Outsourcing is a well known phenomenon in the world of factory jobs, and now a newer kind of outsourcing, “Creative Outsourcing,” is taking advantage of the creative talents of Argentines.According to TMCnet.com, people with creative skills can do web design, graphic design, flash, 3D animation and develop games and video.Collaborative applications like Skype make it so that outsourcers don’t need to feel isolated from the creative work being done, and employers and employees can have a consistent give and take on important projects. The article says that certain factors make Argentina perfect for this kind of outsourcing, including the country’s recovering economy, wealth of creative talent, highly educated population, Western sensibility, and a price tag that is comparable to India. Only time will tall how this trend will affect Argentines as well as creative workers in more costly nations like the United States.

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Gap-year travelers—students taking a year off between high school and college or college and “real life”—are more and more likely to choose Latin America as a destination to spend their money and their time.According to the Telegraph, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, San José, and Lima are now all on the top ten destinations for gap-year travelers.The reason for this change is the decreased air-fare to Latin American as more and more carriers service the continent, as well as the favorable exchange rate.Particularly true for visitors from Europe and the United Kingdom, Latin American is a cheap option that is as culturally exciting as anywhere else in the world.

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Fotolog, a website on which people can share photos, has 12 million members in Latin America and is the second most popular online social network in Argentina.The “flogger” culture in Buenos Aires is strong; floggers are people who post pictures online and then comment on each other’s photos.They meet every week at the McDonalds in Abasto shopping mall.According to Earth Times, Fotolog is owned by Hi-Media Group, which is responding to its success in Latin America by making deals with Spanish language businesses wishing to advertise on their site.Over the past year, Argentine internet use has sky rocketed and the importance of the Spanish language market online continues to grow.

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