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.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) acquire Music Streaming Service Songza

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) confirmed the acquisition of Songza on Tuesday. Google’s capture of Songza, believed to cost Google more than $15 million, ends weeks of speculations surrounding the issue. Google Inc can use the technical platform of Songza for its own Music Streaming services while providing its promotional services for Songza to increase its listener…

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Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) faces user outrage over Secret Psychological Experiment

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) users have been subjected to a secret Psychological Experiment. A recently published study mentioned the use of Facebook News Feed in an experiment carried out in January 2014. Although Facebook Inc( NASDAQ:FB) may be well within their rights to do the experiment, Facebook has been strongly criticized by its users for doing…

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