Research project – Internet of things The internet of things has been a huge topic lately in the IT industry. What is the internet of things? “Simply put this is the concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other).”(Morgan) In other words‚ the internet of things is the ability of interconnect everyday objects or “things” via a network. In order to exchange data that will allow for communication between these objects without the need for
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BACKGROUND The term Internet of Things is coined by Kevin Ashton‚ a British technology pioneer who cofounded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) & is presently executive director. Below is an excerpt from an article presented by him. Nearly all of the data available on the Internet were first captured and created by humans—by typing‚ taking a digital picture or scanning a bar code. Conventional diagrams of the Internet include servers and routers‚ but they overlook
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The Telephone‚ the Device that Changed the Way We Communicate Voice communication is the most commonly used way of expressing our wants‚ needs and thoughts. The telephone changed the way we communicate. It has been allowing people to talk in almost real time without seeing each other since its development in 1876. Until then‚ mail and the telegraph was the normal and only means to talk across the country. Although it was effective‚ those methods were all silent. Now with the telephone‚ you
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2 How has the Internet changed journalism and its relation to the public? Discuss and evaluate what happens to news and information in the digital age‚ by analyzing TWO case studies of online journalism‚ citizen journalism or blogging. For most of us‚ using the Internet has become as easy as reaching for our pocket and grabbing our smart phones. Our need to have immediate access to news‚ social networks‚ “clouds”‚ and maybe even our own blogging site has become increasingly bigger. We now want
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What effect does technology have on us humans? Technology has changed the way we as humans live; it changes our understanding of the way things work and changes the way we interact with one another. It was once opposed but is now somewhat welcomed into homes. In the renaissance‚ technology was opposed‚ as the church believed that technology would oppose beliefs of god. Well they were right. Technology isn’t just computers or TV’s‚ its engineering science. And in Science‚ our goal is to get further
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The Internet Changed Everything The internet is a worldwide way to exchange information and communicate with others through a series of interconnected computers. Day by day we see ourselves changing due to new technological advances. The internet makes our technology more exciting and more interesting. With the use of the internet now available on mobile and home phones‚ tablets‚ gaming consoles‚ digital televisions‚ laptops‚ notebooks and pcs we are turning to the internet more than ever. Many
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Music and motion pictures‚ two of the most popular forms of entertainment today‚ can easily be traced back hundreds of years ago. Yet a relatively newer form of entertainment (and information) has impacted those long-established industries in as little as a few years: the internet. Recorded music‚ technically speaking‚ can be traced back to April 9th‚ 1860 with “Au Clair de la Lune” by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville . Though music existed long before this date‚ it marks the first time music
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That Vision Thing: Do We Need It? Michael E. Raynor T H E CEO OF IBM‚ LOUIS V. Gerstner‚ Jr.‚ was widely quoted in the press when‚ faced with the challenge of turning around the beleaguered computer maker‚ he said‚ ’the last thing IBM needs right now is a vision ’. 1 For a good many critics‚ Gerstner ’s comment was greeted with a heartfelt ’it ’s about t i m e ’ - - t h a t is‚ it is about time that a senior executive had the courage to speak up and put all that rhetoric about visions and
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Has Strategy Changed? Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Has strategy changed in the wake of the recent economic frenzy and subsequent downturn? Is the New Economy finished? Has the Old Economy returned? At this point‚ most managers understand what the advent of the Internet implies — operating efficiency for most companies‚ a terrific channel for some and a fundamentally new business opportunity for only a few. So is it back to “strategy as usual”? The answer is no. While many executives were focused on
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Technology has changed the way that business is done in today’s world. So many technological advancements have occurred in the last couple of decades‚ and even greater innovations seem to be on the horizon. The information age is in full force and nearly every business or organisation has a digital component. Whether this trend is positive or negative may never be determined but it certainly is different. Here are a few thoughts on the effects of technology in today’s business world. Many large
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