The People Behind Squidoo (Well, some of them)
Squidoo is the world's most popular site for people who want to build a page about their passions. And it isn't just about business and making money. Sure we all have lenses directing folks to our websites or online stores, or simply to earn royalties, but there are so many great lenses on Squidoo. From informative and how to lenses, to where to buy stuff. And don't forget those that make us laugh or sing along!
Squidoo launched in October 2005. It is a platform designed to make it easy for anyone, for free, to set up a single page on a topic he or she knows or cares a lot about. Squidoo came out of beta testing in March 2006.
Squidoo was founded by author, speaker, and notable blogger Seth Godin. On Godin's founding team was his book editor Megan Casey, Fast Company employee Heath Row, Corey Brown, and Gil Hildebrand, Jr.
According to Alexa, Squidoo's traffic has grown more than 40% monthly beginning in the spring of 2007. It is now in the top 500 of all websites tracked worldwide.
Seth Godin
Original Squid
Squidoo was started by the Original Squid, Seth Godin. Nearly ten years ago, Seth founded Yoyodyne, which originated the idea of permission marketing online. After Yoyodyne was acquired by Yahoo, he served as VP Direct Marketing for Yahoo for about a year. In 2000, Godin focused full-time on his career as an acclaimed public speaker, an author and a blogger. Seven of Seth's books have been bestsellers somewhere around the world, and his blog has been picked as the best business blog by several leading publications.Seth's head is the most recognizable author icon in business.
Seth on Amazon
Megan Casey
Editor-in-Chief
Megan Casey. For the last five years, Megan worked in book publishing, most recently at the Portfolio imprint of Penguin Group, USA editing pioneering books from the likes of John Battelle, Seth Godin, Bo Burlingham and Dave Balter among countless others. Megan was generally regarded as the most effective editor working in the popular business book genre. She is also a user experience and marketing consultant for several author websites.ps - she also writes really nice stuff about us! LOL
Don't forget to meet Squidoo Orange Guy!
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Squidoo Orange Guy Visits Canada
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With the Adventures of Squid Contest now underway (November 9 to December 12, 2008), I thought I would take the little Squidoo Orange Guy out for a spin, and show him what Canada is all about. I had to make sure to get written permission from his ad...
Corey Brown
Vice President and Managing Director
Corey Brown is a 12 year internet veteran and was the founder of Solutions Factory, a cutting-edge web strategy, content, design and development firm. He has advised numerous companies on a wide range of web-based initiatives, including Raytheon Corporation, Columbia Energy Group and Time Warner Cable. He is an open source and web standards fanatic. He's also a 'double cappuccino with soy' fanatic, and is at work getting the 16oz named after himself. Gil Hildebrand, Jr.
Chief Engineer
Gil Hildebrand, Jr. Prior to joining Squidoo, Gil served as an independent technology consultant to businesses nationwide. As a specialist in business process automation, Gil has successfully designed and implemented software systems that have boosted accuracy and dramatically lowered overhead for hospitals, insurance carriers, and pre-employment screening agencies. Working with Sprint and Cingular, he also designed a wireless communications infrastructure for tugboats. Gil is responsible for the majority of the AJAX infrastructure and module development at Squidoo. Gil is a New Orleans/Katrina transplant; we're proud to have him.
Everyone once in awhile, Gil drops by one of my lenses and leaves a nice comment! Thanks Gil, I really appreciate that you take the time out to do this.... and I feel so spezzzzzial! Kimberly Dawn Wells
Community Organizer
Kimberly Dawn Wells, is one busy Squidette! She recently became the Community Organizer for Squidoo, which keeps her focused on building the community by bringing in new lensmasters, developing new ideas, and supporting new opportunities.Part of her job is also the Editor of the SquidU Review. And with all that she does, you will often see Kimberly (that's with ONE e), or Kimmy or Berly (but never Kim), leaving guestbook entries on our lenses and posting on SquidU.
She is an author, a geeksquid who wrote Security Word Thesaurus (one of my favorites, as I always gigglegag when I see 'em), avid lensographer, fellow redhead (yes we do have more fun), and a volunteer firefighter too!Kimberly sure is one positive influence on Squidoo!
We have Squid Angels
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SquidAngels Headquarters
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Welcome to SquidAngels Headquarters A place to meet Squidoo's team of angels.
And Citizen Squids aka Squidizens too
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The Citizen Squids: Episode II
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We actually refer to ourselves as Squidizens. Find out more about us by looking at our profiles. Further down you can see some of the projects we're working on and some of the blogs we read.
There is also Giant Squid Community Organizers and Greeters
.... and Giant Squids and Giant Squids 100 Clubbers
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THE GIANT SQUIDS 100 CLUB (and how you can become one)
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The Top 100 Club is for Lensmasters who have created over 100 quality lenses here on Squidoo! They are the best of the best. These top notch lens masters are known for their superior lens making abilities, mentoring, charity work and all around help...
