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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.

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Facebook exec criticizes Europe’s disjointed privacy regulations

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Facebook has had plenty of privacy troubles in the U.S., but some of its toughest battles are currently taking place in Europe. Last year, a U.K. commission criticized the social network’s privacy policy, saying reading it is “like engaging with Shakespeare.” In February, a …

Facebook’s recent API changes actually improve privacy for once

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc has a long and complicated history when it comes to internet privacy, and more often than not, the company has been accused of all sorts of privacy violations, including claims that the social network violated privacy laws in the European Union. At Facebook’s …

Pinterest launches new API tools to help marketers

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Pinterest has announced a new program called Marketing Developer Partners (MDP), which will provide new tools to allow businesses to better utilize Pinterest as a platform to advertise their goods and services. “People use Pinterest to plan their future, which is why content …

Facebook Messenger takes on Skype with free VOIP video calls

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

In a move that pretty much everyone expected, Facebook Inc has announced that its standalone Messenger app will now support free video chat. Facebook originally turned a lot of people off of Messenger when it forced users to install a separate app if they …

Valve head Gabe Newell responds to paid mod controversy

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

When Valve Corp. announced that it would be allowing content creators to sell mods for games like Skyrim through Steam Workshop, it probably did not expect the extremely negative response it got from its users. Fearing that monetization could ruin the open and collaborative …

Minecraft is still the number one game franchise on YouTube

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Block-building and wood-punching simulator Minecraft might be trailing behind popular esports titles like League of Legends and Counter Strike: Global Offensive on livestreaming sites like Twitch.tv, but it still leads the pack on YouTube. According to market research firm Newzoo, Minecraft once again topped the video …

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