Specialty Lenses You Can Choose From

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Specialty Lenses - What they are used for


Have you ever looked at the very bottom of the Squidoo page on most any page?

There are links to some different types of lenses in Squidoo like:
Hey MonkeyBrain, SquidLit, SquidWho.

These lenses really "stand out" as individuals among the hundreds of thousands of lenses on Squidoo.

Many of the specialty lenses you see, you might have a good guess as to what they are about, like SquidWho is about People.

But some of them can be a bit confusing if you are seeing them for the first time. For example Hey MonkeyBrain. What did you call me?

This lens is your guide to the specialty lenses and will have the new ones added as they are created by Squidoo.

You might want to bookmark it right now, because believe you me, when you want to make that special lens that fits just right into one of these categories, you may just not remember to look at the very bottom of any Squidoo page. In fact, some of the specialty lenses, liike TwttrStrm and Twttrlist are not listed at the bottom of the page.

For ease of navigation, these lenses have been alphabetized by the Lens name. The Table of contents will help you find what you need in a hurry.

The SquidQuiz 

Care to create a clever quiz that will dazzle your friends?


Family Quiz Game




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Why should you make a SquidQuiz Lens?

Why Not!

It is fun, it's fab, and it is fast!

They offer some clever new features with the SquidQuiz lenses, like;

-They are simple & free.
-They offer Quiz-taker scoring and averages.
-They are really easy for Twitter and Facebook sharing.
-They offer commenting.
-And best of all, if they are really, really good you may even Earn a royalty!


The SquidQuiz

Some Great SquidQuiz Lenses 


See some examples of really Great SquidQuiz Lenses below.

These lenses are creative and a lot of fun:

I took the quiz's, Can you guess which I got 100% on, which I got 60% on and which I scored a rocking 57%?

Tip: Have a lens you would like to add a quiz to? There is a "quiz" module you can add to any lens.

Check out these two that I added quizzes to;

What was your favorite Superbowl Commercial and Fine Horse Art

Cafe Press Lenses 

What a great way to promote your cafepress products!



Shopping




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Do you have a Cafepress Store, or want to build one. The Cafe Press lens is a great way to pull all your products into a lens, and use your creativity to help promote your Cafepress Products.


You can build your CafePress Lens here.

Cafe Press Lenses Examples 

These are some great examples for you to browse of cafepress lenses


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a Cafe Press Lens.

Hey MonkeyBrain Lenses 

Photo credit: Chris huh, wikipedia public domain



What, who is calling me a MonkeyBrain?

Crab eating macaque Monkey in Thailand

Love a great argument?

Highly intelligent people love being able to not only present their views on something but are able to listen to others view and ponder them.

What a fun place to present both sides of controversial subjects!

So if your topic can be viewed from two different angles, and would be a fun, good natured place for intelligent people to argue their point, than a "Hey MonkeyBrain Lens" might just be the place to put it.


You can build your Hey MonkeyBrain Lens here.

Hey MonkeyBrain Lenses Examples 

Examples of Hey Monkeybrain debate lenses on Squidoo


Below are some good example of what can be done with a Hey MonkeyBrain Lens.

Ink City Lenses 

Ink City, Squidoo's Tattoo & Body Art Community!



Pray for a Good Tattoo




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Are you a tattoo artist?

Want to create a great lens about tattoos?

Than Ink City is the place for you!



You can build your Ink City Lens here.

Ink City Tattoo Lenses Examples 

Into Tattoos and body art, check these lenses out!


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a Ink City Lens.

People Who Matter 

A Place to put your Lensography



Albert Einstein - Curiosity




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This is a great place to build your Lensography. Share a little about your self, your life, your niche, your lenses on Squidoo.

Or

Just maybe you just want to make a page about someone that makes a difference. Someone you know who matters!

You can build your People Who Matter Lens here.

People Who Matter Lens Examples 

Who matters to you in your life?


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a People Who Matter Lens.

PhotoPhights Lenses 

"A community for Photo Phans"



Phuket




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What is a Photo Phight?

You can building a lens based on a certain group of photos and let people vote for which is their favorite.

Use your imagination...

Favorite cloud animal, Cutest Puppy, Best sunset, most wrinkled puppy.

Be sure to read the rules on the page to build it, you don't want to infringe on anyones copyrights.

You can build your PhotoPhight Lens here.

Photo Phight Lenses Examples 

Great photos on these photo phight lenses


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a Photo Phight Lens.

Squid Bid Lenses 

Combining Squidoo with Ebay



squidoo squid image


Do you have an Ebay store or sell a lot of items on Ebay.

Squid Bids are the perfect way to promote the items in your store, or are selling on Ebay. Let them do the work for you!

You can build your SquidBids Lens here.

Squid Bid Lens Examples 

Are you an ebaying Squid?


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a The SquidBid lens.

Squid Boo Lenses 

Very Scarwwy!



Color Sketch of Eve Sitting in Moonlight




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Do you love Halloween?

Witches, Goblins, Spooks oh my!
Want to make a great Halloween lens. People love these. Around the holiday your traffic will be the highest.



You can build your Squid Boo Lens here.

Squid Boo Lens Examples 

See what the Squid Boo Lenses look like here


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a Squid Boo Lens.

