The Internet of Things- human life in the information age

Nicely done piece by IBM. If more companies did smart, interesting little documentaries like this, I’d smile.

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#1 written by matslats 2 years ago

IBM-topia
I’d be interested to know what the strategic purpose of these videos were.
In the face of economic collapse where public infrastructure is falling to rack and ruin, perhaps they feel the need to make a case for hi-tec infrastructure? Of course the investment for this could only come from the private sector…

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#2 written by Jay Standish 2 years ago

The “internet of things” is a phenomenon that is already happening and well under way from many more players than just IBM. I think this is actually a fairly realistic suggestion of the next few decades of technological development. With nine billion people we should have the creativity and manpower to both rebuild our industrial infrastructure and continute technological and social innovation. These are not mutually exclusive.

Actually Gov 2.0 people are deeply interested in how technological integration can ease some of the troubles of government. Private-sector companies like Google are providing public services like accurate public-transportation maps and schedules on our phones without asking a dime from our taxes.

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