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• Why I’m Quitting Blogging
  on Sep 10, 2012 in Blogging Marketing Social Media social media The Two Halves writing
  On my birthday, I’ve decided to give myself a birthday present. I am releasing myself from the duties and obligations of running my own blog. Why you ask? Because I no longer feel that my blogging is of significant service to others, or even m...
• Five Tips on Managing Social Media for Clients
  on Aug 22, 2012 in Blogging Marketing PR Social Media consulting http://about.me/NickTaylor777 marketing with social media social media social media blog social media jobs social media strategy social networking sites social networks
  I recently completed a project assignment for an advertising agency in the Phoenix area, where I gained invaluable experience managing multiple social media accounts. My passion for social media was initially sparked five years ago while working for...
• Worshiping SEO Is Lame: Why Quality Content Rules
  on Jul 31, 2012 in Blogging Business Global trends Marketing Social Media ad agency content creation how to use social media Phoenix search engine marketing seo tips what is social media marketing
  So first off, a little disclaimer is in order. I have recently started working for a Phoenix area advertising agency, where among other marketing and social media related duties, I am responsible for writing blog posts on an almost daily basis. Blog...
• How to Get a Job in THIS Economy
  on Jun 30, 2012 in Blogging Business Global trends Marketing Social Media About.Me Behance business cards Careerbuilder do differently employers get connected get creative get off the hamster wheel how to get a job interactive ad agency interviews job seekers job seeking keywords LinkedIn long job search make money on the side Monster networking on steroids Phoenix area qualified leads recruiters relocation resume screening San Francisco sending out resumes social media social media marketing jobs Twitter waiting for a call XeeMe
  Do you want to get a job in this economy? Well, you had better get creative, connected and off the hamster wheel. Truth is, the internet is chock full of articles about this topic, however I found most of the articles to be short on substance and v...
• Is Social Media Really the New Bubble?
  on Jun 7, 2012 in Blogging Business Global trends Marketing Social Media acquisition also-rans amazon Amy Bruckman another bubble automobile makers big winners Bloomberg business has not changed business strategy crux of the debate dichotomy Dot-Com Dot-Com boom economic bubble EToys.com Facebook IPO Facebook is a toy failed IPO's FB generalizations Georgia Institute of Technology Google high valuations history http://xeeme.com/nicktaylor777 infographic Instagram is social media the new bubble job postings layperson LI LinkedIn LinkedIn is a tool making money Mari Smith market evolution milleniumm mobile monetization no bubble at all no revenue overpaying overvalued P/E ratio passwords hacked Pets.com PR real estate revenue model revenues and profits social media social media bubble social media is here to stay social media presence social media properties subscriber-driven subscribers TechCrunch Tulipmania worst in a decade year 2012
  This question really kept nagging at me, so I decided to write a post about it from the perspective of someone who doesn’t have a social media presence on 25 platforms like I do. Many friends and commentators alike have been adamant lately in...
• Mystery Canyon
  on May 28, 2012 in Blogging PR Travel Arizona author Bigfoot bio-diversity Clarkdale cottonwood crowning jewel day trip diving Forest Road 131 Grand Canyon hike hiking history Jerome Memorial Day Mingus Mountain mining town mystery canyon other worldly encounters paranormal activity Parson's Trail red rock ledges riparian area scenic strange phenomena sunbathing Sycamore Canyon Tom Dongo trailhead Tuzigoot National Monument UFO researcher waterhole willow
  Over Memorial Day weekend, I had an opportunity to visit one of my favorite places in all of Arizona and decided it was worthy of blogging about to spread the word, since most people (surprisingly even locals) don’t seem to know about it. Sycam...
