tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850474856542382446.post3678834046191661511..comments2023-10-31T11:54:14.429-04:00Comments on ed [...]: yo-yo #73: THP raiderkinopahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212741027510296294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850474856542382446.post-29256365132776235152010-03-04T19:55:37.463-05:002010-03-04T19:55:37.463-05:00I can't wait for it!I can't wait for it!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472283580618613870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850474856542382446.post-69333111389557649412010-03-01T14:24:34.118-05:002010-03-01T14:24:34.118-05:00I witnessed the last yo-yo boom, and it was a mixe...I witnessed the last yo-yo boom, and it was a mixed bag. Tons of great people, but a lot of unbridled greed also. The greed caused many rifts in the yo-yo community, but I wouldn't say that the greed is what killed the boom. It just hurt the people left over after the boom. The sense of community amongst the left-over hobbyists just wasn't what it could have been.<br /><br />The bust of the yo-yo boom was merely a matter of the yo-yo being viewed as a toy. Kids buy toys, have fun with them, and then move onto some new toy shortly afterward. That's the nature of being a kid, and wanting to witness and experience many things. Kids don't stick with something very often, unless their parents somehow relate to what they're doing, and manage to actively encourage it. The parents are the key. They're the ones that keep the hobby groups going, and help with the contests and stuff. If the parents encourage the hobby to stay, than it will stay. If not, things likely go bust. <br /><br />The other answer is for the yo-yo to be viewed as less of a kid's toy, and as more of a hobby. That is pretty much a matter of marketing, unfortunately. And businesses are not after the slow growth of a hobby. They're after that kid's toy sort of boom. Mass manufacturing is where the real money is made. When the momentum runs down, the business jumps off the roller coaster and tries to find the new toy boom to ride. <br /><br />--<br />'CrowThe Almost Green Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176635076710680035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850474856542382446.post-72111578381937984762010-02-26T20:20:40.253-05:002010-02-26T20:20:40.253-05:00I missed the yoyo boom entirely, but the progress ...I missed the yoyo boom entirely, but the progress of yoyos reminds me of skateboarding.<br /><br />We're about the same age and we both experienced/witnessed the rise and fall of skateboarding and its popularity. <br /><br />I was about to go into a long drawn out rambling of similarities between the two. I figure I'll just leave it at that.<br /><br />Keep up the great work.crownrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535710451047423770noreply@blogger.com