London Bridge seeks relationship with a Telescope

Published May 30, 2009 |

A friend doesn’t “get twitter”. He thinks it’s a place for teenagers to pass the time swapping pictures, which it might be, but there is a lot more potential.

http://twitter.com/towerbridge is a good example. An engineer has programmed the bridge to tweet it’s opening 5 minutes before and again once it has been closed again.

This information may not seem that useful. Perhaps if you use the bridge regularly it might be handy to receive a text with a 5 minute warning.

But wouldn’t it be great if TomTom linked IQ Routes to this kind of information? Without the need to think your GPS can change your route if it discovers the bridge is closed to traffic. A godsend for ambulances and emergency services for sure, and convenience for everyone else.

What about aircraft? If each one had a twitter address we could monitor landing times and diversions.

How about an RFID sown into under 10′s clothing reporting their position to a protected twitter account?

How about your fridge listing items you need?

Companies maintaining equipment could visit your PC/Server/Freezer/Oil Well/Car etc. and make maintenance decisions without charging you for on site visits.

The list is endless.

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