• Guest Blogger Dean Vella on Going Viral With Your Message
  on May 23, 2012 in Blogging Global trends Guest Bloggers Marketing PR Social Media Bay Area Bisk Education community content creative marketing strategy customers Dean Vella don't rush your product Guest Blogger how to go viral how to go viral with your message human connection infographic internet marketing intriguing headline it's all in the eyes never underestimate your audience niche online programs quality content San Fran San Francisco Search Engine Optimization Specialist Seoul SF social circles social media social media strategy social media training solve a problem strong community target your market University Alliance University of San Francisco University of San Francisco's online programs visual catch visual splash visuals
  In the fifth Guest Blogger feature on The Two Halves blog, Search Engine Optimization Specialist Dean Vella* discusses how to go viral with your message!  What’s the best way to grab the attention of a prospective customer in a space that’s cr...
• Guest Blogger Dean Vella on How to Go Viral With Your Message
  on May 23, 2012 in Blogging Global trends Guest Bloggers Marketing PR Social Media Bisk Education community content creative marketing strategy customers Dean Vella don't rush your product Guest Blogger how to go viral how to go viral with your message human connection infographic internet marketing intriguing headline it's all in the eyes never underestimate your audience niche quality content Search Engine Optimization Specialist Seoul social circles social media social media strategy social media training solve a problem strong community target your market University of San Francisco visual catch visual splash visuals
  In the fifth Guest Blogger feature on The Two Halves blog, Search Engine Optimization Specialist Dean Vella discusses how to go viral with your message!  What’s the best way to grab the attention of a prospective customer in a space that’s cro...
• Best of Travel Photography
  on Apr 30, 2012 in Blogging Photography Travel best of Asia Best of Cambodia best of Europe Best of Hong Kong Best of Indonesia best of Las Vegas Best of Malaysia Best of San Francisco best of slovenia Best of Thailand Best of Travel Photography Best of Veitnam Cambodia comment comparison distribution Google Hong Kong Indonesia las vegas Malaysia most viewed organic search Philippines photo blog posts photo curation photo set photography on The Two Halves post timing quality photo sets San Francisco SEO seven best travel photography posts share of views Slovenia subreddit surge of hits Thailand The Two Halves traffic travel photography Vietnam vote for your favorite photo set
  Over the weekend, I noticed that my latest photo set (Best of San Francisco) had experienced a huge surge of hits from both Google’s organic search and the San Francisco subreddit. In fact, over a 1,000 people had viewed the photo blog post in...
• San Francisco: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  on Apr 26, 2012 in Blogging Business Global trends Marketing Social Media Travel Asian cuisine average rent in SF best cities for hipsters Best of SF photos Blogspire connections CTO of Zemanta cultural mecca DNA Lounge dreaming of San Francisco e-commerce economic boom employers Facebook financial district flower power Foursquare list Google Grega Stritar high cost of entry lessons learned LinkedIn live music make money making enough money micro brews most expensive cities most expensive city to rent move to San Francisco NextSpace nightlife no-brainer NorCal overvalued companies rents have shot up Salesforce San Fran San Francisco search SF SF Bay SF start-ups SF tech scene social media social media marketing SOMA tech and social media boom tech related tech savvy residents the bad and the ugly the good Twenity Twitter Vox.io Vox.io's SF HQ
  those of you who follow my blog know that about a month ago I returned from an eye-opening trip to San Francisco, a city I had been seriously considering relocating to because of my desire to work in social media marketing and because on a personal l...
• 5 Ways to Increase Your Twitter Followers
  on Mar 28, 2012 in Blogging Global trends Marketing PR Social Media #FF #FollowFriday #socialmedia 5 ways to increase your Twitter followers adjust advice on how to attract more followers on Twitter be pro-active on Twitter best practices creative ways engage with others followers friends hashtags increase your followers on Twitter keep track of results Mashable monitor publish tweets Qwitter re-tweet content re-tweeted Refollow research rise on Twitter search similar topics social influence measurement spread your influence The Two Halves topics track trending page tweet tweet great content Twenity Twitter Twitter bio Twitter superstars use hashtags utilize #hashtag memes
  This post is inspired by my friends who have been pestering me lately about what I have been doing on Twitter to have attracted so many new followers in such a short amount of time. While my Twitter account is far from the most popular out there, I...
