Re: [Tango-L] Tango, Social Media
--- On Thu, 12/29/11, kace ong kace...@gmail.com wrote: Of course a lot of the chatter has definitely moved into local sites that serve regional communities; that is traditionally why Tango-A was spun out from Tango-L. But Tango-L is a forum for deeper, more universal topics, a place for Q A, and a place to get opinions from peers. I hope going into 2012 there will be a resurgence in its central role in the Tango world. --- Kace, I think that with today's media, the tolerance for deep discussions solely through the written word has dijminished. Today, people want to be entertained with strong visuals and not just informed. With social media, there is so much of a need/expectation of positive reinforcement, then people are less likely to offer critiques of what people post. It's leading to a society of wusses. Trini de Pittsburgh ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] Tango, Social Media
On 24/12/2011 1:32 PM, Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote: Unfortunately, newer dancers do not realize this loss unless they comb through the old Tango-L archives, which is unlikely. Perhaps a Best Of Tango-L blog could be created, but who's willing to do the work? Hi Trini - I too observe that the quality and quantity of discussion on Tango-L has greatly diminished compared to 10 years ago. Since the total number of dance participants must have been increasing -- based on anecdotal observation of rising number of active tango cities, festivals and paid engagements for dance professionals -- I was trying to determine where the crowd is now congregating, if not on Tango-L. Of course a lot of the chatter has definitely moved into local sites that serve regional communities; that is traditionally why Tango-A was spun out from Tango-L. But Tango-L is a forum for deeper, more universal topics, a place for Q A, and a place to get opinions from peers. I hope going into 2012 there will be a resurgence in its central role in the Tango world. Kace ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
