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Category: Posts by Guest Bloggers

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How To Use a Recession as a Force for Marketing Good

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on January 16, 2023January 24, 2023

James Erskine – CEO Rocket. James is an entrepreneur and has over 20 years of…

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  • Guest Blogger

DOGGONE GIRL, A DOGGONE CRIME Opinion Piece

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Marlene Sharp is a creative and business-savvy entertainment multi-hyphenate who originally hails from New Orleans…

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Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head advertisement, 1953. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Posts by Guest Bloggers

A Brief Jewish History of the Toy and Game Industry: The United States

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 22, 2022

The Toy and Game Industry in the U.S. The U.S. toy industry, for obvious reasons,…

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Technics Direct Drive Player System Drive SL-1200 turntable, 1973. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

The Tables Have Turned: Playing the Technics Direct Drive Player System Drive SL-1200

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

Imagine it’s another hot summer day in 1973. However, you and your friends are planning…

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Children play on the sidewalk on the Lower East Side of New York City; Library of Congress.
  • Culture and Society

The Battle over Street Play in New York City (1910-1930)

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

“Where there are kids, there is play.” Iona Opie “The setting of boundaries is always…

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Screenshot of Instagram user hellicty_merriman post, 2022, courtesy of the author.
  • Culture and Society

What Do American Girl Dolls Say About Us?

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 8, 2022

I’m always on the lookout for play in everyday social media trends and breaking news…

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Mah-jongg set, Parker Brothers, about 1923. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

Chow, Pong, and Kong: Mahjong!

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

When the film adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s hit book Crazy Rich Asians came out in…

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  • Guest Blogger

Cat-Aholics, Tail Therapy and an Opportunity for the Toy Industry

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on July 22, 2022August 3, 2022

Patrick/Jun CAI is an independent researcher. With years of marketing, branding, and researching operations with…

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Bradley's Kindergarten Material Cutting Papers, Gift No. 13, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

A Pinch of Creativity

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 14, 2022

A less than enthusiastic student during my grade school career, there were very few days…

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Super Nazo Puyo Rulue no Roux for the Super Famicom, 1995. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

Japanese Games at The Strong, Part I

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

The Strong is home to thousands of video game related objects. Among them is a…

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Photograph of workers at Exhibit Supply Co. factory, 1949, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

The Strong’s Comprehensive Collection Chronicles More than a Century of Coin-Operated Games

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

When The Strong created the International Center for the History of electronic Games (ICHEG) in…

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Turning on the Kettle, Foxy Belle, flickr, January 29, 2022, Courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution.
  • Culture and Society

Pampered Pooches: Anthropomorphized Dolls

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 26, 2022

The Strong recently acquired a few anthropomorphized fashion dolls. A dog with a human-like body…

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  • Culture and Society

Heroines Just as Interesting as Heroes

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 19, 2022May 20, 2022

The video game company Her Interactive adopted the slogan “For Girls Who Aren’t Afraid of…

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Pinball Playfields, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

The Strong Museum: Past & Present

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

As a child, I used to frequent The Strong museum and its many exhibits. I…

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World Video Game Hall of Fame class, 2022. The Strong, Rochester, New York
  • Announcement

How Does a Game Get into the World Video Game Hall of Fame?

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

We welcomed four new inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame class of…

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