{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"GetFriday - Virtual Assistance Services Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/getfriday-uat.ttkservices.com\/blog","author_name":"Admin GetFriday","author_url":"https:\/\/getfriday-uat.ttkservices.com\/blog\/author\/gf_admin\/","title":"Back in action and the news - GetFriday - Virtual Assistance Services Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"V6Jt6fW8kN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/getfriday-uat.ttkservices.com\/blog\/back-in-action-and-the-news\/\">Back in action and the news<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/getfriday-uat.ttkservices.com\/blog\/back-in-action-and-the-news\/embed\/#?secret=V6Jt6fW8kN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Back in action and the news&#8221; &#8212; GetFriday - Virtual Assistance Services Blog\" data-secret=\"V6Jt6fW8kN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/getfriday-uat.ttkservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/madhu-timesuk-feb11.jpg","thumbnail_width":"669","thumbnail_height":"653","description":"Back in Action We have been a little sluggish with our social media efforts till now. Reason why you haven&#8217;t seen too many blog posts since inception. But that is all set to change. In the recent past, in general we have been initiating a shift towards more openness and transparency. We expect that this will help our clients make better sense of their long distance personal, business relationship with their VAs. It&#8217;s a push towards opening our doors a little wider, for the whole world to see. So you will get to see a lot more posts from us, very frequently on what is happening out here. Stay tuned! Back in the News Leah Milner from the Times Money (UK) did a story on GetFriday titled &#8220;Individuals are now outsourcing to India&#8221;. After running a thorough road test wherein she tested Madhu Abraham (our VA) on a variety of tasks including some mischievous ones where she tests his tact, here is her verdict. &#8220;Testing the limits of the service, I request that he writes a humorous blog for Money Central on the cheapest wedding venues, but Maddy says that while he is happy to do the background research he is \u201cnot a good writer\u201d. I reflect that it is probably just as well that I cannot outsource every aspect of my work or I would soon be out of a job.&#8221; Thanks, Leah!! Here&#8217;s the link, if you do have a Times subscription. http:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/tto\/money\/consumeraffairs\/article2926600.ece (Unfortunately, the article cannot be accessed without a subscription and Times will take offense if we publish it without a syndication. Don&#8217;t quite get the logic. You take a picture and write a story about us for the entire world to see and won&#8217;t allow us to publish it without syndication!) Sunder P CEO"}