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In this paper we introduce the notion of “Social Web of Intelligent Things”(SWIT hereafter) as a an evolution of both the “Web of Things” and “Smart Objects” paradigms. In a SWIT, things become entities capable of an intelligent and social behavior. On the one hand, things maintain and socialize knowledge and can interact and communicate with people; on the other,“social” networks of people and things arise as a result of this interaction. SWIT is an evolution of social media that goes beyond the desktop paradigm and is a way of bridging the gap between real-life and virtual experiences. Interactions between people and things happen naturally in real life, augmenting and enhancing people's experiences. We claim that SWITs are a challenging area of research and application for Artificial Intelligence in the context of the Future Internet. The paper provides a characterization of SWITs, discussing the ingredients that …