I have one New Year’s resolution and that is to help Wikipedia in any way I can. I asked friends to participate in the fund drive, and I started to read the discussions in the articles on topics that I have a personal knowledge of.

However, I am a better interviewer than an interviewee, and I need the M2M community’s help in upgrading this M2M article.

Here are some obvious places that need fixing:

History- The connecting of machines and sensors has been going on for ages and we can make a case that all those pagers receiving alarms could be considered. I need people to share their view point not about when M2M comes of age, but its precedents.

 Applications – The article has a bunch of articles that show a range but does not link to the basics such as telematics, smart grid, zigbee, and other hot points. Particularly embarrassing is the lack of knowledge of the movement to horizontal platforms.

Open M2M Initiatives - In my opinion this does not deserve its own category. I chased the protocols for a while and this article is focused only on the xml side and not on the work of CDG, TIA, ATIS (News - Alert), etc. I think I would call this “Standards at Work”.

To help you can go about it one of two ways. Get involved on the Wikipedia site yourself, or send me your thoughts.

I will keep you updated on my progress every week.

Of course you can also help with your donations. And if you donate any amount, send me a note and I will give you a 10 percent discount to our M2M Evolution Conference in Miami in February.