And now the moment you've been waiting for! The Giant Squid Organizers are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2008 Giant Squid Awards.
Every single lens that was nominated is outstanding so I'm sure that this was a really tough choice for everyone. The bottom line is that you are ALL winners!
So without further adieu here are the winners and the runner-ups!
PS - The WINNERS can grab their badge right off this lens!
Every single lens that was nominated is outstanding so I'm sure that this was a really tough choice for everyone. The bottom line is that you are ALL winners!
So without further adieu here are the winners and the runner-ups!
PS - The WINNERS can grab their badge right off this lens!
Best Baking Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Baking lens is Dutch Apple Pie Recipe by ThomasC.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Baking lens is How to Make Brownie by naturegirl7.
Best Celebrity Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Celebrity lens is Freddie Mercury - Queen by Comfortdoc.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Celebrity lens is Michael Jordan by SemperFidelis.
Best Charity Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Charity lens is Are You Polar Bear Aware? by Frankster.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Charity lens is The Random Acts Of Kindness Foundation by badmsm.
Best Cooking Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Cooking lens is Stuffed Cabbage by JaguarJulie.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Cooking lens is I Love Avocados by awelldressedbullet.
Best Crafty Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Crafty lens is Lapbooking by Jimmie.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Crafty lens is Wool Felting | Felting Instructions| Needle Felting and More by DiMcDonald.
Best DIY "How-To" Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best DIY "How-To" lens is How To Grow Fruit Trees At Home by kellywissink.The RUNNER-UP of the Best DIY "How-To" lens is Worm Farms | How to Start a Worm Farm | Do It Yourself Worm Farms by PotPieGirl.
Best Gaming Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Gaming lens is The Best Wii Games Ever by thefluffanutta.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Gaming lens is Football Manager 2009 by RichLeigh.
Best "Green" Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best "Green" lens is Weddings Gone Green by lakeerieartists.The RUNNER-UP of the Best "Green" lens is
15 Simple Ways to Prevent Global Warming by calicoskies.
Best History Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best History lens is Michelangelo's David by boredofeducation.
The RUNNER-UP of the Best History lens is
Woodstock Music Festival 1969 by The_Health_Lady.
Best Holiday Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Holiday lens is Chinese New Year by Jimmie.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Holiday lens is St Valentine's Day by Gordon_Hamilton.
Best Humor Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Humor lens is Menopause: You Need Some Laughter! by clouda9.
The RUNNER-UP of the Best Humor lens is Spoonerisms by MobyD.
Best Music Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Music lens is Crazy Funny Songs by Joan4.
The RUNNER-UP of the Best Music lens is The Top Ten Greatest Guitarists of All Time by RichLeigh.
Best Party Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Party lens is Pink Poodle in Paris Birthday Party Theme by The_Party_Animal.
The RUNNER-UP of the Best Party lens is
Twilight Vampire Party Ideas by enslavedbyfaeries.
Best Pet Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Pet lens is Ferrets Unlimited by genglo.
The RUNNER-UP of the Best Pet lens is
The Thor-acle by Margaret_Schaut.
Best Pop Culture Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Pop Culture lens is R2-D2 by jeffwend.
The RUNNER-UP of the Best Pop Culture lens is
Classic TV Theme Song Lyrics by KimGiancaterino.
Best Shopping Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Shopping lens is Footed Pajamas For ADULTS!! by EuroSquid.
The RUNNER-UP of the Best Shopping lens is Transformers Toys and Figures by thefluffanutta.
Best Sports Lens Winner
We had a tie in this category!The WINNER of the Best Sports lens is Vintage Old School Skateboard Decks from the 80's by Randell.
The WINNER of the Best Sports lens is Cycling is good exercise. Burn off those calories while biking. by Magicality.
Best Squidoo "How-To" Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Squidoo "How-To" lens is Advanced HTML for Squidoo by N376.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Squidoo "How-To" lens is My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo by thefluffanutta.
Best Tech Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Squidoo "How-To" lens is Kindle Wireless Reading Device from Amazon by Susan52.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Squidoo "How-To" lens is Chiclet - How to build small buttons for your Blog by Loyalis.
Best Travel Lens Winner
The WINNER of the Best Squidoo "How-To" lens is Ancient Greece Odyssey: A Traveller's Journal by Greekgeek.The RUNNER-UP of the Best Squidoo "How-To" lens is Planning a US Road Trip: The Southern Route by kiwisoutback.
Best Lensography Winner
The WINNER of the Best Lensography is Chefkeem :: My Lensography . Chefkeem has been a member of Squidoo since January 29, 2008 and just completed his 100th lens. He is a Squidoo Activist and a dedicated member of the Squidoo community. Congratulations Achim!The 1st RUNNER-UP of the Best Lensography is Lensography: thefluffanutta.
The 2nd RUNNER-UP of the Best Lensography is Who Is Poddys?.
