Ed Schipul

From Showmanship for Magicians, PG 24-25
“From the above, then, we should be able to to begin to cull a list of the often-found integrants in successful and popular entertainment. Most often appearing in our analysis, as shown above, are the certain fundamentals:”

Music
Rhythm
Movement
Youth
Sex appeal
Personality
Color
Comedy
Harmony
Romance
Sentiment
Nostalgia
Pointing
Timing
Surprise
Situation
Character
Conflict
Proper costuming
Careful grooming
Physical action
Group coordination
Precise attack
Short scenes or turns
Efficient pacing
Punch
Careful routining
Tireless rehearsal
Special material [...]

April 30th, 2009 | Tags: audience, entertainment, entertainment fundamentals, magicians, performance, public speaking | Category: Social Software | 1780Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/04/showmanship-for-magicians-entertainment-fundamentals/Showmanship+for+Magicians+-+Entertainment+Fundamentals2009-04-30+20%3A56%3A35eschipul

The Chron.com started a new blog called The List and asked me to guest blog post. My first (and only) post so far is titled:
Chron Post: Millennials head under a rock
The GI generation, by all accounts, appears to have raised one of the biggest groups of spoiled kids our country has ever seen. The Baby [...]

April 8th, 2009 | Tags: baby boomers, deficit, generations, millennials, usa | Category: Social Software | 1774Comments (1)http://eschipul.com/2009/04/chron-post-millennials-head-under-a-rock/Chron+Post%3A+Millennials+head+under+a+rock2009-04-08+21%3A56%3A53eschipul

Via David Brown of Spacetaker, I saw this article in the New York Times called The Geography of Buzz, a Study on the Urban Influence of Culture. The methodology of the study itself is quite fascinating – reviewing stock photography taken at parties and plotting them on a map.
The overall report is a reinforcement that [...]

April 7th, 2009 | Tags: Association of American Geographers, buzz, geography, hipsters | Category: Social Software | 1760Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/04/tracking-buzz-through-stock-photography-geography/Tracking+Buzz+Through+Stock+Photography+Geography2009-04-07+15%3A11%3A46eschipul

From the book Guns, Steel, and Germs by Jared Diamond, there are four major geographic deterministic reasons for the disparity and cultural differences between people historically. (Again, a post mostly for my own notes.)  Specifically this is a follow up to my post on Yali’s question.
From the book:
“The striking differences between the long-term histories of [...]

April 6th, 2009 | Tags: anthropology, Sociology | Category: Sociology | 1751Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/04/geographic-determinism-four-environmental-differences/Geographic+Determinism+-+Four+Environmental+Differences2009-04-06+21%3A37%3A17eschipul

Busy weekend. From the Bill White Social Media Training post on the Schipul blog

Bill White Campaigners’ Social Media Training
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We had a super morning this Saturday, meeting with Mayor Bill White, his WONDERFUL wife Andrea White, their staff and a great group of volunteers.  The topic was telling Bill White’s Story [...]

April 6th, 2009 | Tags: bill white, houston, politics, Social Media | Category: Social Software | 1745Comments (1)http://eschipul.com/2009/04/social-media-training-for-political-campaigns-presentation/Social+Media+Training+for+Political+Campaigns+Presentation2009-04-06+20%3A59%3A37eschipul