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.

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Stock News: Facebook Adds Another Antivirus Engine

The World’s leading social networking website, Facebook, has added another antivirus engine in its efforts to better security and further protect its users. On Wednesday, FB announced that they will partner ESET and add its software to the abuse prevention and detection systems. Prior to its partnership with ESET, Facebook has also partnered with the…

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Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Explains Privacy Changes

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is alerting mobile and desktop users of upcoming privacy changes. The new Privacy Basics feature guides users through steps to tweak privacy settings to their own liking. The interactive guides offer customizable settings in three areas including the following: “what you see”, “what others see about you”, and “how others interact…

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