Grant: Engage Plus Grants Program

eOLIO Inc., a Nova Scotia based company, is targeting the rapid growth and the widespread usage ofmedia-rich web-based services on the Internet by providing users a ""personal branding"" service andmanagement platform. eOLIO is an online portfolio creation and personal branding management platform. Theidea behind personal branding is to provide online users with a rich set of options, but give them completefreedom and flexibility in creating their own brand. Such a branding management platform can be used for avariety of applications. By providing the functionality of easy incorporation of media-rich features andintegrating it with social networks, the platform can serve as an excellent tool for recruiters searching forcandidates with specific skill sets.Collaboration between the PI Srinivas Sampalli and eOLIO Inc. resulted in an NSERC Engage grant. As aresult, the company has been successful in building a beta version of the prototype for the eOLIO platform,which is targeted for release on December 31, 2013. The current proposal seeks funding for Phase 2 of theproject, which entails enhancements to the prototype in a number of ways. Firstly, the prototype willincorporate the multi-language option and inter-conversion between French and English languages. Secondly,functionality will be provided to allow users the ability to auto populate their bio page from a given set oftemplates. Thirdly, a voice and video feature will be added that will allow users to include a short voice clipand a video clip into their portfolios. Fourthly, the prototype will be enhanced to allow signing in withFacebook, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. Finally, further improvements to the prototype will be done so thatthe interface can be customized to different mobile devices and integrated with the non-mobile version of theweb interface.