RESCUECOM Speaks to Daniel Marashlian about How Portfolium Helps Students
Posted on August 13th, 2014 by RESCUECOM
Recently, RESCUECOM highlighted new startup Portfolium in an article. Portfolium is a company that provides a special service to college students where they can build detailed digital portfolios to supplement their resumes when applying to jobs. Since the posting of the initial article, RESCUECOM has had the opportunity to speak to cool person in technology Daniel Marashlian, the current CTO of the company, about Portfolium’s current product and its future. Read more »
Companies are constantly looking for new ways to utilize mobile technology since it has become such a pervasive part of so many consumers’ lives. Finding a new hook that engages people with mobile tech can potentially be a gold mine whether someone is creating a new product or trying to market a current one. SnowShoe stamps are a cool product in technology that offer people a new and interesting way to connect their mobile technology with the physical world. SnowShoe, the company behind this cool product, has worked to find a new way for people unlock digital content with physical items. SnowShoe stamps are small pieces of plastic that users touch to the surface of a smartphone or tablet screen as they would touch an actual ink stamp to a piece of paper. The mobile device recognizes the imprint on the bottom of each stamp, which is useable as a way to unlock online or local digital content. Anyone who experiences problems with a tablet computer’s touchscreen while using a SnowShoe stamp will want to contact a 
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Many people consider it common sense that when trying to sell anything online, providing a picture significantly increases the chances of making a sale. However, what many people don’t consider is that the type and quality of the picture is also very important when presenting items for online sale. Cool product in technology Pixc offers people and businesses an easy way to obtain photos of their merchandise that gives them the best chance of engaging online customers. First, people submit photos of their products to Pixc. The company then touches up the photos and gives them a much better, more professional look before returning the edited version to the client. Pixc commonly gives items a contrasting background to help it stand out more effectively in a photo. According to the company’s website, images using contrasting backgrounds can improve online sales up to 39%. If anyone attempts to submit a picture to Pixc but finds it won’t upload properly, that person may have Internet connection problems that require help from a 
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