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.

Tech Movers: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY)

The Internet has had a strong reaction to Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announcing on Tuesday that it will purchase Oculus VR for $2 billion. Some have wondered what would happen to the sex simulator that was created for Oculus Rift. While some think Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) buying Oculus would hinder the, well, reality of…

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Bullish Stocks At Services Sector: Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR), Wayside Technology Group (NASDAQ:WSTG), Sears Hometown and Outlet (NASDAQ:SHOS), ReachLocal (NASDAQ:RLOC)

Versar, Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR) announced the acquisition of Lime Energy, Inc.’s Facility Repair and Renewal (FRR) business unit. The acquisition represents five task orders with total revenue between $6.2 and $9.7 million and enhances Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR)’s offerings in support of various DoD and other Federal agencies nationwide. Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR) stock performance was 13.61% in…

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