• Best of San Francisco
  on Mar 16, 2012 in Photography Travel Alcatraz America barhopping bars in SF best of california Cat Club Chinatown Chinese food clubs crab cakes DNA Lounge East Bay fast slow food Fisherman's Wharf Golden Gate Bridge Grant & Green Harold & Kumar Little Italy Metro Areas naked bike ride nightclubs North Beach Northern California photo set photography photos restaurants restaurants in San Francisco San Fran San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area SF SF Love skaters street art Transamerica Travel and Tourism turtle United States urban Washington Square
  Presenting a photo set of the best of my photos from urban, friendly and incredibly diverse San Francisco! (All photos © of Nick Taylor & The Two Halves blog). Tags Photography, Travel...
• San Francisco Dreamin’
  on Feb 29, 2012 in Marketing Social Media Travel advice America Andrej Nabergoj Arizona Bay Area Blogger Cat Club Chinatown dreams ethnic neighborhoods Fisherman's Wharf Frisco Bay gamification Gold Rush Grega Stritar Harvard Hihg Tech Connect Iddiction interviews investor interest lead LinkedIn Little India Little Italy Little Saigon marketing consultants Mashable meet me for a drink meetings mixing business with pleasure New Wave nightlife North Beach Otis Redding Phoenix risk San Fran San Francisco San Jose SF Silicon Valley SJ Slovenci v ZDA Slovenes in the USA Slovenian owned businesses Slovenians Slovenians in the US SM Salary Guide SMM social media marketing social media metric Twenity Twitter
  “I left my home in Georgia, headed for the ‘Frisco Bay” ~ Otis Redding After a few months back in my native Arizona with mostly uninspiring interviews under my belt, it is time to take a risk.  In the early hours of March 7th, this...
• Forget Pinterest – Why You Need XeeMe
  on Feb 22, 2012 in Blogging Global trends Marketing PR Social Media analytics Becky Gaylord crappy Klout cross pollinate custom link digital crack for women Facebook Foursquare free profile get organized Google groups innovative international coverage invention keeping track Klout sucks leaving Facebook new service one profile online social management pages Personal Pinterest power networking press professional see me sliced bread SM SM presence social media social media aggregation tool social media footprint social media platforms Social Traffic Report tool to drive new traffic tutorial XeeMe xeesm.com/nicktaylor777
  While the social media world is busy clamoring on about Pinterest, aka “digital crack for women” and off debating the merits of leaving Facebook, some of us have been quietly looking for new ways to efficiently increase our SM presence. X...
• Best of Las Vegas Photo Set
  on Jan 31, 2012 in Blogging Photography Travel Arizona best of Las Vegas las vegas Nevada photo set photography photos of Las Vegas The Global Guru The Two Halves
  In a The Global Guru & The Two Halves exclusive, presenting our set of the best photos from Las Vegas, Nevada. (All photos © TGG & TTH internet publishing properties and their respective owners).   Tags Blogging, Photography, Travel...
• Top 5 Social Media Marketing Trends for 2012
  on Jan 18, 2012 in Blogging Business Global trends Marketing Social Media 2012 marketing trend 2012 marketing trends Albert Nobbs alivea annual survey availability awareness B2B marketers blogging gains momentum blogging more important to corporate marketing strategy brand equity brand metrics branding challenge for brands clever SEO strategies consumers consumers trust blogs content marketing conversion corporate marketing strategy cost per lead cultivate an international audience customer service customers deciding factor educate engage customers entertain fragmentation of consumer habits free tickets futuristic trend game the system global brands Global Business Hub Google great content influence influence influencers influence recognized rewarded influencers inform innovate instant feedback interaction internationalization internet users outside the US Klout long term challenges marketing class in college MarketingProfs MOO cards new branding obtuse communications perks predictable audience satisfy needs search algorithm segmentation smart brands smart companies SMM social media social media is the new branding social media marketing social media marketing professionals social media platforms Social Media Trends 2011 social proof in marketing Swaylo target market demographic tool top 5 marketing trends top 5 social media marketing trends top 5 social media marketing trends 2012 top 5 social media trends top 5 trends in 2012 transparency trends in 2012 via social media website visitors
  As we kick off the New Year, social media has become an integral part of marketing (see my previous post Social Media Trends for 2011), yet so much more than just another tool used to increase awareness, drive conversion and impact brand equity. Thro...
