Cool Person of the Day

Since streaming media and cloud services like cloud computer support have finally reached a level where they are easy to scale, more and more service businesses are using subscription models.  Subscription models allow these companies to provide ongoing services that make it easier for many people to afford.  Many people who otherwise would not be able to purchase certain forms of entertainment or other kinds of services have the chance when a cheaper monthly price becomes standard.  However, many small businesses and startups who want to use a subscription model do not have the proper resources or infrastructure to institute a large automated billing system.  That’s where Krish Subramanian steps in to provide help with his company ChargeBee. Read more »

For many years, independent business owners had to spend time learning how to use design tools such as Photoshop if they wanted to create their own business card or letterhead.  With modern mobile technology however, cool people like Ellen Johnston have made it much easier to create a design for a small business that is truly someone’s own.  Johnston founded a company called Makr that creates an iPad app, which provides small business owners with a simple design suite that lets them customize their own paper materials such as business cards, labels, letterhead or anything else.  Johnston works to ensure that the Makr design tools on the iPad app strike a good balance between being simple to use and capable of total customization.  She wants independent crafters and business owners to have no problem creating designs they can claim for themselves regardless of technical knowledge needed for programs like Photoshop.  According to Johnston, no one should ever have to call iPad tech support just to navigate the Makr app and start designing. Read more »

Managing diseases and other conditions more efficiently is one the best advantages of ubiquitous high-level technology.  With computers, tablets, and smartphones everywhere and the advent of cloud technology, it’s easier than ever for people to use technology to their advantage when handling health problems.  One cool person in technology who is helping people do this is Glooko CEO Rick Altinger.  Altinger’s company provides a diabetes management application for mobile phones.  The Glooko app makes managing and keeping track of one’s condition easier and more convenient with the help of mobile technology.  Read more »

Companies both large and small use video content in their web marketing regularly.  Including video into a company pitch or business presentation has become commonplace as well. Truthfully, it is not difficult to understand why.  Video engages multiple senses at once.  Because of this, it is more effective at maintaining people’s attention than other forms of media.  Unfortunately, while the medium of video is excellent for marketing and presentation purposes, not every video content provider is high quality.  Firms that make videos for other businesses vary greatly in ability and quality, but that’s where cool person in technology Michael Hyman can step in to help.

Michael Hyman is the CEO and founder of Vidible.  Vidible acts as a video content marketplace for businesses so companies can find stock video footage and video content creation from sellers.  With the Vidible platform businesses can log on whenever they want to search through and choose video content providers.  With everything conveniently in one place, it is much easier to find the most relevant video footage and highest quality video content providers thanks to Hyman’s product.  Any businesses who have trouble navigating the web platform should get help from their business computer services provider to make sure there aren’t any serious technical problems. Read more »

According to the company’s website, cool person in technology Myke Nahorniak founded his startup Localist after he got tired of missing events and learning about them after they had happened.  Nahorniak wanted to create a product that would enable organizations such as large companies and schools to promote their events more effectively. Nahorniak believed this promotion would be most effective through the web. He wanted organizations to have an easy way to increase awareness for important events and deadlines.  Read more »

It’s easy for people to forget about where they have been and what they have done when people are so caught up in the now every day thanks to social networking.  Sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Vine constantly keep us up to date with the moments happening around us in the present.  However, Jonathan Wegener is a cool person who has created a product that lets people remember and reflect on their past through social networking.  Rather than only focus on the present, Wegener’s iOS app Timehop shows people their activity on social media from the past as well.  Timehop shows people what happened on someone’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts on the same date in previous years.  Essentially, Wegener has created a personal digital time capsule for people to take advantage of when they want to remember where they’ve been as much as where they are right now.  Wegener takes past information from multiple accounts and presents them all in the same app to give users a complete presentation of what their life was like at the same time in previous years.  Users who might be interested but have issues with the Apple App Store should get iPhone tech support to address the problems. Read more »

Just as in the tech support and mobile computing industries, the foreign language learning industry has made many strides in recent years due to technological advances.   Language learning software and mobile applications seem to sprout up all the time, taking advantage of new design and technological possibilities to help people expand their linguistic palette.  However, despite all these advances, many people still require the help of a live person interacting with them and teaching them in order to benefit from language-learning programs.

Cool person Thierry Engel is using technology to make even this method of language learning easier and more convenient.  Engel founded Learnissimo to connect people with foreign language teachers from all over the world via live video chat service.  Learnissimo schedules live lessons via video chat with professional teachers in a one-on-one setting.  Users can get high quality help with learning a language from a private tutor simply with a few clicks of their mouse thanks to the realization of Engel’s vision.  It seems that even the most human aspects of learning can be enhanced and made more convenient, thanks to tools like Engel’s website.  Read more »

The culture of entrepreneurship is one that consistently breeds new ideas from startup founders and innovators meeting and exchanging concepts.  Cool person Reinier Evers has been part of this culture for a long time, but has recently decided to give back into it by founding Springwise.  Springwise is a tech blog/service hybrid that posts three new entrepreneurial concepts or prototypes on the market each day.  Springwise does not post about established companies or startups but budding concepts, the sorts of ideas that inspire entrepreneurs rather than simply report on news, trends, or people.  Whether it’s a new idea about how to connect people with services like computer repair or a way to use technology to improve bike safety, Springwise will post about them to the entrepreneurial community that it serves.   Evers’s hope is that he will promote connections internally in the entrepreneurial community and spark potential innovation. Read more »

Traveling to most cities, especially ones with heavy tourism, often feels inauthentic.  Hotels, museums, theme parks, and other attractions often seem catered to distract or entertain and actually experiencing the authentic aspects of a place a traveler is visiting has become very difficult.

Cool person in technology Silvia Varela wants to solve this problem with her company Sherpandipity.  Sherpandipity sells personalized time with a local expert to travelers who want to avoid the typical tourist experience and truly get the best and unique aspects of a city on their trip instead.  Varela’s strategy to create this experience for Sherpandipity users is to connect them with “Sherpa’s”.  Sherpas are people in a given town, city, or general area that have lived in and experienced the place for quite some time.  Each Sherpa personally guides Varela’s customers on their trip.  Through the help of individual Sherpa’s, Varela’s clients can have unique experiences when visiting different cities or popular tourist areas.  Read more »

Unwanted emails are something that everybody deals with and that nobody wants.  Spam in people’s inboxes has been a serious problem since practically the inception of the Internet.  Spam and promotional email marketing has even changed with the times to get past spam filters and get into people’s digital mailboxes more often.  Companies use subscriptions now to load people’s mailboxes with advertisements legally.  People often accidentally sign up for these email subscriptions because they are bundled with other purchases and offers.  This unfortunate situation is why cool person in technology Henal Patel created the Unlistr mobile application in order to help people get unwanted promotional email out of their inboxes for good. Read more »