Richard Atkins

Richard Atkins is a senior contributor at Tech Insider covering online media, online travel, and video games. Richard has been with Tech Insider covering companies in these industries since 2011 and has authored numerous industry reports, including "Internet Video: Field of Dreams or Nightmare on Elm Street," "The Next Leg of Online Travel," and "Pwned: How Casual Games Changed The Gaming Landscape." Atkins was recognized as the No. 2 stock picker and earnings estimator in the 2011 Financial Times / StarMine Internet & Catalog Retail category and was ranked in the 2010 Wall Street Journal "Best On The Street" for the Leisure Goods & Services category.

Bitcoin May Enter NASCAR

Following the dogecoin community’s sponsorship of NASCAR driver Josh Wise at Telledega, bitcoin may soon boast its own promotional racer in the iconic US series. Rookie driver Alex Bowman and his team, BK Racing, have announced their involvement in a crowdfunding campaign called ‘Bitcoin23’ that aims to bring a bitcoin-themed car to the NASCAR Sprint…

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Active Stock: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) Partners Sprint To Sell Business Apps

Sprint Corporation (NYSE S) and Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) are teaming up to sell business apps. The mobile phone carrier will offer Google’s cloud based applications to small and medium businesses. This suite of applications including Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive. Sprint and Google will join forces to help small and medium sized business…

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Stock Market Major News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) Records All-Time High Due To Q2 Results

In an exciting development on the Stock Market, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) stock soared to a record high after the company said its profits more than doubled and revenues surged 61% during the latest quarter. Facebook’s revenues crushed the consensus estimates for the ninth straight quarter. Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) jumped 5.62% to…

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