• Blogging The Two Halves in 2011
  on Dec 31, 2011 in Blogging Global trends Social Media 3 things I will miss least 3 things I will miss most Ambasada Gavioli Asia-Pacific Australia best business books of 2011 best of slovenia bilingual blog blog analysis blog performance blog's readership blogging strategy Blok party Bloomberg business Canada content countries daily dirtnap data mining English speaking Expat-blog Facebook Germany global trends Google Google Analytics greed Guest Blogger in Slovene India Jared Dillian keywords microlocation most popular posts New Year optimization Philippines photo collage photography PR Reddit referring site Savski Blok Savski Blok party Savsko naselje SEO site performance site strategy site traffic Slovenia SMO social media consumption social media trends Social Media Trends Two Halves Society source of hits source of traffic Street Freak Stumbleupon TheTwoHalves.com top 5 social media trends top sites for traffic traffic travel travel photography trending upwards trends in society TTH Twitter Two Halves uniques United Kingdom United States West wider shift world www.TheTwoHalves.com Yahoo
  It’s that time of the year to look back upon the past year’s successes and failures, all with the aim of improving and fine tuning site strategy in the New Year! According to Google Analytics, here’s how The Two Halves performed in...
• Social Proof is the New Currency in Marketing
  on Dec 26, 2011 in Global trends Marketing Social Media #TwoHalves 2011 7 ways to increase your Klout score amplification best-in-class Beta better rated cheeky content currency drawbacks early adopters Empire Avenue engaging user experience entrant Facebook FB final score followers funny badges gamification global trend industry January 20th Klout Klout is broken lists marketers Mashable most influence network officially launches online influence Peerindex peers pokes fun PostRank posts about social media preview content product launches scoring model sites measure influence social influence measurement social influence measurement site social influence sites social media influence measurement sites social media marketers social media trends social media two halves social proof social proof is the new currency in marketing social proof phenomenon Social Stock Market Spotify Sprout Social Stephen King style TechCrunch three factors timezone Top 20 people or brands Topic Fingerprint topics influential about Traackr trends true reach tweets Twenity TwentyFeet Twitter Twylah unique claim to fame vanity Vanity is the spice of life VC firm Will Ferrell
  If you have been following the latest trends in social media, you have probably noticed that sites attempting to measure online influence have been popping up like mushrooms after a rainstorm. With the mass of content available online, the marketers...
• Arizona Dreamin’
  on Nov 28, 2011 in Photography Travel architecture Arizona Arizona photography Arizona Thanksgiving bush downtown Light Rail Lonely Tree NObama northern Arizona Occupy Prescott Occupy Wall Street Phoenix photography photos of Arizona Prescott Reunion rock theory rugged beauty Scottsdale Southwest Southwest photography station Thanksgiving Whiskey Row
  In the festive spirit of my return to the US, what follows is a hodgepodge of photos celebrating the best of Arizona. (All photos © of Nick Taylor & The Two Halves blog). Tags Photography, Travel...
• Occupy Wall Street and Other “Revolutions” as the Ultimate Reality Shows (Guest Blogger Grega Stritar)
  on Nov 22, 2011 in Blogging Global trends Guest Bloggers Marketing Politics Social Media Society 1% 99% activist groups activists Arab Spring blog post blogs channel corporations critical mass cross-branded cross-branding crowdsourced Egyptian revolution Europe financial institutions global global economic system greatest reality shows of our time Grega Stritar history ignore infinite toys interdisciplinary implications media middle class movement Occupy Occupy Wall Street OWS pictures playground real time reporter revolution revolutions rich Spring of Nations strategic marketing support The Anonymous The Truman Show The Web transatlantic tweets Twitter two part series ultimate reality shows ultra rich US violence visualizations
  This is part of a special two part series transatlantic blog post about Occupy Wall Street. Come check out my cross-branded blog post on Grega Stritar’s stritar.net. The situation isn’t peachy. The global economic system is collapsing, t...

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