In 1994, Shipley became the founding editor of Computer Life magazine, based in San Francisco.

In 1996, Shipley joined International Data Group (IDG) as the executive producer of the DEMO Conference, a conference of industry insiders, investors, early adopters, and journalists working in the data and tech sectors.

In 2020, Shipley co-authored The Adaptation Advantage (Wiley), a book about the future of work, with Heather Elizabeth McGowan.

[5] In 2002, Fortune Small Business Magazine cited Shipley as a "most perfect board member".

[6] In 2004 the San Jose Business Journal placed her at the top of its list of Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley.