Wireless Home Automation using social networking websites

With the advent of Internet of Things, Wireless Home Automation Systems (WHAS) are gradually gaining popularity. These systems are faced with multiple challenges such as security; controlling a variety of home appliances with a single interface and user-friendliness. In this paper we propose a system that employs secure authentication systems of social networking websites such as Twitter, tracks the end-user´s activities on the social network, based on which; it controls his/her domestic appliances. At the end, we highlight applications of the proposed WHAS and compare the advantages of our proposed methodology over its conventional counterpart(s).