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Giant Squid Community Organizer
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Whether you are new to Giant Squidom, an old pro, or a Giant Squid Hopeful, I'm here to help! I'm RMS (aka Robin) and I'm proud to be a part of a wonderful new team of lensmasters, the Giant Squid Community Organizers. Please feel free to use this...
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Meet The Giant Squid Greeters
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Very simply, Giant Squid Greeters are here to help! A Giant Squid Greeter is a cheerleader and a go between for The Giant Squids on Squidoo. The Greeters will also be on the look out for talented lensmasters who'd like to join the ranks of Giant Squ...
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THE GIANT SQUIDS (and how you can become one)
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No, it's not a rock group (but it might as well be). It's the core group of movers and shakers at Squidoo. It's a gathering of the influentials, the elite, the most dedicated on Squidoo. Here's how this whole thing started. One day at Squidoo Headqu...
thefluffanutta aka Mr. Fluff
King of Lensmaster Tools
thefluffanutta is a Software Engineer who lives in England, he builds websites as a hobby, has created a few lenses on Squidoo, often posts on SquidU, has developed many lensmaster tools, best known for his SquidUtils and also some contracting work for Squidoo HQ.He's always around in many places, offering guidance, tips and answering our questions.
Thanks Mr. Fluff, we really do appreciate all your hard work!
Editors note: I wonder if he minds me calling him Mr. Fluff? LOL
Glen aka N376
SquidU Mod and Lensroll.com Founder
Glen is the SquidU Mod (that's short for Moderator folks) and founder of Lensroll.com, where the cream rises to the top. He is always swimming around the forums to keep a close squideye on us. We usually behave, if not, then our sea creature powers may be revoked! * gasp *
He always has an encouraging word and the answer to our questions. And when we need it, wraps a tentacle around us and points us in the right direction. You've seen him around, don't you recognize him? LOL.So who's Glen? Well, quoting directly from Glen himself, "Glen likes to write. If it's something that he hasn't already enjoyed or experienced in life if you so much as throw a topic at him and if he finds it even mildly interesting he'll research it until his fingers cramp up and his eyes are fatigued. He'll chew it up and spit it out like quality cud. For some that might be disgusting, but for others with a taste for the offbeat and whimsical it's like stumbling on a vein of gold."
Although best known for his Basic HTML for Squidoo and Advanced HTML for Squidoo, he has written some excellent "How To" lenses, along with an assortment of others. The funniest one I saw was Fold your shirt in 2 Seconds. And no Glen, I still can't do it!
Photo courtesy of paparazzi (yes, Glen named his camera LOL)
Squidoo Community
Megadragon, up and coming Geeksquid
Kathy, aka "Pretty Bullet", just one of the squiderrific Squidoo Community members, is an avid Squidette! Hey, it's my lens, so I can put myself here! LOLI just wanted to share with you My Squidoo Story. This is a funny lens I wrote about my life on Squidoo and the Squids and Squidettes I have met along the way. I hope you take a peek, I'm sure you'll gigglegag too!
Pssst Kimberly, see I told ya I was a redhead! *
* Editor's Note: courtesy of L'Oreal Deep Intense Red #RP04
Squidoo Links
- SquidBlog
- The Official Squidoo Blog site
- Squidoo Lens of the Day
- Every weekday, the Squidoo staff selects a lens that stands out from the crowd, a lens that is unique in topic, approach or personality. These are the best of the best.
- Just the FAQ
- We try to answer the big questions about Squidoo here.
- Buttons & Banners
- Post one to your blog, to your Web site, to an HTML email newsletter. Link people to your lens, to other lenses on your topic, to Squidoo, to your profile... Show off your hard work. You're a star.
- Squidoo Nonprofit Partners
- Squidoo.com now supports more than 65 non-profit organizations, from the country's most popular causes right down to tiny local animal shelters.
- SquidAngels Headquarters
- A place to meet Squidoo's team of angels.
- SquidU
- Where lensmasters know best!
- How To Squidoo
- A list of How to Squidoo lenses - Squidoo Search Results
Squidoo Video
I Love Squidoo
Video to go with my lens www.squidoo.com/ilovesquidoo My entry for the Love Letter To Squidoo Challenge.
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Quick, what do you think of Squidoo?
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or share your stories, sightings, thoughts, rants, raves...
Squidster wrote...
Great people, thank you for this very interesting introduction round! It's hard not to get addicted...too much.
Posted September 18, 2007
Susan52 wrote...
I agree with Ron. Very glad to be associated with such outstanding cephalopods.
Posted September 09, 2007
ronpass wrote...
What a great and varied bunch of creative people - I'm proud to be associated.
Ron Passfield
Squidoo marketing
Posted September 04, 2007
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