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September 9, 2013

TRAIL TO TAKE THE STAGE AT TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT SHOWCASING JOBSCOUT IN THE STARTUP BATTLEFIELD

SF Startup Steps into the Limelight During the Largest Tech Conference of the Year

Highlighting Education, Bilingual Platforms and a Pair of Apps San Francisco, CA – With the spotlight shining on the tech industry over the next few days, thousands of guests, speakers, media, bloggers, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs will make their way into San Francisco's Design Center for the TechCrunch Disrupt conference.

Among them will be local startup, TRAIL (Technology Resources and Internet Literacy), who will showcase its flagship platform, JobScout, in both English and Spanish, the later of which is being released concurrently with the conference, as well as the company's newly released Android app to correspond with its existing iOS counterpart.

Having found initial funding success for JobScout from a 2012/2013 federal Library Services and Technology Act Grant, which the State Library administers in California, TRAIL spent the last year implementing JobScout in libraries and community organizations throughout the state, redefining and improving the platform infrastructure, as well as adding new resources and tools.

Most anticipated, is the release of the company’s first bilingual platform,

JobScout en Español, which offers unmatched resources to the job-seeking Latino community, followed closely by the release of its Android app. The latter will also be released in Spanish as well as a Spanish iOS application. Features for JobScout en Español include:

• All resources and tools featured on the English version; • Additional lessons directed specifically toward Spanish speakers; • Supplementary job listing resources dedicated solely to the Latino community;

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• A basic translation tool to aid with filling out English language resumes and English language job searches (forthcoming)

Features of the JobScout Android app include:

• Lessons on using the Internet for job opportunities; • Gamified platform where users can earn badges for completed lessons; • “One Stop Job Shop” lets users search for openings, save listings, apply and

track your progress with interview dates and times; • ResumeBuilder, a fill-in-the-blank resume system; • One button submission process with pre-formatted cover letters; and • Out-of-the-box ideas for earning money through micro-entrepreneurship through

TaskRabbit, Etsy and other innovative work ideas.

TRAIL will have a booth in the convention’s Startup Battlefield. Come by our booth and check out the JobScout platform and the new Android application. About TRAIL TRAIL's mission is to build applications that both 1) teach people the essential Internet skills they need and 2) streamline parts of your everyday life, from finding work to managing health and wellness to understanding personal finance and beyond. As part of its business model, TRAIL partners with government agencies and non-profit organizations to make sure our online learning tools get into the hands of the people who need them most, the over 60 million people in the United States who do not know how to use the Internet. Moving forward, TRAIL’s goal is to do the same for the over 5 billion people who face this issue worldwide. TRAIL is committed to digital literacy, whether you are learning what a URL is or you are ready to code in HTML. www.discovertrail.co About JobScout JobScout teaches the essential Internet skills needed to find a job in today’s online marketplace. Whether you’re new to the Internet and looking for work or an Internet pro in search of a job, JobScout has something to offer every jobseeker. www.myjobscout.co About TechCrunch Disrupt TechCrunch Disrupt is one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year. This September 7-11, TechCrunch will be bringing Disrupt back to San Francisco to reveal an all new slate of outstanding startups, influential speakers, guests and more to the stage. http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-sf-2013/event-info/

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