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5 Steps to Securing Your Digital Data

We’ve all heard horror stories of the havoc cybercrime can wreak on a business. Fortunately, heightening your business’ digital security doesn’t require breaking the bank or hiring an IT specialist. There are numerous ways you can easily and affordably secure your business’ data—these five steps will show you how. more...

Microsoft Staff - Dec 2011 - Running Your Business
Inventions Commemorating the Holidays

Where there’s a holiday, there’s an invention that has sprung out of it. We’ve gathered a few of the most ubiquitous inventions—patented or not—from the popular winter holidays. more...

Heleigh Bostwick - Dec 2011 - Lifestyle
Can a Trademark for “SEAL Team 6” be Registered?

Within 48 hours of Osama bin Laden’s death at the hands “SEAL Team 6,” Walt Disney Corporation filed an application to register the name as a trademark. And Disney is just one of the many companies trying to capitalize on this and other real-life events. more...

Bilal Kaiser - Nov 2011 - Trademarks
Transform Your Business Logo for the Holidays

Small business owners are always searching for ways to stand out from the crowd. One way to gain the attention of customers is to dress up your business logo. It can keep your brand fresh and connect you with the customer—just ask Google. more...

LegalZoom Staff - Nov 2011 - Promoting Your Business
Spotted Everywhere: Small Square Pixelated Codes

Big brands like Starbucks, Best Buy and Pepsi are using them to connect with tech-savvy customers. But is there more behind these mysterious, pixelated, scannable boxes that are popping up everywhere? more...

Bilal Kaiser - Oct 2011 - Promoting Your Business
Internet Scams: Beware or Become a Victim

With the amount of scams out there, it’s a wonder we don’t fall prey to at least one a day—or maybe we have and just don’t know it yet. From credit card cons to job scams, here are tips to spot the telltale signs before you get duped. more...

Geoffrey O’Brian - Aug 2011 - Prevention & Safety
On Innovation

Can you imagine a world without light bulbs, zippers or—gasp!—computers? Innovation is everywhere and, in many real ways, defines modern life. It has the power to bring societies together and fuel entire economies. more...

Bilal Kaiser - Aug 2011 - Patents
Privacy and Technology: Is Technology Doing Away with Our Privacy?

Since the advent of the smart phone, more and more people have come to rely on the many services it can provide. But with the recent revelation that unencrypted data can expose to almost anyone where you are and where you’ve been, at what point do privacy concerns trump convenience? more...

Renee M. Hykel, Esq. - Jul 2011 - Technology
Young App Creator Turns Technology into Opportunity

Whether you’re 16 or 66, with new technology comes opportunities for innovation. That’s exactly what happened to 16-year-old T.J. Pluhacek. When Apple’s iPad came out, he became its youngest developer. If you’re looking for a little inspiration, read on about him and other young app developers who took a little inspiration and turned it into a big opportunity. If they can do it, so can you! more...

Michael Plaistowe - Jun 2011 - Trends
7 Things We've Lost—and Gained—in the Internet Age

If you’ve ever used a phonebook to look up a phone number, chances are, you’ve used the library to do research and rented VHS tapes to watch movies. The Internet has changed all that, making the common ways we used to conduct our lives things of the past. Take a trip down memory lane to revisit what we used to do—and what we do now—and how our lives have changed. more...

Bilal Kaiser - Jun 2011 - Trends