and here's the smarter answer from @tolar: Geofencing typically relies on cell tower changes, a coarser measure of location than GPS, but one that saves on battery life.
So the short story is that we're using geofencing to download news content in the background when you leave your preset "Home" location. Super useful for subway commuters. Kudos to @tolar, iOS developer and subway rider extraordinaire for coming up with it and building it in a weekend.
Startups don't have the resources of large companies to invest in on-campus recruiting efforts, and the CRC doesn't have the time/money to bring together a bunch of small companies. It's just easier to bring in the big players and try to employ as many students as you can.
That means it's up to you to speak up, use the tools at your disposal (linkedin, wescan) to find the people who are more than willing to help, and to make the opportunity for yourself.
Totally agree, but the blame doesn't fully lie with the CRC. The fact is that these banks/consulting firms have a much stronger presence on all campuses, and the CRC is only reacting to that + the student demand that that outreach generates.
Awesome to hear that. I sort of stumbled into the digital wesleyan community when I started looking for advice on how to get into the internet space after graduation.
One of the big ideas behind digital wesleyan was to make students like you aware of the massive network that you have at your fingertips.
Wesleyan (and other schools) are only as good as students and alumni make it, so if you want to be active in the tech world, prove it by bringing the tech world to you. There is no shortage of entrepreneurs, vcs, and operators who would be happy to come back to wesleyan and preach the truth!
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