2008 Giant Squid of the Year
The WINNER of Giant Squid of the Year is JaguarJulie. Julie is a Top 100 Club Giant and a retired Squid Angel. She has has been a member of Squidoo since March 21, 2006 and currenly has 388 lenses. Julie is a wonderful mentor and friend to many in the Squidoo community and an active participant in the SquidU Forum. She also has over 1,000 fans! So Congratulations Julie! You're the BEST!The 1st RUNNER-UP of Giant Squid of the Year is thefluffanutta.
The 2nd RUNNER-UP of Giant Squid of the Year is Chefkeem.
Congratulate The Winners!
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- Greekgeek Greekgeek Mar 1, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
- Wow, I am still humbled and honored that y'all kept Ancient Greece Odyssey in your thoughts when I hadn't even given in and maxed it. Congrats to ALL the winners -- there are some amazing, amazing lenses here!
Funny nitpick: the Tech Lens winners and the Travel Lens winners are listed as having won the "How To" lens award. :)
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- lilkon lilkon Jan 21, 2009 @ 8:33 am
- What a girl!!! A mother's pride and joy over all these years. Unstoppable!!! The beat goes on. Look out 2009, there's much more to come.
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- kiwisoutback kiwisoutback Jan 3, 2009 @ 11:49 am
- There really were some incredible lenses! Great job organizing this and thanks to everyone who made my travel lens the runner up!
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- CardLady CardLady Dec 31, 2008 @ 9:38 pm
- Wow, what a great collection of winners!!! Congratulations to all!!
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- Frankster Frankster Dec 31, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
- Congratulations to all. I'm flattered to be included among these wonderful lenses and lensmasters. Bear hugs, Frankster aka Bearmeister
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- Pastiche Pastiche Dec 31, 2008 @ 7:47 am
- Congratulations to the nominees, runners up and winners. This was an exciting year and the bar for excellence just moved a bit upward. Happy New Year - let's celebrate the 2008 Squidoo Giants of the Year!
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- bgamall bgamall Dec 31, 2008 @ 1:42 am
- Really nice work for all the winners. Clouda, I still can't find you on jumtags. Help! I am trying new innovative ways to figure out how you merged tags over there! Maybe I will ask you on this lens next year too:) :) Congrats on your humor lens winning. Humor lenses are the most fun by far.
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- Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Dec 30, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
- Congratulations winners!
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- janices7 janices7 Dec 30, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
- Congratulations to all of the winners! There were sooooo many good lenses in 2008, it was difficult to choose just one to vote for in each category.
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- awelldressedbullet awelldressedbullet Dec 30, 2008 @ 11:44 am
- A huge congratulations and big round of applause to all the Winners! We are so lucky at Squidoo to have such wonderful people who just so happen to be very talented lensmasters too! - Kathy
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Dec 30, 2008 @ 11:16 am
- Congratulations to all!
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- blujeanmomma blujeanmomma Dec 30, 2008 @ 9:37 am
- Congratulations to all! Squidoo definitely has many talented and passionate people.
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- kab kab Dec 30, 2008 @ 8:22 am
- Great Job, winners!
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- inkserotica inkserotica Dec 30, 2008 @ 4:18 am
- Well done everyone! A lot of inspirational lenses and lensmasters to browse :)
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- 0ctavias0fferings 0ctavias0fferings Dec 30, 2008 @ 4:00 am
- Such excellent lenses, well deserved awards.
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- Spook Spook Dec 30, 2008 @ 2:56 am
- Congratulations to all those concerned.
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- pkmcr pkmcr Dec 30, 2008 @ 2:43 am
- Congratulations to all the winners and nominees on making Squidoo a place where one can be entertained, educated and enlightened - and frequently all in the same lens!
Take care
Paul
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- seedplanter seedplanter Dec 30, 2008 @ 1:45 am
- Group hug!
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- LaurieBeth LaurieBeth Dec 29, 2008 @ 11:08 pm
- Congratulations to all of you!! You are all so helpful and you make such interesting lenses. This is really a fantastic place to be. :)
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- Tipi Tipi Dec 29, 2008 @ 10:47 pm
- Congratulations to all of the Giants that are listed in the awards! This is pretty neat to be able to be here to share the whole of the event. High 5's to all of you!
Clapping my hands!
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- NancyOram NancyOram Dec 29, 2008 @ 9:36 pm
- Well deserved by everyone. Having so many hard choices speaks to the great quality on Squidoo.
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Dec 29, 2008 @ 7:29 pm
- Awesome work everyone and congratulations! Hopefully this is the start of a fun tradition (looking forward to next year's awards, too!)! And thanks to everyone that put this cool competition together.
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- Jimmie Jimmie Dec 29, 2008 @ 7:08 pm
- Ooohh.. I won twice! And my badges are so pretty! :-)
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- genglo genglo Dec 29, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
- Thank you to everyone that voted for Ferrets Unlimited for best pet lens! This is a tough time for charities, so we really appreciate the recognition!
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- charlino charlino Dec 29, 2008 @ 6:54 pm
- Bravo! Bravo! Congratulations to all the winners.
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