Communications of the ACM
The Social Web of Things
Researchers suggest a social Internet of Things could enable people and their devices to be connected more coherently.
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Federal University of Bahia researchers suggest a social Internet of Things will enable people and their devices to be more coherently connected.
The familiar interfaces of online social networks could be adapted to enable users to interact more efficiently with networked devices such as cars, domestic appliances, and gadgets, the researchers argue. They also say this concept could be extended to link devices with each other in order to improve the efficiency of heating, lighting, and home entertainment systems.
Online social networks currently are used as a surrogate and a supplement to many of the activities that were once available only offline without digital assistance, according to the researchers. They note as the Internet of Things evolves, there is the potential to enhance it to make more efficient use of a wide variety of devices. In some circumstances and for many applications, gadgets will interact through the infrastructure of social networks without human input, according to Bahia researcher Cassio Prazeres.
The researchers have taken several steps in developing an architecture for the social web of things, which they say provides the potential means for humans to engage with devices in a naturalistic manner.
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