{"id":70178,"date":"2011-05-29T23:07:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T23:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci01b44d61c0036d19"},"modified":"2011-05-29T23:07:51","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T23:07:51","slug":"thinglink_social_objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/thinglink_social_objects\/","title":{"rendered":"ThingLink: The First Social Objects Success Story?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Can ‘things’ be social<\/a>? That’s been one of the most contentious questions around the Internet of Things<\/a> (when real world objects are connected to the Internet). Several startups have tried to do this, including StickyBits<\/a>, TalesofThings<\/a> and Itizen<\/a>. I’ve been skeptical of these efforts<\/a> in the past, but a new product called ThingLink<\/a> is taking a slightly different tack – and they may just be onto something. <\/p>\n