Archives for July, 2009

Uninstall Facebook Applications Internationally Day (UFAID) September 1 2009

Posted by eschipul on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 11:08 am. 7 Comments.

I am a fan of Facebook. I enjoy using it and it has brought me closer to a lot of awesome people. We are even approaching 1000 people on our Facebook Fan Page! But I can’t handle Facebook’s lack of respect for our privacy. The fact that it shows me “dating website” advertisements (I’m married [...]

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Michael Jackson Creative Commons Photo

Posted by eschipul on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 8:50 am. Comments are off.

From a random trip into the wax museum in Tijuana Mexico while in San Diego on business. Yes I enjoyed Michael Jackson’s music. But I guess I never really “got it” at the level of so many people. Since MJ passed away, this creative commons photo of Michael Jackson has taken off in traffic on [...]

Filed under Social Software.

Commercial Real Estate Bubble to Burst

Posted by eschipul on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 2:38 pm. 3 Comments.

A cross post from a guest blog post on the Houston Chronicle Commercial Real Estate Defaults Increase – A Good Thing? Several economists I heard speak recently at the GHP Growth Summit pointed out that every recession in the US ends when real estate rebounds. Real estate leads us out of recessions. So just as [...]

Filed under Economics.

Saint Arnold – Because Beer is Good.

Posted by eschipul on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 10:20 am. Comments are off.

As a favor, made some revisions to the Saint Arnold Facebook Fan Page. Become a fan! FB.init("8dce7637eb601c6234b36f5619d9bb4a"); Saint Arnold Brewing Company on Facebook

Filed under Art Community in Houston, Business, Marketing, , , , , .

The Orange Show

Posted by eschipul on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 5:23 pm. Comments are off.

Very excited to be working on a new web site for the Orange Show, sponsors of the World’s Largest Art Car Parade! This photo is from a recent visit.

Filed under Art Community in Houston, Photography.

Firestorm: Plan. Predict. Perform. with General Honoré

Posted by eschipul on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 9:46 am. Comments are off.

Yesterday I had the honor to participate in a hurricane and disaster preparedness Webinar with (client) Firestorm and the distinguished Lt. General Honoré. Katie live-blogged the Predict Plan Perform webinar on the Schipul blog here: Families trump business – you must have a plan in place to make sure all of your employees are covered [...]

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The decay of dealerships

Posted by eschipul on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 4:15 pm. 1 Comment.

Pontiac-GMC-Bankrupt on flickr.

Filed under Economics, Photography, , , , , , .

The Finish Line

Posted by eschipul on Monday, July 6, 2009 at 12:04 pm. Comments are off.

Filed under Social Software.

Happy 4th of July America!

Posted by eschipul on Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 11:55 am. Comments are off.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

Filed under Photography.

Yammer – can we have an emergency preparedness option?

Posted by eschipul on Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 11:29 am. 1 Comment.

I posted previously on Yammer. That it was a big help for us during Hurricane Ike in 2008 in Houston. During the hurricane the ONLY thing that worked was text on the cell phone. No voice. No data plans on the cell. No land lines. Certainly no cable or dish or regular TV. Radio worked, [...]

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You Cannot Trust These Guys

Posted by eschipul on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:55 pm. 1 Comment.

“You cannot trust these guys.” – Wendell Potter (source)

Filed under Economics.