• 5 tips to keep your home secure from hackers

    BPT Times have changed. It’s no longer enough to protect your physical home, it’s also vital you stay safe from cybercrimes. It has become increasingly easier for criminals to gain access to financial accounts, email and even hack internet-connected devices in the home. The good news is that there...
  • Las estafas más comunes de 2017 (hasta ahora)

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau La mejor manera de evitar una estafa es saber que existe. Por eso es tan importante saber acerca de estafas comunes. Lamentablemente, los estafadores son innovadores y sofisticados – siempre están diseñando nuevos esquemas y tácticas para engañar a la gente y...
  • BBB’s Top Scams of 2017 (So Far)

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau The best way to avoid a scam? To know about it! That’s why it’s so important to stay on top of current scams. Unfortunately, scammers are innovative and sophisticated – they’re always coming up with new schemes and tactics to trick people...
  • My Banned Words for 2017

    Shelly Palmer Just for fun, here is a list of buzzwords, biz speak, and hipster droppings that should be banned from every business meeting forevermore. In my last banned word rant, I opined about a proleptic conversation that began, Client: “Our Big Data Rock Star ideated a cloud-based, scalable,...
  • Tips for Happy Home Improvement

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Summer’s almost here, and the long days can make you feel like you have extra time on your hands. Maybe the rainy winter damaged your home, or you’re noticing aging parts of your abode that you’d like to renovate. Either way, you’re...
  • Consejos sobre mejoras para el hogar

    Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau El verano está casi aquí, y los largos días pueden hacer usted sentir que tiene tiempo extra en sus manos. Quizás el invierno lluvioso dañó a su hogar, o usted está notando las partes envejecidas de su morada que usted quisiera renovar....
  • How Do You See the Future?

    Shelly Palmer Tomorrow will be nothing like today. It may look and feel a lot like today – you’ll get up, have breakfast, exercise, go off to work, etc. But tomorrow will be nothing like today. Tomorrow there will be 600,000 new smartphone activations, 540,000 new computers sold, hundreds...
  • The Invasion of Ideas

    Shelly Palmer I was going to write about a specific threat to brand marketing this week. But, considering the recent vicious attacks in London, I want to revisit a thesis about a specific threat from brand marketing. This enemy is not a person, a people, a government or a...
  • Mayor Liccardo announces Vision to Transform the Diridon Station Area

    More than 6 million square feet of office/R&D space will accommodate between 15,000 – 20,000 jobs   San Jose, Calif. – San Jose Mayor Liccardo announced Tuesday June 6th that the City of San Jose has commenced  discussions with Google on the potential development of a mixed-use, transit-oriented office...
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