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The Fourth Digital Revolution

Lee Rainie discusses the rise of the internet of things and how all the data it creates will enrich the picture we have about what is happening in communities and media.

BY Lee Rainie

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The Fourth Digital Revolution

Lee Rainie discusses the rise of the internet of things and how all the data it creates will enrich the picture we have about what is happening in communities and media.

At the Digital Summit of the National Religious Broadcasters, Lee Rainie will discuss the rise of the Internet of Things and how all the data it creates will enrich the picture we have about what is happening in communities and media. He looks also at the variety of media zones that people occupy and some of the ways they can be measured.