The Library
Internet of Things tweets (2009-2016)
Tools
Zubiaga, Arkaitz (2017) Internet of Things tweets (2009-2016). [Dataset]
Research output not available from this repository.
Request-a-Copy directly from author or use local Library Get it For Me service.
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5684548.v1
Abstract
The Internet of Things (or IoT), which enables the networked interconnection of everyday objects, is becoming increasingly popular in many aspects of our lives ranging from entertainment to health care. While the IoT brings a set of invaluable advantages and opportunities with it, there is also evidence of numerous challenges that are yet to be resolved. This is certainly the case with regard to ensuring the cyber security of the IoT, and there are various examples of devices being hacked. Despite this evidence, little is known about the public perceptions of the opportunities and challenges presented by the IoT. To advance research in this direction, we mined the social media platform Twitter to learn about public opinion about the IoT. Analysing a longitudinal dataset of more than 6.7 million tweets, we reveal insights into public perceptions of the IoT, identifying big data analytics as the most positive aspect, whereas security issues are the main public concern on the negative side. Our study serves to highlight the importance of keeping IoT devices secure, and remind manufacturers that it is a concern that remains unresolved, at least insofar as the public believes.
Item Type: | Dataset | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
|||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | |||||||||
Type of Data: | Observational data | |||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Internet of things -- Social aspects, Big data, Computer security, Twitter (Firm) | |||||||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick, Department of Computer Science | |||||||||
Official Date: | 8 December 2017 | |||||||||
Dates: |
|
|||||||||
Collection date: |
|
|||||||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | |||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | |||||||||
Media of Output (format): | .tsv | |||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | |||||||||
Copyright Holders: | University of Warwick | |||||||||
Description: | Data record consists of an archive of tweets in .tsv format. The archive includes all tweets posted between 2009 and 2016 with one of the following keywords: #iot, internet of things or #internetofthings. |
|||||||||
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant: |
|
|||||||||
Related URLs: | ||||||||||
Contributors: |
|
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
View Item |