Eric David
Latest from Eric David
Wearables banned from movie theaters by MPAA
In an attempt to stave off shaky, poor-quality piracy of new films, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the National Association of Theater Owners (the other NATO) decided that “wearable devices” will no longer be allowed during movies. An update to the language of the MPAA’s official policies adds wearables to the list ...
Taco Bell blacks out its internet presence during launch of new app
Taco Bell Corp. is launching a new mobile app that can be used to place an order and skip the line, but their announcement came in an unusual way: The company completely blacked out their online presence, including their website, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram. Taco Bell’s main website is currently completely dark with little ...
Suicide watch for your Twitter friends with Samaritan Radar
U.K.-based charity Samaritans launched a new web app called Samaritans Radar that notifies users if their friends have made any worrying tweets that could indicate depression or a risk of suicide. The app is free to use, and once activated will scan users’ Twitter feeds, notifying them of any tweets that contain words or phrases that raise a ...
Twitter shares plan for world domination as user growth slows
Twitter is doing well financially, but their current growth in registered users has been a bit disappointing. That’s according to Twitter’s Q3 Earning Report, which shows that the social network has seen less than 5 percent growth in new users in the last quarter, a number that has left investors unimpressed. Twitter currently has over 284 ...
No shoes, no shirt, no Twitch streaming
In a move to improve its reputation, popular video game live-streaming service Twitch.tv updated its rules to include a dress code that effectively bans streamers who dress provocatively. Twitch explains the new dress code on its Rules of Conduct page, saying: Nerds are sexy, and you’re all magnificent, beautiful creatures, but let’s try and keep this about the ...
Amazon’s Kindle Scout publishes books by vote
The newly launched Kindle Scout service from Amazon.com Inc. gives readers the power to decide what books get published, while also giving new authors the exposure they need. The service allows readers to view samples of unpublished books and vote for three of their favorites each month. At the end of the voting period, Amazon tabulates the votes ...
Be careful what you say online—it could turn into a TV series
In case you hadn’t heard, the things you say online could have real-life consequences. But for one user on the public Q&A forum Quora Inc., that consequence could be a television series. The show’s premise came out of a simple question: “If every state of the USA declared war against each other, which would win?” The most popular answer to that ...
The Queen tweets her first and last?
Today, Queen Elizabeth II set the Twitter world afire when she became the first British monarch to send a tweet out to the masses.The queen sent the historic tweet this morning when she visited London’s science museum, and within the first hour, it had already been retweeted over 6,500 times. The @BritishMonarchy account is rapidly approaching the one-million ...
Miss the 90s? Facebook’s Rooms is a niche chat throwback
For those who miss the feeling of chatting with random people in niche topic chat rooms, Facebook has just launched a new iOS app called Rooms that is designed to recapture that late ’90s magic. The new app allows users to create their own “rooms” based on just about any topic they can think of. ...
Uber worth fighting for: Here’s 3 reasons for the protest
Uber Inc. may be pushing its way into new markets every day with its popular ride-sharing mobile app, but many of its drivers are not happy with the direction in which the San Francisco-based company is heading. Uber drivers staged protests in several cities yesterday, including San Francisco, Santa Monica, New York City and London, echoing earlier ...