[Tango-L] Argentine Tango and Social Media

[Sramana Mitra]

>Being techno clueless, I googled what Web 3.0 was and found this video. In a nutshell, it's a way to sort through data to give it some meaning and context.http://vimeo.com/11529540
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>What Sramana have you envisioned?  
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>Personally, I think all organizers really think in terms of the local level, not so much globally.  Yes, there are some global connections, but all in all, local connections have priority.
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>Trini de Pittsburgh

Hello Trini,

I actually provided a link to a very long article that I wrote on the subject, which the moderator seems to not have included. Here it is again:
http://www.sramanamitra.com/2011/12/14/web-3-0-and-the-argentine-tango-introduction/

It articulates in great detail what I envision. Would love to hear from others on the subject.

Your point about local versus global is correct. I have traveled a lot, and it is still extremely cumbersome to find information for global tango destinations.

Having said that, I have had many wonderful tango experiences during my travels. Most of us have figured out how to navigate the cumbersome information online to find
these experiences. However, with today's technology, it is eminently possible to make it all a lot simpler. And since I have less time these days, I am also looking for more
efficient solutions, more tailored experiences, if you will.

>Dear Sramana:
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>Are you by any chance from India?  I'm from India and passionately devoted
>to tango.  I've spent over a year in Buenos Aires. I live in Brevard, NC,
>USA
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>I would love to exchange emails.
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>Eira
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>email:  patnaik.eira at gmail.com

Hello Eira,

I am from India, but I have live in the United States for the last 22 years. I really have no idea about the Indian Tango scene.
My Tango experience started in Boston in 1995 when we were just a handful of people dancing Tango there,
and meandered through various travel destinations. I have been to Buenos Aires many times, and studied
there for a month in 1999, dancing 12 hours a day. 

Today, I live in California, near Stanford university, where there used to be a most wonderful Tango week
every summer once upon a time, but it no longer happens. I wish someone would revive it. Northern California's tango scene,
nonetheless, is one of the most vibrant, concentrated in San Francisco, with off shoots in Silicon Valley and the East Bay.

I think people's dance needs change through their lives. Mine certainly has changed from quantity to quality. As I have experienced
more, what I am looking for from Tango has evolved greatly. 

And it has made me ask the question: is there a way to find the kind of experience that would fill my heart with the aid of technology?

Regards, Sramana