Chess and social media – just sayin’

by Joe Spake on February 2, 2010

There are only 6 different chess pieces -King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, and Pawn, each with a specific function.  A person of normal intelligence, even a very young person, can learn the mechanics and rules of the game in less than an hour.  But play me in chess, even if you are a kindergartner, and you will probably beat me because I never learned much more about chess than the basic fundamentals.  To call myself a chess expert or chess master would be ludicrous.

And so it is with Social Media.  Having fundamental knowledge of a platform like Facebook or Twitter  empowers  the  user to self-define as a guru.  Every day I run across  new Social Media experts, gurus, visionaries, thought leaders, and rock stars, with a webinars, seminars or e-book to sell me.  Problem is, it’s a little harder to put these folks to the test than sitting down for a game of chess.

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Tribute to dead mall also offers “lost Memphis” topics

by Joe Spake on January 31, 2010

The Marketplace of the Mid-South

I was looking up something about Memphis when I ran across a link to http://lostmemphis.com in a Wikipedia article.  The link takes you to a page of http://mallofmemphis.org, a tribute to Memphis’s flagship shopping mall.  The site is a captivating historical piece presenting a thorough story of the mall from its beginnings to its ultimate demise and demolition. So I was stuck there for quite a while looking at pictures and reading about the mall in a format that could very well be the website of a fully operational mall.

Lost Memphis

I was really looking for the Lost Memphis section, but the icy weather lent itself to staying indoors and finding interesting stuff on the Internet the Lost Memphis section is wiki driven.  Just a few of the topics are:

Whether you are new to Memphis, or an Old-timer like me, you will definitely find something interesting here.

If you are interested in purchasing your piece of  Memphis’ history, I am real estate broker specializing in historic an in-town  properties.  I  would be happy to assist you.

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The Memphis Ice Storm of 1994

January 30, 2010Downtown Memphis

Seeing the ice on the trees this morning reminds me of a morning in 1994, waking up to a series of muffled crackles and crunchs, not quite realizing at the time that the sounds were large tree limbs splitting and falling.  I don’t remember that is was very cold that morning, 30-31 degrees being optimal [...]

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Sterick Building – Memphis, TN

January 29, 2010Web 2.0

Sterick Building, originally uploaded by joespake.

West elevation of Sterick Building, Downtown Memphis Tennessee. Photo taken from roof of Goodwyn Building, Madison Ave & Second St.

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Picture of the Day – 1-40 Bridge

January 28, 2010Architecture

Memphis I-40 Bridge, originally uploaded by joespake.
Memphis I-40 Bridge – Shot from the roof of the Goodwyn building (19 stories) – Corner of Madison and Second, Downtown Memphis.
Some other nice roof views in my flickr stream.

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So you want to buy a short sale?

January 28, 2010Memphis Real Estate

Re-posted from http://memphisrealestatebuzz.com
Second only to Foreclosures, Short Sales create a lot of buzz among investors and home buyers looking for the almighty good deal. A short sale is a property that is sold for less than is owed on it. Pretty simple concept: you bought a house for $200,000 in 2004, with [...]

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Saying goodbye to a laggard blog

January 10, 2010Blogging

In an attempt to bank all the Whuffie I possibly could, I started a photo blog a while back.  I thought someone might be interested in my photos, taken around the Memphis area, but, alas, as evidenced by Flickr data and Google Analytics, there is much better response to the photos I post on Posterous [...]

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Luddites 2.0

January 8, 2010Blogging

Most of the What’s going to happen in Technology in 2010 articles and blog posts have been published, many similar to this one from Globalthoughtz – 10 Technologies that will rock 2010.   I try to keep up with the major trends, but the amount of technology news and innovation out there is mind-boggling, even when [...]

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TDOT Cameras come in handy on days like this

January 7, 2010Blogging

I have seen the TDOT (Tennessee Department of Transportation) cameras along the freeways of the Memphis area, but have never looked at the camera images until this morning, worrying about Katy’s commute.

Wow, lots of cameras, and you can do map mashups on road conditions and traffic flow, incidents, and construction.
If you are “snowed in” today, [...]

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Happy New Year -2010

January 1, 2010Blogging

” ……. Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear.” – John Lennon
The year-end and decade-end lists have been written. The predictions are posted. The resolutions have been drafted.
I am thinking about a lot of things as this first day of 2010 comes to a close. I spent the day [...]

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