I've heard an awful lot about Shanghai lately. I stumbled upon an advertisement for a project management position with a top tier IT services company in Shanghai and since then it's been non-stop. Apparently, its the hotbed for IT outsourcing in China and soon the world. I just heard a story on a NPR podcast about it. They're following the Indian lead and ramping up their English and IT skills to compete for US software outsourcing business. You got your selection of bright programmers for cheap. Average programmers are hired at about $500 a month. More proof the world is getting flatter.

What an intriguing place. Shanghai is a huge and modern city. The population is 17 million people, more than the population of The Netherlands (16 million) in one city. I imagine there's gotta be opportunities for business expertise to link and manage the outsource market to the west.