So You Want To Be A Giant Squid?

The Power of Squidoo

2009-07-13T20:58:35-04:00

Lensmaster Christene's lens: Sudden Onset Juvenile Diabetes really changed a life. Here is a Guestbook post that was left on her lens:

"I wanted to say I am so sorry about your beautiful little girl. My heart goes out to you. I wanted to also thank you for saving my daughter. Last week I searched the web looking for a clue as to why my daughter was drinking so much, losing weight and suddenly had become so weak. I read your blog and immediatly took my child to the ER where she was in severe ketoacidosis with a blood glucose of 513. THANK YOU< THANK YOU. You saved her life. She was in the icu for 2 days and the hospital for 5 days. We are now home and doing well. I am so thankful she is alive. Juvenille Diabetes is now on the rise and every mother should know that excessive drinking is a critical sign not an early warning sign of diabetes. Please help spread the word and let us save more children in memory of Mary Kathryn. God bless you and your family and MaryKathryn."

The Power of Squidoo!

Win $3000 For YOUR Charity

2009-07-12T22:26:31-04:00

Squidoo Community Organizer Kimberly Dawn Wells has got some great news for Squidoo charities! How would you like to win $3,000 for YOUR charity? It's pretty simple. Just check out her lens: Win $3000 For YOUR Charity for all the details! Can't wait to see who wins!

Superlative Saturdays on Squidoo

2009-07-12T19:25:38-04:00

This is so cool!

Lensmaster Ener-G has come up with a really fun lens idea:

Superlative Saturdays on Squidoo, here's a little bit more about it from Gia's lens:

We can learn a lot about each other on Squidoo as we read each other's lenses, talk in the forum and generally hang out together.

So let's show what we learn...add your superlative to the lensmaster of the week!

Squidoo Superlative defined: A phrase of praise or positive qualities that starts with "Most likely to...."

This lens is dedicated to Molly, who is most likely to start a superlative tradition at the Diamond J Guest Ranch.

So go ahead and nominate your favorite lensmaster here.

PS - Am I more likely to play with Spiders or type while sleeping, vote here!

Welcome to the Giant Squid Challenge September 2009

2009-07-11T17:14:31-04:00

Are you trying your hand to become a Giant Squid or join the 100 Club in September 2009? Well this is your lucky day because your Giant Squid Organizers and Greeters want to help you succeed! We've created a fun little challenge to get you motivated and part of the great community of lensmasters who want to be Giant Squids! So are you ready? It's as easy as 1-2-3...

1) Pick a Giant Squid Greeter "Team" to join (see teams listed below).

2) Start building NEW lenses and then on August 1st add them to your teams plexo.

3) Whichever team builds the most new lenses will get a special chat workshop with your Giant Squid Organizers, big time bragging rights and a nice write up on the "So you want to be a Giant Squid?" blog AND you'll be just a little bit closer to getting your 50 quality lenses done!

GO GIANTS!

Join a Team

Your Giant Squid Greeters will be cheering you on toward Giant Squid status in September 2009. Not sure which team to join, just go ahead and pick one. Every single one of our Greeters is a stellar lensmaster and a generous member of the Squidoo community.

Team One
Welcome to the lens for Team One. We are one of five teams competing in the Giant Squid Challenge September 2009 — organized by our Giant Squid Community Organizers and the Giant Squid Greeters. It's a friendly competition geared to inspire and motive you to be your best.
Rajays Rocking Squids
If you are looking to become a Giant Squid or Giant 100 Club member this October 2009, then I WANT YOU to join The Rajays Rocking Squids Team. The Squidoo Giant Greeters and Organizers have a competition setup to recruit potential Giants and Giant 100's to join our individual teams.
Kab's Fab Squid Squad
Hey there, fellow lensmaster. So, you're trying to become a Giant Squid, eh? Or, what's that, you're shooting for Giant Squid 100 Club? Well, welcome to Kab's Fab Squid Squad, a team of lensmasters just like you in a race for their lives (and when I say lives I badges).
Jolly Judicious Jetsetters
The Squidoo Greeters present the Giant Squid Challenge for September 2009! This is soooooooooo exciting. We all had a great time with the challenge in May and June. We produced over 400 lenses and found lots of great Squidoo friends! Would you like to be a Jolly Judicious Jetsetter this session?
Willow's Wonder Squids
And you're invited to jump right in and join this challenge! A little elaboration for all of you who came to this lens: Giant Squid Organizers and Greeters are throwing a great and fun challenge called Giant Squid Challenge September 2009 for all lensmasters who want to meet deadline September 30, 2009 with at least 50 outstanding lenses!

