{"375761":{"#nid":"375761","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"What is the Internet of Things?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u201cInternet of Things\u201d (IoT) concept has been described by some as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/27\/how-to-stop-adding-to-the-hype-and-make-the-internet-of-things-a-reality\/\u0022\u003Eamorphous\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=5csnAAAAQBAJ\u0026amp;dq=%22huansheng+Ning%22+%22Internet+of+Things%22+%22blurred+concept%22\u0022\u003Eblurred\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/jun\/08\/internet-of-things-coming-together-tech-revolution\u0022\u003Eclumsy\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/au\/news\/internet-of-things-still-confusing-the-most-digital-savvy-of-australians\/\u0022\u003Econfusing\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rfidjournal.com\/articles\/view?11898\/3\u0022\u003Efuzzy\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2014\/05\/26\/nest-ceo-tony-fadell-interview-connected-home\/\u0022\u003Emeaningless\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2014\/06\/23\/hold_interthreat\/\u0022\u003Enebulous\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/artisantalent.com\/the-internet-of-things\/\u0022\u003Evague\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. Others - such as the overwhelming majority of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.soasta.com\/press-releases\/soasta-survey-73-americans-never-heard-internet-things\/\u0022\u003EUS consumers - never heard of it\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYet, the growing number of articles, conferences, workshops, and reports on the topic around the world clearly indicates that something is happening, at least brewing, and invites us to notice and seek some kind of understanding. In short, the societal changes that IoT is on the cusp of bringing about are so broad and deep that we cannot ignore them.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28008","created_gmt":"2015-02-09 18:18:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:23:57","author":"Bobby Macedonia","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"annika","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.embedded.com\/design\/connectivity\/4432220\/What-is-the-Internet-of-Things-","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}