Linking the “Internet of Things” to social media: a look at the Vaal Dam

Butgereit, LLVan Rooyen, B2011-11-242011-11-242011-09Butgereit, LL and Van Rooyen, B. 2011. Linking the “Internet of Things” to social media: a look at the Vaal Dam. The 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011978-0-620-51918-2http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5328http://www.zaw3.co.zaThe 13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011The “Internet of Things” is the new paradigm where “things” are becoming more widely connected to the Internet. More and more inanimate objects (such as cars, bridges, cell phones, digital cameras, and telescopes) are equiped with digital intelligence and are, thereby, given the capability of connecting to the Internet. Even some animate (or nearly animate) objects are becoming connected to the Internet including pets with embedded chips and a human pacemaker with a wireless link. This paper describes a joint project with CSIR Meraka and the South African Department of Water Affairs where the Vaal Dam is given a social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, and MXit.enTwitterFacebookBeachcomberInternet of ThingsVaal DamMXitSocial mediaWorld wide web applicationsLinking the “Internet of Things” to social media: a look at the Vaal DamConference PresentationButgereit, L., & Van Rooyen, B. (2011). Linking the “Internet of Things” to social media: a look at the Vaal Dam. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5328Butgereit, LL, and B Van Rooyen. "Linking the “Internet of Things” to social media: a look at the Vaal Dam." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5328Butgereit L, Van Rooyen B, Linking the “Internet of Things” to social media: a look at the Vaal Dam; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5328 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Butgereit, LL AU - Van Rooyen, B AB - The “Internet of Things” is the new paradigm where “things” are becoming more widely connected to the Internet. More and more inanimate objects (such as cars, bridges, cell phones, digital cameras, and telescopes) are equiped with digital intelligence and are, thereby, given the capability of connecting to the Internet. Even some animate (or nearly animate) objects are becoming connected to the Internet including pets with embedded chips and a human pacemaker with a wireless link. This paper describes a joint project with CSIR Meraka and the South African Department of Water Affairs where the Vaal Dam is given a social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, and MXit. DA - 2011-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Twitter KW - Facebook KW - Beachcomber KW - Internet of Things KW - Vaal Dam KW - MXit KW - Social media KW - World wide web applications LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 978-0-620-51918-2 T1 - Linking the “Internet of Things” to social media: a look at the Vaal Dam TI - Linking the “Internet of Things” to social media: a look at the Vaal Dam UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5328 ER -