Author: 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.
Finance, Mobile

Active Stock Update: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Having More Privacy Issues

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) is still having problems with privacy related stuff. In the past, Facebook has been often accused of violating the privacy of its users. The social networking giant will face similar problems in the coming months as it faces a lawsuit on the same issue. In this article, we will take a closer look at the privacy issues that are making it uncomfortable … Continue reading Active Stock Update: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Having More Privacy Issues

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Windows 10 Preview

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) announced Windows 10 way back on September 30. This latest Operating System from Microsoft is scheduled to conquer the market in 2015. Currently Windows 10 remains in the testing phase. However, we do know the major components of the operating system which we can expect to see. Here we will take a quick preview of the much awaited Windows 10 operating system. … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Windows 10 Preview

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Inks A Huge Deal With NFL & Verizon

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has got itself another piece of good news. After FB hit an all time high, the stock has some more news to cheer about. FB has signed a deal with NFL. According to this deal, NFL match videos and videos related to the event, would be shown on the biggest social networking site of the world. This would be a major deal … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Inks A Huge Deal With NFL & Verizon

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Losing Teen Users?

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has been in the news lately for all the good reasons. The FB Stock just recently hit a high when it went up by over 2 percent during the course of the week. Despite the acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram, both of which are popular among teens, there have been reports that Facebook is losing popularity among teens. Here in this article, … Continue reading Stock News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Losing Teen Users?

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in Action: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Stock hits a High

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has reached another milestone. The FB stock rose more than 2% to end up at a new high of $81.88. Facebook now has a market capitalization of a staggering $227.66 billion. Facebook has been performing well for some time. Therefore this new milestone seems appropriate and not really that surprising. Facebook has been working on some very interesting stuff in the past … Continue reading Stock in Action: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Stock hits a High

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Introduces a Prototype of the Self Driving Car

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has come up with another top story. Google has launched the prototype of the eagerly awaited Self Driving car. Self Driving car has been making the news regularly and people in the industry have been looking forward to the car. The prototype looks similar to what Google had earlier projected, only this time it has working components. The self driving car has … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Introduces a Prototype of the Self Driving Car

Richard Atkins