Links of the Day #2

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Top 10 YouTube Videos About Internet of Things Posted: 26 Aug 2010 01:45 PM PDT The Internet of Things is what happens when you take everyday ordinary objects and put Internet-connected microchips inside them. These microchips help you not only keep track of your belongings, but many of these devices sense their surroundings and report it to other machines as well as to you when you most need it.

The Frustrations of Commuting | The Urban Ethnographer Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:58 PM PDT The dynamics of space and communication among commuters on a train platform.

Keith Hart’s improvised Cambridge tour in 7 webisodes Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:53 PM PDT An archaeology of intellectual revolution.

ethnografix: Primates on two sides of the glass Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:50 PM PDT "This zoo project marks my transition to anthropology. I used to head to the zoo all the time, and I spent most of my time watching one class of primates--the zoo patrons who flooded past the enclosures day after day."