Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Facebook opens Internet.org platform to developers after Net Neutrality criticisms

By Eric David May 4, 2015

Facebook, Inc.’s Internet.org initiative says its goal is to “connect the two-thirds of the world that doesn’t have Internet access,” but the program has not been without its critics. Most recently, several high-profile Indian businesses…

Banjo-Kazooie successor Yooka-Laylee gets fully crowdfunded in 40 minutes

By Eric David May 1, 2015

Kickstarter seems to be the place to go if you want to breathe new life into dead video game genres, and games like Star Citizen have already proven that niche markets can still pay off…

Music streaming site Grooveshark finally shut down by legal troubles

By Eric David May 1, 2015

Popular music streaming site Grooveshark had somehow managed to offer thousands of free songs ranging from obscure Japanese bands to platinum-selling superstars, but the site’s recurring legal problems finally caught up with it.…

Texas Senate axes failure-plagued Emerging Technology Fund for startups

By Eric David May 1, 2015

This week, the Texas Senate voted to cut former Governor Rick Perry’s Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF), a program that was intended to “make Texas the best place in the nation to pursue the…

Steam Community Market bug priced items at millions of dollars

By Eric David May 1, 2015

A little bug affecting exchange rates between Indonesian rupiahs and the U.S. dollar caused a bit of a problem early this morning on the Steam Community Market by causing some items to be…

Does Steam’s new game ban system give devs too much power?

By Eric David Apr 30, 2015

It looks like Valve Corp is not quite ready to get back on its users’ good side, as the Washington-based game studio has revealed a controversial new ban system that allows game developers…

Cost of acquiring mobile users is now over $3 each, says Fiksu

By Eric David Apr 30, 2015

Mobile marketing company Fiksu Inc has released a new report with its Cost per Loyal User index (CPLU), which “measures the cost of acquiring a loyal user for brands who actively market their…

StepOne launches tools to unify the in-store experience with online support

By Eric David Apr 30, 2015

Retail stores have been working hard at improving their in-store experience – they would have to if they want to convince people to actually make the physical trip out to a brick-and-mortar store these…

You can now embed classic MS-DOS games in tweets — here’s how

By Eric David Apr 30, 2015

Twitter, Inc.’s financials may not be looking great right now, but users are still discovering new ways to use the microblog service to slack off at work. Earlier this year, the Internet Archive launched…

Relive gaming history thanks to Star Wars Day sales

By Eric David Apr 29, 2015

After the second teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Star Wars Celebration earlier this month, interest in the nearly 40 year old mega franchise has suddenly spiked. While gamers are eagerly awaiting…

Eric David

Facebook opens Internet.org platform to developers after Net Neutrality criticisms

Banjo-Kazooie successor Yooka-Laylee gets fully crowdfunded in 40 minutes

Music streaming site Grooveshark finally shut down by legal troubles

Texas Senate axes failure-plagued Emerging Technology Fund for startups

Steam Community Market bug priced items at millions of dollars

Does Steam’s new game ban system give devs too much power?

Cost of acquiring mobile users is now over $3 each, says Fiksu

StepOne launches tools to unify the in-store experience with online support

You can now embed classic MS-DOS games in tweets — here’s how

Relive gaming history thanks to Star Wars Day sales

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