http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Reachneiladams Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:44:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-3024 When you are busy like i am it is a lot easier for me to outsource my content to an Indian company rather than paying an English journalist.  All I have to do is read over the content and make a few changes.  It has saved me so much money using Indian companies for my online content. When you are busy like i am it is a lot easier for me to outsource my content to an Indian company rather than paying an English journalist.  All I have to do is read over the content and make a few changes.  It has saved me so much money using Indian companies for my online content.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Mary Mcbeth Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:50:08 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-720 The truth is sadder than you not knowing about India. The articles are not worse than Yahoo Babelfish translations. If they got an american to edit the articles Niche India would kick ass. Then they could charge $6 or $7 an article (the daily working rate in this English speaking country) and we'd all be out of business.<br>They just need an editor and we'd all be screwed. The truth is sadder than you not knowing about India. The articles are not worse than Yahoo Babelfish translations. If they got an american to edit the articles Niche India would kick ass. Then they could charge $6 or $7 an article (the daily working rate in this English speaking country) and we'd all be out of business.
They just need an editor and we'd all be screwed.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Mary Mcbeth Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:50:08 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-608 The truth is sadder than you not knowing about India. The articles are not worse than Yahoo Babelfish translations. If they got an american to edit the articles Niche India would kick ass. Then they could charge $6 or $7 an article (the daily working rate in this English speaking country) and we'd all be out of business.<br>They just need an editor and we'd all be screwed. The truth is sadder than you not knowing about India. The articles are not worse than Yahoo Babelfish translations. If they got an american to edit the articles Niche India would kick ass. Then they could charge $6 or $7 an article (the daily working rate in this English speaking country) and we'd all be out of business.
They just need an editor and we'd all be screwed.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Elizabeth Saloka Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:10:17 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-351 First, good for you for knowing English is an official language of India. I didn’t know that. I feel a little foolish. That said, I don’t agree that I took a cheap shot at Indian people. I ridiculed Niche Writers India’s writing. I did this for one reason: it’s ridiculous. The reason I might have harped on India was to make a point about content’s value, as well as the unfortunate nature of offshore outsourcing. Many corporations based here take advantage of cheap labor in other countries. Often, this results in poorly made products. The product in this case is content that confuses rather than informs. So, by pointing out that this product is sub-par, am I knocking the men or women who wrote the content? Am I knocking India as a country? I don’t believe so. I believe I’m knocking a system. A system in which corporations are too cheap to pay fare wages, so they go overseas where people work for less because they have fewer options. I believe I’m knocking a system that values profit over quality, and in doing so engages the economically underprivileged to manufacture products that don’t work well. That is all. First, good for you for knowing English is an official language of India. I didn’t know that. I feel a little foolish.
That said, I don’t agree that I took a cheap shot at Indian people. I ridiculed Niche Writers India’s writing. I did this for one reason: it’s ridiculous.
The reason I might have harped on India was to make a point about content’s value, as well as the unfortunate nature of offshore outsourcing. Many corporations based here take advantage of cheap labor in other countries. Often, this results in poorly made products. The product in this case is content that confuses rather than informs.
So, by pointing out that this product is sub-par, am I knocking the men or women who wrote the content? Am I knocking India as a country? I don’t believe so. I believe I’m knocking a system. A system in which corporations are too cheap to pay fare wages, so they go overseas where people work for less because they have fewer options. I believe I’m knocking a system that values profit over quality, and in doing so engages the economically underprivileged to manufacture products that don’t work well. That is all.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1659 Elizabeth Saloka Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:10:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-1659 First, good for you for knowing English is an official language of India. I didn’t know that. I feel a little foolish. That said, I don’t agree that I took a cheap shot at Indian people. I ridiculed Niche Writers India’s writing. I did this for one reason: it’s ridiculous. The reason I might have harped on India was to make a point about content’s value, as well as the unfortunate nature of offshore outsourcing. Many corporations based here take advantage of cheap labor in other countries. Often, this results in poorly made products. The product in this case is content that confuses rather than informs. So, by pointing out that this product is sub-par, am I knocking the men or women who wrote the content? Am I knocking India as a country? I don’t believe so. I believe I’m knocking a system. A system in which corporations are too cheap to pay fare wages, so they go overseas where people work for less because they have fewer options. I believe I’m knocking a system that values profit over quality, and in doing so engages the economically underprivileged to manufacture products that don’t work well. That is all. First, good for you for knowing English is an official language of India. I didn’t know that. I feel a little foolish.
That said, I don’t agree that I took a cheap shot at Indian people. I ridiculed Niche Writers India’s writing. I did this for one reason: it’s ridiculous.
The reason I might have harped on India was to make a point about content’s value, as well as the unfortunate nature of offshore outsourcing. Many corporations based here take advantage of cheap labor in other countries. Often, this results in poorly made products. The product in this case is content that confuses rather than informs.
So, by pointing out that this product is sub-par, am I knocking the men or women who wrote the content? Am I knocking India as a country? I don’t believe so. I believe I’m knocking a system. A system in which corporations are too cheap to pay fare wages, so they go overseas where people work for less because they have fewer options. I believe I’m knocking a system that values profit over quality, and in doing so engages the economically underprivileged to manufacture products that don’t work well. That is all.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-352 caro Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:14:24 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-352 English is one of India's official languages, and I bet plenty of Indians are willing and able to do great "technical and advanced" writing for far less than you'd charge. The site you pointed to is awful, but a crummy writer is crummy on any continent. Ridiculing it based on location was a cheap shot. English is one of India’s official languages, and I bet plenty of Indians are willing and able to do great “technical and advanced” writing for far less than you’d charge. The site you pointed to is awful, but a crummy writer is crummy on any continent. Ridiculing it based on location was a cheap shot.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 caro Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:14:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-1660 English is one of India's official languages, and I bet plenty of Indians are willing and able to do great "technical and advanced" writing for far less than you'd charge. The site you pointed to is awful, but a crummy writer is crummy on any continent. Ridiculing it based on location was a cheap shot. English is one of India’s official languages, and I bet plenty of Indians are willing and able to do great “technical and advanced” writing for far less than you’d charge. The site you pointed to is awful, but a crummy writer is crummy on any continent. Ridiculing it based on location was a cheap shot.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Jason Sack Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:26:03 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-353 So funny I might cry. So funny I might cry.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 Jason Sack Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:26:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-1661 So funny I might cry. So funny I might cry.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Thomas Hallett Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:21:29 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/01/bangalore-we-have-a-problem/#comment-354 Is this website a joke? (Surely the comment by Sean Tubridy is!) Is this website a joke? (Surely the comment by Sean Tubridy is!)

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