Category Archives: Business

More Ridiculousness from Right- and Left-wing Punditry

Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Earlier this week, liberal radio show host and MSNBC pundit Ed Schultz called right-wing darling Laura Ingraham a slut on his radio program. Above is his apology followed by his original on-air comments. The contrite groveling to which Schultz must subject … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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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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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 →

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Mental Masturbation

Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

According to one of the definitions in the Urban Dictionary, mental masturbation is: “The act of engaging in impractical/nonproductive mental exercise/thinkings/writings through which a practitioner only comforts oneself mentally. Such acts don’t lead to any constructive results what so ever in … Continue reading →

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More Nerd Humor from Climate Scientists

Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The above video is a humorous little ditty (warning: some profanity) about climate change that I discovered via Joel Makower’s Twitter feed. In my opinion, the nerds in this video push the evidence for the anthropogenic causes of climate change a bit … Continue reading →

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More Posts Generate More Page Views: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part II)

Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

One of the first goals of any successful blog is to find ways of driving traffic to one’s site. It is all about getting attention. One of the most obvious initial lessons about blogging is that the higher the cumulative number … Continue reading →

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