Comments on: United States of Connectedness: What works for the Internet of things http://gigaom.com/2012/08/27/united-states-of-connectedness-what-works-for-internet-of-things/ Sat, 25 May 2013 19:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Deborah A. Sullivan http://gigaom.com/2012/08/27/united-states-of-connectedness-what-works-for-internet-of-things/#comment-1099301 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:36:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557040#comment-1099301 I am a study of the internet …
Thank
U very much.
~Debbie:)

]]> By: pmorch http://gigaom.com/2012/08/27/united-states-of-connectedness-what-works-for-internet-of-things/#comment-957974 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:08:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557040#comment-957974 For me, openness of the data is such an important factor too. Is it possible fro 3rd party tools to get at the data in a convenient way? Or is the data guarded religiously by the company in a way that limits me to using their website and their tools to look at the data.

For instance, my doctor has provided me with an instrument that monitors my sleep (I’ll prefer to keep other details private here) and he can read that data at regular intervals. But the doctor refuses to let me get a copy of the program that can read the data, and the company providing the instruments to my doctor refuses to sell the software to private individuals. So I have to accept the doctor’s analysis of that data. SO FRUSTRATING.

The data should be accessible. Privately and securely protected, etc. – but accessible. If I’m going to be a customer…

Peter

]]> By: Nicholas http://gigaom.com/2012/08/27/united-states-of-connectedness-what-works-for-internet-of-things/#comment-947178 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:31:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557040#comment-947178 The limitation for me is the downside, those unconsidered annoyances to keeping these systems connected. Currently, my Sonos is not connecting with my device due to password changes, and a thousand dollar system becomes a Pandora streamer.

What if my scale requires a re-syncing with my apps, and that frustration becomes a hindrance to continued use? Why is this scenario not planned for? It is not as if the complexity of the solution is beyond my means. It is simply beyond my available time.

Apple seems to be one of the rare companies that will not develop such connected systems, probably because of the complexity and the likelihood of a bad customer experience.

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