54 Things Squidoo Could Improve On
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Squideys, Squiddlers and Squidoodlers
We all love Squidoo! Especially me. That is why we are here, fellow Squidoo lovers and I, and why you are reading this right now. It may shock some of you there is room for improvement in the first place, but nobody is perfect. Not even Squidoo.
Following, is a compilation of fifty-four ideas our beloved Squidoo can do to improve their site. If Squidoo incorporated these ideas into their site they would have to rename themselves SquidBomb. Why? Because Squidoo is the Bizz-omb, the bizzle for my nizzle, the bees knees, the jerky to my beef and the cats meow. They are the lungs for my breath and the olives for my Tapenade. They are better than a hand me down sweater or a used toothbrush. Much better. And the Squiddlers are what make up Squidoo. So Squiddlers, I ask one thing of you, and that is to add to my list. As long as it is light hearted, funny or silly and squid-related, I will add it. I need more ideas- let's go for a hundred! Onwards to a better Squidoo!
#54
Squidoodle My Taxes
To Squidoodle ones taxes means to Squidoodle a decimal, in the front of the number that one owes in tax dollars. It immediately turns your owed tax dollars into owed tax cents. Politicians disqualified.
#52
Squidonate

If we could donate stuff to Squidoo, Squidoo would be able to create better modules. For instance, I have a pair of old socks I don't need anymore.
#51
Squidiapers
A Squidiaper serves its function by keeping Squiddlers on the computer, and off the toilet.
#50
More Modules
This is a given. You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many modules.
#49
Forum Incentive

There are so many helpful people posting on the squidoo forums, why not give them a little incentive for their time and efforts? You know, Bens for the Lens! Like revenue sharing on the forums or something thoughtful like that.
#48
Squid Color
Although Squidoo picked a pretty blue for the lens backgrounds, I wouldn't mind a hot pink one if I am doing a lens on make-up or a white one if I am doing a lens on white paint. Seriously. How can you have a lens on white paint if the background is blue?
#47
Squidemetrics

Allow even MORE advanced tracking of traffic to my lenses, if possible, either through squidoo or a custom system...and I will be happier than Homer Simpson in a donut shop.
#46
More Frequent Giant Squid Initiations
I add this because I want to be a giant squid, and I want to be one sooner than the next term. And because I feel oh, so, small.
#45
Squidilicious
Everyone knows that some of these squidoo lenses have the best recipes out there, but they are missing something. Scent! That is right, Squidoo lenses on food should have a smell option so you can smell before you try. Scratch and Sniff Lenses. #44
Pet Squidoos

I don't like the fact that if I go on vacation that could lower my ranking. That is where a pet squidoo would come in. It would cook me dinner, do my laundry and best of all keep my lenses updated when I am away.
#43
Squid-ministration Access
Who wouldn't want access to the administration panel in Squidoo? I know I do.
Please?
#42
It Could Talk
I would like to talk to 'The Squidoo'. If I could I would ask it how to get a #1 ranking. And possibly check on keeping it as a pet.
#41
Give 'Em Power

