Achieving the ranks of Giant Squid: What you can do to join me -- JaguarJulie!
Yes, you too can be a Giant Squid on Squidoo. When the call went out to us lensmasters here on Squidoo, the challenge was to create 100 interesting and topical lenses in order to earn the honor of being a Giant Squid. I do believe a few lensmasters, if not a lot, offered a bit of mild protest as "thee asketh too mucheth! 100 lenses, how can I accomplish that?"
Well, the mighty powers that be decided to scale back the challenge to a mere 50 lenses. However, for me sitting at some 3 dozen, that number was still a wee challenge what with a normal 8-5 job. I honkered down and in no time was past the 50, and then 75 was in sight! August 31, 2007 was quickly approaching and I was ALMOST at 100. Then, the unthinkable happened ... a hard drive crash!
2008 Giant Squid of the Year
Giant Squid then Giant Squid 100 and then ...
I am humbled and honored to be the Giant Squid of the Year as voted in the 2008 Giant Squid Awards Competition, sponsored by the Giant Squid Organizers.
Thank you to Bonnie, Patti, and Robin for sponsoring this contest.
Special thanks to all of my supporters who actually voted for me -- I sure do appreciate it! I couldn't have done it without your support! ;)
Are you or aren't you?
Pass the baton please ...
Well it is that time of year again -- time for the induction of the Giant Squids and Giant Squid 100 Club members! Have you made it this time? When I became a member of the Giant Squid 100 Club in September 2007, there weren't that many of us with over 100 lenses. Today, there are quite a few other prolific lensmasters who have authored well over 100, 200, 300 lenses! Wow! Way to go Squidooers.
Oh no!!!
HARD DRIVE CRASH!
What does a Giant Squid do?
Create another lens!
I'm talking about the Squidoo Giant Squids
How you can get started ... towards your goal of 50 lenses
Yes, get started on your own personal path to becoming a Squidoo Giant Squid. At the very minimum, you can and should be able to create ONE lens per week! IMHO, that is the minimum if you seriously want to be a Giant Squid.
It's just one lens at a time ... writing about:
* what you know the most about,
* that which you feel passionate,
* yourself, your causes, your family
* your hobbies, vacations
It's easy by using the Squidoo templates:
* Hey Monkebrain--pick a fight!
* SquidBids--eBay Sellers!
* SquidFlix
* SquidLit
* SquidVids--Video Showcase!
* SquidWho--Who's Who!
* The Ever Project
Giant Squid = 50+ quality lenses
The Giant Squids 100 Club = 100+ quality lenses
Some How-to lenses to help you get there!
Idea QueenT-shirt by jaguarjulie
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Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power -- How-to Squidoo
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Hello Lensmasters! I have prepared this special Squidoo how-to lens just for you! This lens gives you step-by-step directions from a squidoo addict who has experienced over three years on Squidoo to become a GIANT Squid 100 Club Member having authore...
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How to Squidoo -- A Step-by-Step Primer
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This step-by-step primer gives you plenty of how-to information on how to get started building your Squidoo lens. Get some useful tips about how to build that lens with plenty of helpful pictures of the various templates you can use. You'll see plent...
Some EARLY lenses ...
I took the first step!
Ya gotta start someplace right? Well, I joined because of BzzAgent--naturally that's what my first lens discussed!-
BzzAgent Word of Mouth Marketing by JaguarJulie
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I guess you could say "Jaguar Julie" is my brand which is primarily marketed online. I chose this name when the Jacksonville Jaguars first hit town! As a supporter of Mark Brunell, our former quarterback, I sold his NFL, Pr...
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Hearts -- Heart Imprints and Heart-Shaped
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Hearts are a particular favorite of mine. Have you ever noticed how many designer items you can find with hearts and heart imprints? There are also many trendy heart-shaped items. Hearts, hearts, hearts are everywhere. Hearts and heart-shapes can be...
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Made in Hungary -- Not JUST Goulash!
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As you may have guessed from the title, this lens is about anything that is "made in Hungary." I personally wasn't "made in Hungary" or born there, but my grandfather was. In May 2004, I had the once-in-a-lifetime...
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A Spotted Trend -- I * Love * Polka Dots
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This lens is a spot-light on polka dots! ;-) Hopefully, you'll spot something you like! Polka dots have been a hot trend that is continuing into the next season. They're not something that's new, but have also been a HOT trend for t...
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T.A.F.F.Y.
