<s>
ThingSpeak	B-Device
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
written	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Language
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
internet	B-Operating_System
enabled	I-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
facilitates	O
data	O
access	O
,	O
retrieval	O
and	O
logging	O
of	O
data	O
by	O
providing	O
an	O
API	B-General_Concept
to	O
both	O
the	O
devices	O
and	O
social	O
network	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThingSpeak	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
by	O
ioBridge	B-Device
in	O
2010	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThingSpeak	B-Device
has	O
integrated	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
numerical	O
computing	O
software	O
MATLAB	B-Language
from	O
MathWorks	O
,	O
allowing	O
ThingSpeak	B-Device
users	O
to	O
analyze	O
and	O
visualize	O
uploaded	O
data	O
using	O
MATLAB	B-Language
without	O
requiring	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
MATLAB	B-Language
license	O
from	O
MathWorks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThingSpeak	B-Device
has	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
articles	O
in	O
specialized	O
"	O
Maker	O
"	O
websites	O
like	O
Instructables	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Codeproject	O
,	O
and	O
Channel	B-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
