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Kevin Ashton
Kevin Ashton helped conceive of the “Internet of Things" as an engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 14 years ago. In 2010, he sold his energy tech company to consumer electronics firm Belkin, where he is now a general manager.
How Memes Are Orchestrated by the Man
Corporations had more to to with the popularity of the Harlem Shake than you or I did.
Kevin Ashton
March 28, 2013