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.

Free WiFi Access Offered by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) To Students

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) announced its pilot program to provide free Wi-Fi access to students in partnership with the Town of Forest City, Rutherford County Schools and PANGAEA Internet. The social network giant Facebook said that a small number of students residing in the neighborhood surrounding the Rutherford Opportunity Center (ROC) will be given free…

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Top Stock: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) Planning to Release Three Models of iWatch

According to recent reports, Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) will release three versions of the iWatch including a version with sapphire crystal display. It seems that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ AAPL) is serious about dominating the smartphone market, which is why the Cupertino-based tech giant is rumored to offer three different variations with two screen sizes. It…

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World Cup 2014 Breaks Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Records

Brazil’s World Cup was the biggest social media event on record involving 350 million Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) users worldwide, the company claimed today, as Facebook makes strides into the so-called “real-time” market dominated by Twitter. People increasingly are using social networking to comment on global events seen on television, like the month-long soccer tournament…

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