October 22, 2014 #twitterflight

Twitter in the Internet of Things

Andy Piper Developer Advocate

@andypiper

The Internet of Things

“The Internet of Things is Made of Signals”

– Me, at Thingmonk, December 2013

https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrytapia/2893729684/

The Internet is made of people

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredzimmerman/4347009851

… and: objects, services, sensors the Internet of Things

Twitter is a real-time information networkcarrying conversations and signals

Twitter is the pulse of the planet

Twitter and the IoT

Many objects Tweet

from plants… to ferries…

to houses…

to sensors…

Smart environments

Objects bring Tweets to the physical world

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pulpolux/208661236

Twitter is a great I/O channel for the IoT

People are talking about the Golden Gate bridge.Most used words: blocked, closed, police, detour.

Should I re-route your path?

The Human Sensor Network

Based on your recent tweets, would you like us to book a ride with Uber from the OAK airport this Sunday?

Context Aware Transportation

Demo

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Useful links

Automation best practices t.co/automate

Streaming APIs t.co/streaming

More resources

REST API t.co/rest

Create apps t.co/apps

Open Source @Twitter t.co/opensource

Developer discussions t.co/discuss

Certified Products t.co/certified

Thank You

#twitterflight