Ed Schipul

“I’m not gonna pay 65 dollars for worn out shoes” either.

February 22nd, 2010 | Tags: new york, pelham, shoes, subway | Category: Advertising, Pop Culture | 2383Comments (2)http://eschipul.com/2010/02/im-not-gonna-pay-65-dollars-for-worn-out-shoes/i%27m+not+gonna+pay+65+dollars+for+worn+out+shoes2010-02-23+04%3A06%3A53eschipul

The pursuit of attention is now emerging as one of the electric organizing principles of American life. Not only are people pursuing attention in new ways, but there is evidence that we have begun to restructure our culture – including even our politics and economy – around the idea of attention as a glittering ultimate [...]

February 11th, 2010 | Tags: american life, Attention, Business, celebrities, human behavior, icons, Media, psychology, pursuit of attention, recognition, respect, technology, the pursuit of attention | Category: Personal Brand Era, Pop Culture, Social Software, Sociology | 2348Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2010/02/the-pursuit-of-attention/The+Pursuit+of+Attention+-+Quotes2010-02-11+22%3A15%3A18eschipul

New groups are being formed throughout the country, and nobody has noticed. These emergent groups are zero to three years old. And the organizers are not the usual suspects. If there is a connection to urban tribes it is the connecting of existing urban tribes.
We meet our new friends, talking to others we know through [...]

January 30th, 2009 | Category: Art Community in Houston, Economics, Leadership, Pop Culture, Social Media, Social Software | 1521Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/01/formation-of-new-american-group-influencers/Formation+of+New+American+Group+Influencers2009-01-30+14%3A01%3A15eschipul

“So much seems possible at the beginning of a trip, so many  things seem brimmed with meaning.” pg 5
“…trickster is a boundary-crosser. Every group has its edge, its sense of in and out, and trickster is always there, at the gates of the city and the gates of life, making sure there is commerce.” Trickster, [...]

July 12th, 2008 | Category: Blogging, PR, SEO and Tech, Pop Culture | 750Comments (1)http://eschipul.com/2008/07/the-tricksters-of-social-media-fakesters-vs-avasters/The+Tricksters+of+Social+Media%3B+Fakesters+vs+Avasters2008-07-12+19%3A51%3A15eschipul

March 17th, 2008 | Category: Pop Culture | 772Comments (2)http://eschipul.com/2008/03/happy-st-patricks-day-so-sayeth-the-muppets/Happy+St.+Patrick%27s+Day+-+so+sayeth+the+muppets2008-03-17+17%3A33%3A39eschipul

July 9th, 2007 | Category: Pop Culture | 874Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2007/07/two-words-balls-of-fury/Two+Words+-+Balls+of+Fury2007-07-09+22%3A47%3A36eschipul

April 17th, 2007 | Category: Pop Culture | 933Comments (1)http://eschipul.com/2007/04/shoes-and-16-million-views/Shoes+and+16+Million+Views2007-04-17+14%3A25%3A49eschipul

April 7th, 2007 | Category: Pop Culture | 942Comments (2)http://eschipul.com/2007/04/justintv-yes-somehow-we-all-care/Justin.tv+-+Yes+Somehow+We+All+Care2007-04-07+21%3A21%3A38eschipul

March 17th, 2007 | Category: Pop Culture | 956Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2007/03/going-out-on-top-nicely-done-ze-frank/Going+out+on+top+-+nicely+done+ze+frank2007-03-17+23%3A32%3A16eschipul