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T.A.F.F.Y. is my acronym for Today's Adorable Find For You! As I travel throughout the internet, seeking fantastic finds, I will highlight an item that I've found. Oh, did you know? This was one of my 'high-maintenance' lenses as I spent m...
What I learned from the EARLY lenses ...
At one time, that's 2 years ago, there were not many lenses--hark! that meant these early lenses ranked high without a lot of updating.
Some lenses that got me to Giant Squid
These were created in the Summer of 2007
Naturally, since I suffered a hard drive crash, I wrote about it! But, I recovered and hit 100 lenses!-
Princess Diana
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I was deeply-saddened that night in August 1997, along with millions of others, when we received the news of Princess Diana's death. I can only think of a couple of other instances that touched me in that manner -- John F. Kennedy and John F. K...
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How to Survive a Hard Drive Crash in Less Than 30 Days!
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Welcome to my lens on "How to Survive a Hard Drive Crash in less than 30 days!" I am speaking from personal experience as yes, my hard drive crashed at 7am on Friday, August 31st, 2007. Believe it or not, it took me over 3 weeks to regain my st...
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The Best Canopy Beds -- Feng Shui
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Sssh, don't tell anyone, but I am deeply in love with canopy beds. Yes, others may tell you they are in love with the internet, well OK so am I and for that matter, so am I in love with Squidoo. B-U-T, canopy beds are a whole 'nother matt...
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Bela Lugosi
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Ah, Bela Lugosi cast as Dracula -- what perfect typecasting as to me Bela Lugosi is and was the best Dracula of all time. Does he NOT scare you too? He scared me silly when I was a child and still does! Today I personally will NOT watch...
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Andy Warhol
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To capture the essence of Andy Warhol, a single lens page just cannot possibly begin to scratch the surface. So, let this page be your starting point towards an understanding of who Andy Warhol was and what made him tick! Why this lens? ...
What I learned from the SUMMER of 2007 lenses ...
Those are some of lenses that got me to Giant Squidom. Well, now there are lots more lenses competing for top spots--these included!
Some of my PRIDE & JOY lenses ...
You can have fun with your lenses too!
Oh, please don't ding me just 'cause I'm blonde!!!-
What is Basa?
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Basa is a type of catfish that doesn't really taste like the catfish we grew up with in the United States. It's worthy of trying EVEN if you do NOT like catfish! Basa is a fish that my family LOVES and really can't get enough of. One day about...
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Stuffed Cabbage *
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One of my fondest food memories growing up is watching my grandmother make Stuffed Cabbage ... and then, of course, eating it! She had a "secret ingredient" that made her stuffed cabbage rolls the best I've ever had! I'...
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Morton's Neuroma -- A Pain in the Foot
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A Morton's Neuroma is such a pain in the foot let me tell you! I now have a "foot to stand on" so to speak thanks to my foot surgery to excise that painful Morton's Neuroma! It took me nearly two years since I was first diagnosed with the neuroma to...
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Hungarian Goulash
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Do you remember having stew as a child? I hope you liked it! It sure seems like I used to have lots of stew when I was younger. Think of this as stew, Hungarian style--that's Hungarian Goulash. Goulash--Gulyás in Hungari...
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Jaguar Julie -- Lensography of a WAHWW
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Yes, you may think of Jaguar Julie as a WAHW -- a work at home workaholic and a WAHWW -- a work at home wonder woman! In my lensography, I hope to answer the question of who Jaguar Julie is as inquiring minds want to know! First of all, what is a len...
What I learned from my PRIDE & JOY lenses ...
As you can see, there's a lensography + some food + a 'medical' lens. Write about what YOU KNOW! I love all kinds of food, but have been picky about which I write about!
The buzz on Jaguar Julie
- Jaguar Julie :: Blog On and On ...: The best stuffed cabbage ...
- Jaguar Julie on Squidoo : 2008 Giant Squid of the Year, Giant Squid 100, Squid Angel Emeritus, LOTD x 3, 2008 Best Cooking Lens: Stuffed Cabbage and #1 Lens Overall. Purple Stars awarded for quality content: Stuffed Cabbage, ...
- Kate Castle of the Counts Traveling Squid on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
- Kate Castle of the Counts Traveling Squid by JaguarJulie. What a neat picture that I recently received from Kate Phizackerley -- this is a picture that she took at the Castle of the Counts in Ghent, Belgium. Pretty neat! ...
