Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Wearables banned from movie theaters by MPAA

By Eric David Oct 30, 2014

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…

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Taco Bell blacks out its internet presence during launch of new app

By Eric David Oct 29, 2014

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…

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Suicide watch for your Twitter friends with Samaritan Radar

By Eric David Oct 29, 2014

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…

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Twitter shares plan for world domination as user growth slows

By Eric David Oct 28, 2014

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…

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No shoes, no shirt, no Twitch streaming

By Eric David Oct 28, 2014

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…

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Amazon’s Kindle Scout publishes books by vote

By Eric David Oct 27, 2014

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 The service allows readers to view samples of unpublished…

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Be careful what you say online—it could turn into a TV series

By Eric David Oct 27, 2014

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…

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The Queen tweets her first and last?

By Eric David Oct 24, 2014

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…

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Miss the 90s? Facebook’s Rooms is a niche chat throwback

By Eric David Oct 24, 2014

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…

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Uber worth fighting for: Here’s 3 reasons for the protest

By Eric David Oct 23, 2014

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…

Eric David

Wearables banned from movie theaters by MPAA

Taco Bell blacks out its internet presence during launch of new app

Suicide watch for your Twitter friends with Samaritan Radar

Twitter shares plan for world domination as user growth slows

No shoes, no shirt, no Twitch streaming

Amazon’s Kindle Scout publishes books by vote

Be careful what you say online—it could turn into a TV series

The Queen tweets her first and last?

Miss the 90s? Facebook’s Rooms is a niche chat throwback

Uber worth fighting for: Here’s 3 reasons for the protest

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