• Engineers sentenced to 1 year for espionage case (AP)

  AP - Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Valley employers and trying to smuggle the secrets to their homeland to launch a government-backed startup there.

• Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub (AP)

  AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster.

  
  
  

• Web sites offer real estate agent rankings (AP)

  AP - Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they've closed, and the number of positive testimonials from past clients.

• Selling SEO During an Economic Downturn - Search Engine Watch

  In a down economy heading into 2009, business development for SEO becomes increasingly important. As an agency or consultant providing marketing advice to clients, you're missing a crucial opportunity to provide long-lasting ROI at a still relatively ...

• Need Press Release Writing: Let Dallas SEO Experts Help! - Transworld News

  A lot of companies may understand the importance of coming up press releases. However, not all of them know that optimizing them will bring out better and perhaps even best results. Press release writing & optimization is very much like optimizing ...

• Even Google scales back on holiday fun (Reuters)

  Reuters - Internet search giant Google Inc is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Website Craigslist.

  
  
  

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