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Personal Assistant Apps

The 'Charlie' Research App Will Help Quickly Digest Relevant Information

— June 8, 2015 — Tech
'Charlie' is a handy new research app that helps you prepare for any meeting or presentation by automatically providing a short summary of relevant information. Rather than spending hours or even days searching through sources, Charlie does the research for you and helps you save precious time and energy.

Charlie functions as a kind of personal assistant app by rapidly digesting large amounts of information and data. The app will automatically comb through hundreds of different sources and provide you with a one-page report of everything you may need to know before meeting with a particular individual. The research app helps you cut down on hours of time spent pouring over the wrong information to help ensure that you are only focusing on what is relevant.

Although Charlie may be used for a number of different situations, the app is ideal for job interviews or meetings where you may only have a few minutes of preparation time.
Trend Themes
1. Personal Assistant Apps - Charlies demonstrates the popularity and emerging necessity of personal assistant apps that automate time-consuming research and data analysis.
2. Data Automation - Charlie shows the potential for data automation tools that can quickly extract the most relevant pieces of information from various sources and present them in an easily-digestible format.
3. Efficiency Apps - Charlie fits into the trend of increasingly popular efficiency apps that help professionals save time and focus on the most important aspects of their work.
Industry Implications
1. Research and Analysis - Charlie's automation technology can be applied to research and analysis industries to help professionals quickly and accurately aggregate important data from various sources.
2. HR Technology - Charlie could benefit the HR technology industry as it may help recruiters quickly analyze resumes and deliver summaries, ultimately saving time in the candidate selection process.
3. Business Productivity Software - Charlie fits into the business productivity software market by offering a time-saving tool to help professionals better prepare for important meetings and presentations.
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