In the past decade, the transformation of computing environments and the evolution of communication technologies have brought about a revolution in the way we approach the Internet, making it possible to rely on great numbers of connected mobile devices exchanging data and information. Cloud computing has certainly had an enormous impact on the Internet, but the advancements in sensor technologies and embedded systems are likely to produce another crucial step forward, allowing us to interconnect larger and diverse numbers of physical items into cyber physical systems.
Humans, computers, physical objects, software agents, and communication networks will become interconnected in
a “swarm” that encompasses our future activities. This swarm will be the technological container, but what kind of content will we be manipulating using this new human intranet?