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What Is IoT? Whenever we search for the definition of IoT, we find some overly technical definitions. These definitions only leave us more confused. IoT is such a broad concept that it's hard to nail down the specifics of this topic. But we are going to try anyway.   Internet is everywhere today. From the desktops and laptops to the smartphones in our hands. Every device we have in our lives today is some way or another connected to the internet. And that is exactly what IoT or Internet of Things is about. The basic concept of IoT is taking everything and connecting to the internet. By doing this, all the devices would be able to send and receive data online, wirelessly. Sounds simple, but what is the real-life application of this concept? Today we are all using fitness trackers to track our health, smartwatches to track our messages and emails on the go. We are using Amazon Alexa and Google home for various things, like asking them about whether or to play a sp...

Oh, how the headlines blared: “…the 2016 bot paradigm shift is going to be far more disruptive and interesting than the last decade’s move from Web to mobile apps.” Chatbots were  The Next Big Thing. Our hopes were sky high. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, the industry was ripe for a new era of innovation: it was time to start socializing with machines. And why wouldn’t they be? All the road signs pointed towards insane success. Messaging was huge! Conversational marketing was a sizzling new buzzword! WeChat! China! Plus, it was becoming clear that supply massively exceeded demand when it came to those pesky, hard-to-build apps. At the Mobile World Congress 2017, chatbots were the main headliners. The  conference  organizers cited an ‘ overwhelming acceptance at the event of the inevitable shift of focus for brands and corporates to chatbots’. In fact, the only significant question around chatbots was  who  would monopolize the fie...