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Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Community, Personalization, Vertical Search
Social dance is a natural for building wonderful, sticky, rewarding communities around. What are missing from the tango community are well-thought-through mechanisms to naturally facilitate the community’s interaction needs. Some very old-fashioned forums still work amazingly well. Tango-L is a mailing list that numerous aficionados have been using for at least 15 years to discuss
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Commerce
There is a plethora of obvious merchandise to sell to tango aficionados, and commerce is thus a very attractive category. From music to dance shoes to clothing to DVDs, the options are abundant. And, of course, we’ve been talking about travel experiences all along as possible commercial touch points. Other, less obvious commercial opportunities that
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Content
Content, of course, because the tango is a dance form, is abundant on the Web. Just look at YouTube and you will find many video clips. There are lots of blogs written by aficionados from various parts of the world, but my general observation is that tango content on the Web is terribly disorganized, with
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Context
As we design the portal, one of the first things we need to determine is what brings users to the site. In other words, what is the Context? This is an interesting question because tango aficionados come to the Web for multiple reasons. The first and most basic context is to look for places to
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Introduction
We have discussed a number of ideas this year. Of these, the notion of renaissance entrepreneurs – those working at the cusp of technology and the arts and humanities – is one I have a particular passion for. I am of the opinion that Silicon Valley’s next phase will need to tap into these kinds
Menlo Park Renaissance (Part 4)
If we can bring together the Silicon Valley–style entrepreneurship, with taste, style, culture, food, wine, and art in a well-thought-through city center, Menlo Park can indeed become that eclectic creative cauldron so rare and elusive. Housing this creativity should be a series of great public spaces, terraces, patios, plazas and boulevards.
Menlo Park Renaissance (Part 3)
Parts of Silicon Valley are extremely beautiful. My favorite is Woodside. However, other parts of Silicon Valley are plain vanilla. San Jose, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, San Carlos, and Redwood City – these towns have no style and not much to offer in terms of aesthetics. Silicon Valley has never really paid attention to style or
Menlo Park Renaissance (Part 2)
Perhaps of all the American states, California, because of its wine country, has placed the most emphasis on cultivating a food and wine culture. Among our natural advantages, we count great local produce and local wine. In fact, Napa Valley has become one of the country’s greatest tourist destinations.
