to identify all that is douche-like makes him the man for the job. (you spot it you got it) As the creative director for the advertising campaign surrounding the famous little guy atlanta knows and loves, Whatizit, I must admit that we inadvertently created John Fitgeral Page as well. It seemed like a harmless experiment with kacky pants, improv acting classes and open toe sandals. The first thing it did when it stood up, was snatch a copy of the latest creative loafing. If you catch him please return him to us. Eggtooth Inc would like to decline Mr.T's offer to hug him. Mr.T needs to work on his public image a little first. Eggtooth would like to offer Mr.T an autographed picture instead.
For the benefit of Mr. T i will write these words you'll sing on fresh loafing the bloggers they will all be there hide behind your published air dont mean a thing over dale and andy's poops and posts lastly thru hollis's head of real books in this way mr T will hide from the world! the celebrated mr T perforates his writing late at clermont lounge the loafers they will drink and think a self important douche bag ring-dont be late! mister T and A assure the public their production will be second to none and of course freeman and sugg suck on a log! the loaf it hits the shelf at 3 when mr T he jerks his dick -without a load and mr A becomes the T ten posts he'll fake to hold and plee for his job having spent some days in preparation a splendid loaf we're guaranteed to pinch and tonight mr t is milking the cow!
I'm weeping my face off that I didn't get a mention in that beat poetry masterpiece.
Thomas - although eggtooth has yet to see your worth, I will forever think of you as a man who truly appreciates sugglin' season. Perhaps eggtooth will snuggle with you. And afterward, write you a ditty. Eggtooth won't hug me. Coo coo ka choo.
i was just trying to build some dramatic tension,Mr.T. Gosh! The Eggtooth/Mr.T hug wasnt supposed to come until episode 6. but if you need the hug right now, i understand. Here. Eggtooth show you the soft side. here's yr cute wittle hug, all smuggly wuggly bug, big fuzzy arms and slight aroma of armpit nervous sweat and sexy expensive deodorant....
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