Everyday we hear about a newfangled mobile app or "Internet Of Things" (IoT) device. Kickstarter and IndyGoGo are rife with IoT ridiculousness. (Crowdfunding is the new "Skymall" after all.) Mobile Apps are a new kind of celebrity. A new kind of techno-fashion. The apps you use define the cliques (demographics) you participate in. Which, in turn, defines not only who you socialize with, but how you participate in public discourse.
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