Easy !!

For a person who has become a part of this global world, travelling away from his roots in search of better living the PC to PC software's have become a realiable partner. Be it Skype, Google Voice they seem to make us believe that we are closer, much closer to our dear one's. At least they have brought the relationship maintenance cost down drastically + Quality of relationship is made to believe intact. Which is true, isn't it ?

From connecting to friends, family members now the penetration of these tools are far "greater".
Firms under the severe cost tightened budgets have identified these as tools to arrest phone bills and travelling budget. Skype calls for supplier, customer relationship maintanence have become the cost effective means for operations offcourse time is also saved. P&L statements are a proof more and more during recession periods...

So far so good ! But, what is happening just keeps amazing me...

MNC's use this now for Negotiations, Recuritments and some times even Process & Quality audits, i wonder is this start of new virtual world ? Relation maintances tools have with ease been translated into relation start up tools...Effectivenss can be questioned and blame can we purely directed towards CEO/Controllers who drive this as a cost down initiation into organization and end up with lump sums of bonus for themselves (frustration of every employee isn't it, most important work and over virtual tools, bull shit ?)

Aren't we also doing the same ?

The famous "arranged marraiges" of India now get fixed via a Skype call. Families meet personally, groom and bride over skype, couple of conversations and chemistry is stuck. Offcourse "Love" can happen anytime with any body, can't it ?. Fantastic ! Let's move on...Why not engagement over skype ? Oh, great idea, cost savings/time savings lets proceed. Poor relatives or Bakra's are present physically for the funtion but either the groom or bride are missing. Offcourse they do make themselves available for an hour over skype to take blessing and go through rituals..Come on yaar, itna tho banta hain, it's his own.

Next step.....Abh Shaadi can also happen virtually. Groom in Australia, Bride in Netherlands, Friends and Relatives connecting from India, America, Singapore, Spain and marraige rituals being read out in sacred place by the priest. Marraige is done and time is saved and offcourse Costs !

Only if Internet could transfer things physically twice! Gosh it could save costs and time (and efforts) and we would have happily family of 4. All in different time zones, but well connected.....

PS : Not intended to be cynical ! Other nationalities find their own way of absuing.. sorry "starting relation build up's" in their own way....