Category Archives: Thurston and Talbot

Thurston and Talbot Celebrate Independence Day

Posted on Monday, July 4, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Our friends Thurston and Talbot celebrate Independence Day.

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Posted in Humor, Media, Politics, Thurston and Talbot | Tagged Fourth of July, Independence Day, Patriotism, Thurston and Talbot, Traugott | 6 Comments

Build a Community: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part XI)

Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In my first few months of blogging, over 50% of my traffic came from search engines. That said, I suspect that my other sources of traffic will increase over time. A little over 30% of my traffic was from what I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Education, Mathematics, Media, Predictions, Thurston and Talbot, Writing | Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Quora, Technorati, The Economist, The New York Times, Thurston and Talbot, Trolls, Twitter, Vast right wing conspiracy, Yahoo! | Leave a comment

Generate Unique and Interesting Content: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part X)

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

My previous nine posts focused primarily on how to drive traffic to your site. Once you have been blogging for several months and have built up a small following, the next step is to keep your readers coming back for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Education, Mathematics, Media, Predictions, Thurston and Talbot, Writing | Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Quora, Technorati, The Economist, The New York Times, Thurston and Talbot, Twitter, Vast right wing conspiracy, Yahoo! | 14 Comments

Use Multiple Media to Engage Your Audience: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part IX)

Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Sometimes viewing nothing but text can get boring. Consequently, you should consider mixing it with other forms of media. The last thing you want is a boring and static blog that readers avoid like cancer.

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

Posts Follow Pareto, Not Gaussian, Distribution: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part VIII)

Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Another important blogging insight is that a very small percentage of your posts will generate a disproportionate number of your page views. In other words, the number of page views per post exhibits the characteristics of a power law (sometimes called … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Education, Mathematics, Media, Predictions, Thurston and Talbot, Writing | Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Quora, Technorati, The Economist, The New York Times, Thurston and Talbot, Twitter, Vast right wing conspiracy, Yahoo! | 8 Comments

Leverage Your Personal and Professional Networks: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part VII)

Posted on Sunday, June 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Another way to generate traffic for your blog (and uncover unanticipated opportunities) is to leverage your personal and professional networks. Spread the Word Throughout Your Network Using Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, as I have discussed in a prior blog, can be instrumental … Continue reading →

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Thurston and Talbot Do Collective Bargaining

Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Our friends Thurston and Talbot do collective bargaining.

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Posted in Humor, Media, Politics, Thurston and Talbot, Unions | Tagged Collective bargaining, Pierre, Thurston and Talbot, Unions | 4 Comments

Thurston and Talbot: Operation Sheen Machine

Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Our friends Thurston and Talbot have a lively chat with their secret weapon, Charlie Sheen. Note: There is currently a corporate civil conflict amongst the corporate overlord oppressors. Our favorite corporate overlords are being oppressed by Sony Music’s corporate … Continue reading →