Patrick Powers

There’s a scene in the 1983 classic “Mr. Mom” when new stay-at-home dad Jack Butler attempts to drop off his kids at school. It’s a simple task, really, but as his kids and others are quick to point out, he’s doing it wrong. When it comes to location-based services and how we employ them in [...]

Webster University this year partnered with SCVNGR to host a 3-day event to increase participation and enhance the orientation experience. It became more successful than our wildest dreams.

There are more than half a dozen location-based applications clogging my iPhone as I’ve spent the past year trying to figure out which one, if any, would take hold in a university setting. Facebook Deals changes everything. Facebook Deals, announced on Wednesday, would allow vendors to offer deals to those who checked in using the [...]