This document outlines the strategy and business model of theThings.io, a social network for connecting internet of things devices. It plans to have over 1,000 early adopters and 2,000 connected devices in 2013, growing to over 100,000 users and 1 million connected objects by 2015. The business model involves freemium and premium plans for users, a developer program and app revenue share for developers, and segmented ads and brand analytics for manufacturers connecting objects to the platform. The ultimate goal is to be a reference platform for connecting the social internet of things.