April 28, 2010 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
RFID Tagged Cows Start Tweeting
A herd of dairy cows from the University of Waterloo might be the first of the bovine species to use Twitter. The cows brag about milk production, RFID transponder glitches, eating habits, technical issues with the “Mr. Terminator” milking machines and the specific nuances of which teats perform best.
Some of the cattle even let loose with an occasional literary quotation from Virgil. We’re hoping for Twitpics soon.
The tweets are actually a project from the University’s Critical Media Lab. Lab members Ron Broglio, Marcel O’Gorman and Pouya Emami have teamed up with dairy farmer Chris Vandenberg and a dozen of his favorite milk cows on Buttermine Farms in Brant, Ontario.
More info here.