The Giants and the Angels are great, helpful attributes to the Squidoo community. Who wouldn't want to give them more powers? More fun templates to play with, more benefits period.
#40
Rest Me.
Squidoo is an activity and like any activity it requires rest. It baffles me that I cannot stay up for 48 hours straight working on lenses. Why Squidoo, Why?
#39
Get The Word Out There
You ask us to get the word out for a lens. Well, Squidoodly doo, you should do so for us as a community. That includes advertising featured lenses on other sites and paying for clicks, if you don't already. Why not? It's tax deductible.
#38
Readeth My Mindeth
I get lazy and I don't want to type. My hand hurts. I am tired. Hey did you know keyboards cause carpel tunnel? That means Squidoos most valuable tool would be to be able to read someones mind and skip the middle man altogether. Why not? That 'Octuplet Mom' did.
#37
Pizza Squidelivery Service
I can do just about anything on Squidoo. But I CAN'T order a pizza. I am pretty sure there are laws about that, especially in America. #36
Turn Up the Heat
I am not finding a lot of fierce, opinionated, heated debates that everyone loves when they feel strongly about a subject. It is very possible I am not looking hard enough.
#35
Raffles
Hey Squidoo, it is a great way to collect names and get even more traffic. I wouldn't mind being able to win a pet squidoo in a summer raffle, and if you did something like the more lenses you create the more times you can enter, you would have more content and so would I.
#34
The Squidoo Commercial
I could star in it, with my new pet squidoo.
#33
Squidoo Kids
If my squidoo lenses could mate, and duplicate each other somehow on their own, well...I wouldn't buy them birth control, let's put it that way. #32
Squidoodle
Squidoodle is this ingenius idea I had while clipping my toenails. It is an easy way to draw on your lenses, similar to Microsoft Paint.
#31
Squidoo Boot Camp
I want to go through a helpful Squidoo training course, and earn my certified squidoo graduate license, preferably quicker than Ross from Friends earns his next marriage license.
#30
Squid Vision
Squid Vision would be three dimensional viewing experience. Think about it. Squidoo would be the first 3D website.
#29
Squid-a-holics Anonymous

Everyone who knows Squidoo knows it is addicting. Having a support group will eventually become necessary.
#28
Squidiary
Squidiary is an online journal that connects to your lens somehow. It does a lot of other cool things too, I just haven't thought of them.
#27
Squid Tube

I don't recall being able to watch a demo with a giant squid costume, and probably a person underneath, explaining squidoo from top to bottom, including the marketing aspect.
#26
Squibble
#25
Squidicle
A squidicle is a breaking news update, that is in real time and broadcasted below the squidoo page with scrolling text, like on CNN.
#24
Squid Geo
Geographical targeted lenses. You should be able to search for a lens in an area. Squidney, Australia is one.
#23
Squidey
- Squidey is the name of my pet Squidoo.
#22
The Squidettes
A section for females who have created at least five high ranked fashion, beauty or just 'girl stuff' lenses.
#21
Squid-lection
Vote for me.
#20
Squidology
Squidology is a major you can have in college, a course that was added in by the
University of Squidom, recently.
#19
Squid Health
Sorry SquidOwners. you knew it was coming. Keep working on it, we need a Squidoctor around here! #18
Squid History
Cached snapshots of a squiders recent movements. Kind of like big brother from 1984. We call him Big Squidder.
#17
Squid-pinion
Voice your opinion on a topic, and listen to other peoples.
#16
Squid Land

Kind of like Disneyland, but much better. Free modules are given on corners instead of artery clogging churros, and tips are given while you wait in line to ride the Squidcoaster.
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#15
Squid Quiz
Not only can squidlovers create lenses, now they can create quizes, easily, with an application that generates the answer so you don't have to. In fact, SquidOwners are creating it as we speak. AREN'T YOU SQUIDOWNERS.
#14
Lazy Lenses
If I am busy vacationing in Squid Land one week, I don't have time to update my lens which could dramatically hurt my squidrankings. Less updating = more squid land.
#13
Squid Bot
This is a delayed updating feature where you can set your lens to delay publishing, automatically link to related lenses, and fly to the moon.
#12
Squid Fast

This is a weight loss program for lenses with excess or irrelevant squid weight for easier viewing.
#11
Squid Bath
A squid bath scrubs the dirty talk off of supposed g rated lenses for safer parental controls with an automated foot massage at the end.
#10
Squid Tunes
The ability to play music through a sound bite on a lens, so I can litter all my lenses with "Mmm Bop" from the Hansons.
#9
Squideo

You can make your lens into a slideshow style video that plays on youtube. I can even click on the ads from the lens video, and make money next time I buy my Squid Fast.
#8
Squander
I'll trade you my toenail clippings for your top rated lens, you pay postage. Deal?
#7
Squid Bay
Squid Bay is a place where Squiddlers can buy, sell, auction or trade their lenses. I can trade my senile frogs lens for your stinky breath lens.
#6
Squidward