- Jaguar Julie :: Blog On and On ...: Zazzle Shirts With a Bit of An ...
- That JaguarJulie finally decided to make that commitment and opened her Zazzle store for her Jaguar Julie Designs! Yessirree Bob! JaguarJulie has over 16 years of online ecommerce experience behind her belt. She's not calling herself an ...
- Jaguar Julie :: Blog On and On ...: Did You Know -- JaguarJulie ...
- JaguarJulie has just finished Summer School? Huh? Yep, JaguarJulie, as a member of the Giant Squids, attended an 8-week Summer School course to hone her writing skills. In fact, she is already a member of the Giant Squid 100 Club, ...
Before you know it: You are a Giant Squid!
Then :: Become a member of The Giant Squid 100 Club
The inspiration behind giant squids!
It's important to give credit where credit is due! Read on ...
A rare sighting of a giant squid
No, it's not me ...
Yes, I know that embedding is disabled for this particular video -- but I want you to be able to see it -- and you can! Just click on the video window to be directed to that Giant Squid video on YouTube. It is quite interesting! Watch Giant Squid video.
Giant Squid
March 2006 For centuries, sailors have told tales of sea monsters with massive tentacles. But it was only recently that a giant squid was actually filmed. One man has spent his life tracking the elusive creatures. When his large, powerful yacht slowed to a virtual stop, Olivier de Kersauson knew he had a problem. "I saw two arms, twice the size of my arm, grabbing the rudder." A giant squid had got caught in the propeller. "It had a lot of power and started to shake the boat." It was a sight Dr Steve O'Shea would love to have witnessed. For over 30 years he's been chasing the rare creatures. But recently, he's become aware of a disturbing trend. "Squids are incredibly good barometers of environmental health", he explains. "If I go back 10 years, I had 23 giant squids in one year. Now, because of the intensity of fishing, it's tailed down to one a year." Produced by SBS/Dateline Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
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Oh No, not these giant squids!
A common misconception for sure ...
Yes, I too a humble Squidoo Giant Squid thought that this is what a giant squid is! Well, not really.
The giant squid (genus: Architeuthis) is a deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae, represented by as many as eight species. Giant squid can grow to a tremendous size: recent estimates put the maximum size at for females and for males from caudal fin to the tip of the two long tentacles (second only to the colossal squid at an estimated , one of the largest living organisms). The mantle is about long (more for females, less for males), and the length of the squid excluding its tentacles is about . There have been claims reported of specimens of up to , but no animals of such size have been scientifically documented.
On September 30, 2004, researchers from the National Science Museum of Japan and the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association took the first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat.Kubodera, T. & K. Mori 2005. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 272(1581):2583-2586. Several of the 556 photographs were released a year later. The same team successfully filmed a live adult giant squid for the first time on December 4, 2006.
Some giant squid books
The OTHER giant squid!
Need to vent or want some advice?
I'm here for ya! Just let me know if you need a little advice, constructive criticism, or a tip or two.
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Posted July 14, 2009
aj2008 wrote...
Well I have 52 lenses and never thought I would get that far, when I started on Squidoo almost a year ago! I am anxiously awaiting the emails that are due to be sent within the next few days...........
You are right when you say there's so many topics you can write about - inspiring lens Julie!
Posted July 01, 2009
CCGAL wrote...
I've applied to Giant 100 ... hope I make it. Got my fingers crossed. Nice lens here!
Posted June 30, 2009
Girl Power: These Squidoo ladies are sheer inspiration ...
You can learn a lot from them too!
It's impossible to just pick a few as there are OODLES of talented women on Squidoo -- some Giant Squids and/or SquidAngels -- that we women are giving the men a run for their money! Hey, who's wearing the pants NOW?
Giant squid pictures!
Looks like a fun bunch don't ya think?
Take Two : AndyPo 2...
Giant Squid
AndyPo Journal Entry...
AndyPo Journal Entry...
AndyPo Richmond Hill...
AndyPo 2 monkeys on...
We owe it to Seth Godin for this wonderful opportunity ...
There would be NO Squidoo nor Giant Squids without him!
And, on top of taking time out to develop this wonderful platform of Squidoo, he's written so many great books -- most of them I've read too!
Not a prerequisite for succeeding on Squidoo, but they sure helped me!!!
Yes, that Seth Godin is so prolific!
The Giant Squids ...
You can become one!
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Do Squidoo, But Don't Plagiarize ...
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Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work ... it is just NOT cool so don't do it!
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