The Internet of Things.
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neologism
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
to create new knowledge we need new terms
- unstable - extremely new, used by a small subculture
- diffused - significant audience, but not mass acceptance
- stable - garnered lasting acceptance, inclusion in dictionaries
wardrobe malfunction
flux capacitor
walkman
bling bling
some others:
e-mail
Dr. Seuss - Whisper-ma-Phone
laser
hyperspace
metaverse
replicant
genocide
homophobia
pro-life/pro-choice
grok
catch-22
Bootylicious
blogjects - a neologism by julian bleeker
characteristics:
* track where they are
* trace where they've been
* self-contained histories - embedded (storage) vs indexical (barcode)
* have agency - have a voice within the sociable web
examples:
- pigeons that blog - http://www.pigeonblog.mapyourcity.net/
- aircraft - http://flightaware.com
- luggage (has agency) - you have to go where it goes
- spotted owls, pacific northwest salmon, whales
- how stuff is made - https://wikis.nyu.edu/howstuffismade - labor conditions, environmental impact, etc., how to recycle ... way beyond just country of origin
- http://www.wherifywireless.com
- http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/04/04/some_see_scans_for_lunch_as_taste_of_big_brother/
- http://semapedia.org/
- http://bookmooch.com/
What does it mean when the Internet becomes untethered - when the physical world is ubiquitously networked?
What happens when Things become increasingly observant and sociable?
http://www.blinksandbuttons.net/buttons_en.html
In the network - not on the network
http://screwdecaf.cx/chipped.html
http://www.earthtechproducts.com/p52.html
Critter Cams - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/crittercam/
http://www.urban-atmospheres.net/projects.htm
http://www.appliedautonomy.com/
Things can now participate in conversations that were once off limits to Things. But what will they talk about? How can we move beyond having conversations with our regrigerators about being low on milk to discussions about social awareness and change.