I am sure you have heard of Squidward. He is a character on the popular children's television series, Spongebob Square Pants. He floats around and leaves funny comments on Squid Lenses sort of like an angel, but there is only one so it is a big deal. If he comments on your lens, that means your lens is worthy of a cauliflower pizza.
#5
Squidopolis
Squidopolis is a virtual city online similar to second life, where people can show lenses and ask for advice, using their virtual squids. Squid Angels glow yellow and giant squids are, well, giants.
#4
Real Time Squidoo Traffic Tracker
I can see other peoples little avatars bouncing around on my lens from my dashboard, and what they are reading. I even have the ability to zap them.
#3
Squiderrific Award
Squiderrefic would be an award given to the ten top squid masters once a year depending on how well they know how to squid. How swell can you squid?
#2
Squid Shrink

I would like to have someone to unload on when my dog ate my make-up or my cat chewed up my lens, and there should be online support to take the beating. After all, something so traumatizing could cause a squidsuit.
#1
Squid Court
If I want to settle a debate with a fellow Squiddler, then I will take it to Squid Court, where a Giant Squid will settle our differences. If our differences remain unsettled, we can bash it out in a real time online boxing game, winner achieving a ranking boost.
Make It Fifty-Five!
Cheesiness welcome, I won't send you to Wisconsin.
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Steve_Kaye
May 2, 2012 @ 5:32 pm | delete
- Fantastic Fun! I really enjoyed reading this.
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tagsforkids
Sep 28, 2011 @ 4:57 pm | delete
- Great list. I found quite a few I think would be workable!
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pumpnut
Dec 5, 2010 @ 12:30 pm | delete
- Coming soon Squidelicious. The official Squidoo cookbook. This could work!
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GreenEcoBean
Nov 8, 2011 @ 1:26 pm | delete
- awesome! ;)
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JoyfulPamela
Dec 26, 2009 @ 10:16 am | delete
- This is a great list! Thanks for creating it!
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JoyfulPamela
Dec 26, 2009 @ 10:16 am | delete
- This is a great list! Thanks for creating it!
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EelKat Jul 2, 2009 @ 12:35 am | delete
- ironically I am the 54th person to rate this lens about 54 things!
sending it some blessings while I'm here
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ajgodinho Jun 26, 2009 @ 4:23 pm | delete
- LOL...well done...very creative...I can tell you put much thought and work into this one...I can't think of another one right now! Keep up the good work!
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Ramkitten
Jun 21, 2009 @ 10:18 am | delete
- Thanks for adding your lens to a plexo on my Squidoo Lenses That Don't Sell A Thing. Some good and fun ideas here! It was my morning, wake-up read today. Enjoyed it! :)
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a_willow
Jun 13, 2009 @ 11:13 am | delete
- You are one of April 2009 graduates! Come by and answer few questions to show the way to those who will follow! Wish you many, many more great lenses!
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Cumberland
Jun 9, 2009 @ 4:48 pm | delete
- Great fun. I must have liked it, I actually read every word. You have a ready wit and share it well. 5 Stars.
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papawu
Jun 8, 2009 @ 8:36 pm | delete
- You must have done quite a bit of research and contemplation in order to come up with this impressive list. For that alone I give you props and 5 stars. You went a little further and put a lot of your charming humor and personality into it as well which is a definite plus. Great lens and great job.
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GreenEcoBean
Nov 8, 2011 @ 1:27 pm | delete
- haha- no researched involved in this one, but quite a bit of silliness and a bit too much free time! Thanks for the compliment :)
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ChineseKitesforKids
May 31, 2009 @ 3:23 pm | delete
- You have a very cute writing style. 5 stars!
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dagsmith
May 20, 2009 @ 2:00 pm | delete
- I visited this once before, but now that I am even more addicted to Squidoo it is even funnier than it was the first time!
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