SquidBlog
All the squidscoop that's fit to print. (Well, some of it anyway). This is the joint blog run by everyone on the team here at Squidoo. From time to time we'll post news about features, planned upgrades, community announcements and other rantings, ravings and radishes. If you're a lensmaster, it's worth following.
Announcing Localisation Support
Today we’re releasing our first attempt at providing support for non-US data formats. Specifically, we’re working to account for the differences in the ways numbers, currencies, and dates are displayed throughout the world. Here’s what you need to know: We make an attempt to determine your locale based on the language settings of your browser. Lensmasters can [...]
Is your Charity Partnership Secure?
Hi Squidoo Charity Partners! As you know, becoming a Squidoo Charity Partner takes some work. There’s getting to know Squidoo, developing a lens, setting up a PayPal account, and spending countless hours asking volunteers to create lenses for you. After all that work, we want to make sure you’re able to continue to succeed. Maintaining [...]
Teach your friends to Squidoo, Win an iPad
All the details are right here. The giveaway starts now. Runs through March 17 2010. May the force be with you.
Themes and style updates on the way
Early next week you might notice some minor display changes in lens themes and front door lens designs. The bulk of the updates will be noticeable in the headers and backgrounds of the lenses. If you hear the words style and change and quake in terror, quake not. This is cleanup work, simplification so that we can [...]
Squidoo Lens of the Day
Every week, Squidoo's Editor in Chief Megan Casey highlights lenses that stand out from the crowd, that are unique in topic, approach, personality, tools or timing. Or, you know, just a made her guffaw a little. How will you know if you get picked? Get the email delivered straight to your inbox every day.
Reincarnation? Yay or nay?
Reincarnation is the belief that after death, a person can come back to life in a different body. There's much debate about the validity of this concept, although a great many of us think it would be very relaxing to come back as a pampered house cat. Join the debate and state your case [...]
100 Years of Boy Scouts
In a time where it seems a good thing doesn't last, 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the American Boy Scouts, and there's no sign of slowing down. OneFootPutt's lens takes you through the history of the Boy Scouts from the original meetings and groundbreaking projects, through exciting milestones and trivia. I have to admit [...]
Gotta Be Somebody
It doesn't matter what you know if you don't know someone who wants to know it too. When new lensmasters ask about getting more eyeballs on their lens, what they should really be asking is, "How can I become somebody people want to know and listen to?" Dedicated lensmaster Susan52 knows what it takes to go [...]
Is it Plagiarism?
People new to writing and online publishing often find themselves in a bind with how other people's content can and cannot be used. "Can I quote it?" "How much is too much?" "Is it plagiarism if it's public domain?" Today's Weekend Workshop lens can help all our lensmasters feel better about what they're publishing. Is it Plagiarism? by [...]
The Real Reason we Watch TV
When it comes to creating fan lenses, some people have the knack for engaging readers into the whole life of a character. Grannysage definitely has it in her lens David McCallum: The Real Reason I Watch NCIS. I'll be honest, I've never seen a full episode of NCIS, U.N.C.L.E. was before my time, and I [...]
SquidU Review
This one's for you overachievers out there. (Hi, fancy meeting you here). Sometimes there's just so much good stuff going on in the Squidoo community... wouldn't you like an occasional digest full of the highlights? Tips for making better lenses, interviews with top lensmasters, answers to your burning questions? We thought so. Here you go.
12 Tips for Creating Content
Happy Friday, lensmasters! Today’s article comes from your Groups Mentor turned Content Mentor, Barkely aka Linette. What is a Content Mentor? As you know, Squidoo thrives on rich, authentic content that you can’t find anywhere else. Part of writing great content includes managing the written language wisely, and Linette helps you do that. [...]
Mystic Mama: Your Support Sites Mentor
Hello lensmaster! Since the birth of Squidoo, there have been sites like SquidUtils and Lensroll.com. But what exactly are they? What do they do for you? Can you trust them? Learn more about these third-party “support sites” with an interview from MysticMama. *** Q: MysticMama, you’re our new Support Sites Mentor! What are Squidoo support [...]
The New Adventures of Old Groups
Hi Lensmasters, Since the new transformation of groups, there have been a lot of questions about how new groups going forward will function. We asked for your top questions about groups, and have answered them here. If you are a former groupmaster, or wanted to start a group, or were a member of groups, here [...]
Expert Squids Wanted
Hi lensmaster! Do you have what it takes to be a Citizen Squid Mentor? Our Mentors are expert lensmasters who volunteer their time to help you succeed in specific areas of Squidoo. Lakeerieartists is our First Lens Mentor, and can help you perfect your very first lens. Trekkiemelissa is your HTML & CSS [...]
Getting to 100 Club
Along with a group of new Giant Squids, a group of Giants recently met the criteria and joined the Giant Squid 100 Club! To new lensmasters, the idea of creating 100 lenses, much less 100 really really GREAT lenses, can be daunting. We asked these new 100 Clubbers for their advice on finding [...]