Archive for September, 2007

Hulk Smash, Puny Human!

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

If you're a comic book fan, turn back now.
You're about to lose the next 30 minutes on today's Lens of the Day. This one is so good it gives Marvel a run for their money.
And by all means, don't leave without voting in those mean green Hulk polls.
http://www.squidoo.com/hulk/

Oktoberfest!

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

The countdown to Oktoberfest is on.
(This year celebrates the 174th Oktoberfest -- wow.)
Can't be in Munich?
You can still peek in on the revelry, grab recipes for Bavarian pretzels, bone up on the "Reinheitsgebot" or Purity Law, plan for next year, and even share your own Oktoberfest story.
http://www.squidoo.com/oktoberfest/
Bottoms up!
P.S. Oh, and if you [...]

New England Fall Foliage

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Cliff Calderwood is a travel writer living in New England. He loves the four seasons of New England but especially the fall foliage which is the most beautiful of anywhere in the world.

A Well Dressed Bullet

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Is it fair to pick favorites out of our 100,000+ lensmasters?
Probably not.
But when you see lenses like the ones Kathy (aka A Well Dressed Bullet) puts forth, it's hard.
From avocado recipes to web design, fun narratives and spotlights on her eBay items, Kathy is a lensmaster to reckon with.
And learn from.
Have fun browsing her [...]

Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

The secret you might not know about SquidWho.com is that when you search for someone there, we only show the single best lens on that person.
So if you go looking for Johnny Depp (and really, why wouldn't you), this is the one you'll get right now: http://www.squidoo.com/johnny_depp/
Angelina Jolie? You'll skip right to this lens: http://www.squidoo.com/about-angelina-jolie/
Sure, [...]

Back to school! (Fractions already? Eeek)

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Our very own Corey Brown is a hardworking member of the Squidteam, and fulltime geekdad.
He's usually tucked away in codeland, or cracking the whip behind the scenes, but today he's guest editor with this perfect pick for Lens of the Day.
"Back to school might mean that you're either going to need help on your homework, [...]

SquidWho IS Pema Chodron?

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

We think you, and the people you're interested in, are plenty notable. So we started SquidWho. It's the first open directory of everyone, big or small. Write an entry about yourself or about someone else. If your entry is the BEST one on that person, it will show up when someone searches SquidWho on that name. If you don't like the entry that shows up, write a better one.

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