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Squidoo’s Lens of the Day is real popular. Wicked popular. So popular that it’s time for an upgrade.

We’re working this week with Google-owned Feedburner to be one of the first on their brand new email system. This means better reliability, scheduling options, a smoother subscribe and unsub process, and hey, you know you’re in good hands with Feedburner. The only downside is that we have to put Lens of the Day on hold for a few days while we get everything hooked up.

You don’t have to do a thing. If you’re already subscribed to LotD by RSS or email, you’ll get your new pings or emails automatically when we’re back up and running. In the meantime, just keep working on your lenses, and by all means, nominate your favorites to me at lotd at squidoo.com. (Giants, don’t forget the secret email address we gave you!)

For newcomers who aren’t sure what Lens of the Day is: It’s a competition, an opportunity, a candy gram, a daily dose of rocketfuel for Squidoo users and fans alike. It’s the best way to see how real people are using and benefitting from Squidoo.

Each week, with a little help from the community, I pick lenses that really stand out from the crowd. Lenses that are unique in content, topic, approach, layout, imagination… or lenses that just make me smile. I write ‘em up and stick them on the Lens of the Day blog. One a day. People subscribe to that blog via RSS and email (mostly by email) so that the Lens of the Day selections can deliver straight to their inboxes. After all, how else will you know if you got picked?