September 30, 2009 100 Club Challenge

2009-07-11T17:02:15-04:00

The 100 Club challenge for the September 30th 2009 deadline is officially on!

The rules:

Anyone interested in becoming a 100 club lensmaster is eligible and asked to keep track of their progress and lens count here, in this thread. That's it!

Keeping track means that you check in here from time to time. Dropping in with a single post will not count. We want to see numbers, and or comments, and some serious cheerleading going on in here.

The goal is to help and encourage each other on the road to 100 Club status.

The Prize:

Every lensmaster who keeps track of their progress on this thread AND becomes a 100 Club member on September 30th 2009 will get a Spotlight feature at the Giant Squid Community Showcase blog.

Your Greeters are also running a special challenge for potential 100 Club Giants.

Learn more about it and choose your team here.
http://www.squidoo.com/greeter-challenge-september-2009

~Robin~
Giant Squid Community Organizer
Don't miss today's feature at the Giant Squid Community Showcase

What 5 Things am I going to do on Seth Godin's Birthday?

2009-07-10T08:43:07-04:00

1) Make a donation to the Acumen Fund.
2) Make a difference.
3) Get inspired.
4) I am NOT getting him a card or a box of chocolates.
5) I'll be sharing my own "make a difference" post on this lens: Happy Birthday: Seth.

What are YOU going to do to make a difference?

InfoLinks: Day 7 report

2009-07-09T20:42:12-04:00

I feel like I'm reporting the news on CNN! Seriously, if you want to know the scoop on the InfoLinks that have been appearing on Squidoo lenses read on: InfoLinks: Day 7 report. I have a feeling that this news will have your jumping with joy, I know I did. And your wallet will be pretty happy too : )

Coming soon...

2009-07-07T20:23:50-04:00

the September 2009 Greeter Challenge is about to begin. More details to follow in the next few weeks. In the mean time visit THE GIANT SQUIDS (and how you can become one) for the scoop on what it takes to become a Giant Squid! See you soon!

We've Got New Giants and 100 Club Lensmasters!

2009-07-02T10:58:23-04:00

Congratulations to all the new Giant Squids and Top 100 Club members.

So go on...check your e-mail for a message from the Giant Squid Organizers and Megan. You guys are AWESOME!

And for those who didn't quite make it this time, don't despair. You've got 3 months to get your lenses in order for the next deadline on September 30th, 2009! We know you can do it!

Visit THE GIANT SQUIDS (and how you can become one) for a list of what we're looking for.

and GO GIANTS!

June 2009 Greeter Challenge! We have some Winners!

2009-07-01T22:43:28-04:00

"The Giant Squid Challenge" was a HUGE success! I am so excited to announce that more then 1,750 lenses were added to the plexos! WOW...that is a lot of great new lenses. I also want to give a huge round of applause to the amazing Greeters and their teams. They worked tirelessly to help bring home some great Giant Squids. So a big *clap*clap*clap* to:

Joan's Jolly Judicious Jetsetters by Joan4

JustBon’s Blue Ribbon Squids by JustBon-Crochet-Designs

Kab's Fab Squid Squad by kab

Rajays Rocking Squids by Rajays

Willow's Wonder Squids by a_willow

Now for the WINNERS!

The Winner of the Giant Squid portion of the challenge was Team Willow's Wonder Squids by a_willow. Her team consisted of:

MikeMoore, inkserotica, drifter0658, MeltedRachel, dagsmith, boshemia, Ramkitten, mysticmama, luvmyludwig, Sojourn, klieneine, Portable_eBay, draik, drs2biz, burntchestnut, cjsysreform, ByRoy, Vladi, GreenEcoBean, kristensup, JanTUB, lindarandall. Laniann, utradesports, squidom, CleanerLife

The Winner of the 100 Club portion of the challenge was Team Kab's Fab Squid Squad by kab.
Her team consisted of:

Dkprincess6, gods_grace_notes, tirial, Treasures-By-Brenda, RinchenChodron, janices7, BFuniv.com, Pastiche, CreativeArtist, Irenemaria, charlino

A BIT Congratulations to everyone! Everyone on this list will be invted to a special CampFire chat the week of July 13th to celebrate....so stay tuned!