Author Archives: Sean Patrick Hazlett

About Sean Patrick Hazlett

Finance executive, engineer, former military officer, and science fiction and horror writer. Editor of the Weird World War III anthology.

Daniels Is Out

Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Mitch Daniels, one of the more promising candidates in the Republican field, announced today he would not be running for the Republican presidential nomination. His rationale centered on family considerations. It seems Obama’s reelection victory appears increasingly likely as one … Continue reading →

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Posted in Media, Politics, Predictions | Tagged Decision 2012, Mitch Daniels, President Obama, Republicans | 12 Comments

Leverage Social Media as a Distribution Platform: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part V)

Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Another way to reach the broadest possible audience is to leverage social media. After my first four months of blogging, social media accounted for slightly over 40% of the referrals to my blog. Of those referrals, Facebook has been responsible … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Education, Mathematics, Media, Predictions, Writing | Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Quora, Technorati, The Economist, The New York Times, Twitter, Yahoo! | Leave a comment

War Experiments

Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, I wrote about Eli Pariser’s intriguing new book, which argues that social media like Facebook and search engines like Google are creating filter bubbles. In turn, he maintains these filter bubbles result in increased political polarization among Americans. Pariser has … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Media, Politics, War | Tagged Eli Pariser, Experiment, Google, War | 11 Comments

The Butcher’s Bill

Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

There is no doubt that al Qaeda has wrought havoc throughout the world over the past two decades. However, actually seeing the number of people the terrorist organization has killed really brings home its destructive nature. Several weeks ago, The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Central Asia, Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Media, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War | Tagged al Qaeda, The Economist | 7 Comments

The Filter Bubble: Why Your Internet Reality May Be Different From Mine

Posted on Friday, May 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I have often argued that one of the reasons that Americans have become increasingly partisan over the past several decades has a lot to do with the end of military conscription. No longer are Americans from different backgrounds, races, geographic … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Mathematics, Media, Politics | Tagged Advertising, Eli Pariser, Google. Facebook, Media bias, MoveOn.org, Political polarization, Social media, TED Talks, The Filter Bubble | 6 Comments

Stewart Takes on O’Reilly

Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I missed this interview by about three days, but I thought I would post it here because it is so surreal. Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly could not be any more different. A very bizarre interview, but entertaining, nevertheless.

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Posted in Humor, Media, Politics | Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Conservatives, Democrats, Fox News, Jon Stewart, Liberals, Republicans | 26 Comments

Title for Search When You Search for a Title: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part IV)

Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Search engines are another huge vector for site traffic. Serious bloggers should always register their sites with Google, Bing, and Yahoo!. According to Experian Hitwise, these three account for nearly 95% of all search engine volume globally, with Google taking … Continue reading →

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The Day Bin Laden Died

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Osama bin Laden changed my life.

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Posted in Central Asia, Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Media, Middle East, Terrorism, War | Tagged 9/11, Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden death | 8 Comments

Whoops! California to See $6.6 Billion More In Revenue Than Expected

Posted on Monday, May 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In yet another phase of the eye-rolling saga that is California’s perpetual fiscal crisis, Governor Brown announced today that California is likely to collect $6.6 billion more in revenue over the next two years than it had anticipated. At least … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics, Taxes | Tagged California, Governor Brown | 2 Comments

Leverage the Media to Drive Traffic to Your Site: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part III)

Posted on Monday, May 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In the beginning, driving traffic to a blog can be very challenging. However, one way to direct traffic to a site early on is to comment on online articles published by traditional media. When submitting comments on traditional media outlets, there are several rules … Continue reading →