Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

Latest from Eric David

Daybreak CEO John Smedley is stepping down and “taking some time off from the company”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

John Smedley has headed up Daybreak Game Company for nearly two decades and weathered a few company ownership and name changes in that time, but now the Everquest co-creator is stepping down from his role as president and CEO of the studio. “Daybreak Games …

Twitch joins the list of sites moving to ditch Flash for HTML5

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Popular live-streaming site Twitch has become yet another web service to move away from Adobe Flash, the ailing media platform that has long been the dominant method of displaying multimedia content online. While Twitch’s video streams will continue to use Flash, at …

Google Maps’ creepy new timeline feature shows everywhere you’ve been

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It is no secret that Google’s data collection skills rival the National Security Agency (NSA) for thoroughness, and the newly launched “Your Timeline” feature for Google Maps shows just how much the search giant knows about you. Pulling from Google’s “Location History” …

Is mouse support for Xbox One a good idea?

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Microsoft’s Xbox head Phil Spencer recently said via Twitter that keyboard and mouse support for Xbox One “aren’t far away,” and while it is not yet clear how far that support will go, there are more than a few reasons the console …

Esports leagues may start drug testing after Adderall abuse scandal

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Earlier this month, professional Counter Strike: Global Offensive player Kory “Semphis” Friesen stated in an interview that he and other players frequently use the prescription stimulant Adderall during tournaments. Now, the Electronic Sports League (ESL) and other esports organizations are considering taking steps to prevent further drug …

The Geek House is a coworking space that lives up to its name

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Once you have visited more than two or three coworking spaces, you start to realize that “coworking” is a fairly broad term that can be applied to very different environments. Some offices are little more than a Starbucks that charges a monthly …

Spam email rate is below 50% for the first time in over a decade

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Spam email has existed for almost as long as email itself, long before it even first started being referred to as spam in the early 1990s. Less scrupulous advertisers discovered that they were suddenly able to reach thousand or millions of potential …

Share Rocket shows how your social media market share stacks up against your competitors

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Social media is no longer a novelty for big brands, and pretty much every company has realized just how important it is to engage with consumers through platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Like everything in the business world, brands want metrics to …

Smithsonian launches Kickstarter to preserve Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Kickstarter Inc. has been used to fund everything from multi-million dollar video games like Star Citizen to the world’s most expensive potato salad, and now the Smithsonian Institution is turning to Kickstarter to preserve some of the nation’s deteriorating artifacts, including the spacesuit …

Batman: Arkham Knight proves AAA publishers don’t care about PC gamers

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

This is not going to be one of those “PC Gaming is dead” articles. With enormously successful titles like League of Legends and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, it is pretty obvious that PC gaming is not going anywhere, and thanks to successful crowdfunding campaigns …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Daybreak CEO John Smedley is stepping down and “taking some time off from the company”

Twitch joins the list of sites moving to ditch Flash for HTML5

Google Maps’ creepy new timeline feature shows everywhere you’ve been

Is mouse support for Xbox One a good idea?

Esports leagues may start drug testing after Adderall abuse scandal

The Geek House is a coworking space that lives up to its name

Spam email rate is below 50% for the first time in over a decade

Smithsonian launches Kickstarter to preserve Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit

Batman: Arkham Knight proves AAA publishers don’t care about PC gamers

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