The Squid Flix Lenses 

Get Paid to write your own music reviews



The Shawshank Redemption




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Have you seen a good Movie lately that you are just dying to talk about?

Do you have any old favorite movies that you know by heart and love?

If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, this is the right lens for you!


You can build your Squid Flix Lens here.

Squid Flix lens Examples 

Some great example of Squid Flix lenses below


Below are some good example of what can be done with a Squid Flix Lens.

Have you built a specialty lens at Squidoo yet? 

Have you built a specialty lens at Squidoo yet?

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Yes, and it was a......lens.

CherylK says:

I did. I built a Squid Who lens about Sara Paretsky, one of my favorite authors and I'm working on a Squid Zip lens about my town, Alexandria, MN.

papawu says:

I have built a few but not all.Taking a break from building right now but will be getting back on it soon.

jaye3000 says:

Yes, they are more fun too

aj2008 says:

Yes, I build RocketMoms, TWTTRSTRM & TWTTRLST & SquidWho, but must admit I think all the other templates (with the exception of RocketMoms) could do with revising.

Intuitive says:

One SquidList and one TwtrList.

No, but I would like to build a ......Lens.

_Joan_ says:

Not yet, but I'm going to try some SquidWho lenses.

 
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Squid Sports Lenses 

Want to build a lens about your favorite athelete or sports team?



Dare




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Want to build a lens about your favorite athelete or sports team?

Squid Sports Lenses are just the ticket for your sports lenses.



You can build your SquidSports Lens here.

Squid Sports Lens Examples 

Examples of good lenses at SquidSports


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a SquidSportsLens.

Squid Vids 

Make Your Own TV Channel



Bob Marley




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Pick a topic anything to do with TV, Movies, music videos, celebrities just might fit into this lens. The Squid Vid will automatically pull all kinds of great information on your topic into your lens.


You can build your SquidVid Lens here.

Squid Vid Lens Examples 

Examples of some nice Squid Vid Lenses


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a The SquidVid lens.

Squid Who Lenses 

Lenses about People, even YOU!



Elvis Presley




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Know a Famous Person that you are just crazy about?

Is there someone you admire that you think would inspire the world?

Do you want to be known for who you are?

Squid Who Lenses are simple about People, they are a great tool for building a lens about a person. It could even be a famous animal (Lassie), or a hero dog. It could even be about a cartoon character. Use your imagination here and you will go far in building SquidWho lenses.


You can build your SquidWho Lens here.

Squid Who Lens Example 

Great Examples of Squid Who Lenses


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a The SquidWho lens.

SquidKnol Lenses 

Information about anything and everything



Knowledge




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Do you know something about anything and want to share this knowledge with the World?

Than the Squidknol lens is the place to put it!


You can build your SquidKnol Lens here.

SquidKnol Lens Example 

Great Example of a SquidKnol Lens


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a SquidKnol Lens.

SquidLit Lenses 

Have a Favorite Book you want to review?



Books Carry




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If you would like to write a book review, than Squidlit is the lens for you. You simply input a book title or ISBN number and the author of the book, hit the button and make your lens. It adds specific information for you.


You can build your SquidLit Lens here.

Squidlit lens Examples 

Great example of some Squidlit lenses


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a The Squidlit lens.

SquidZipper Lenses 

We want you to be the online Mayor of your zip code.



Green Cityscape




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Squid Zippers are a great tool to build information around a zip code.

You simply input a zip code into the box, hit "Build it" and if no one else has created a zipper about that zip code...whalla, you know have a lens that has pulled a lot of information about your city into it. It is a great tool to build on. You can change, add to, delete anything you want and make a spectacular lens.

These lenses are great tools for Realtors and Business. What a great way to promote your business!



You can build your SquidZipper Lens here.

Squid Zipper Lens Examples 

Great examples of Squid Zipper Lenses


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a Squid Zipper Lens.

The Ever Project 

The Best Ever, Worst Ever, Coolest Ever and Funniest Ever lenses EVER!



Starry Night over the Rhone, c.1888




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The Best Ever! What do you want to make a lens on that is:

"The Best Ever"

"The Worst Ever"

"The Funniest Ever"

"The Coolest Ever"

If something comes to mind when you think of any of those, than this is the type of lens for your topic!



You can build your Ever Project Lens here.

The TwttrList lens 

List your favorite Twitter conversations and build a lens around it.




Twitter




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What kind of things could you do with a Twitterlist lens?

Actually it has endless possibilities. Twitter and Squidoo have teamed up and work well together. Many times there are interesting tweets and conversations that you may want to preserve and put together in one place. A Twitter List is a great place to do this.

You can either:

A. List your favorite Twitter conversations and build a lens around it.

Or

B. You could build your idea for your lens, and then find input from twitter for a list to start with.


You can build your The TwttrList lens here.

TwttrList Lens Examples 

Some Examples of what a TwttrList Lens can look like


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a The TwttrList lens.

TwttrStorm Lenses 

Twitter Storm Lenses



Tweet Says Birdie




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Twitter is just incredibly popular now, as are these Twitter Storm Lenses.

Argue: You can combine Twitter with Squidoo to present two sides to a competitive issue.

Spark Intelligent Coversation: Present and idea and see what people think.

Laugh: Use it for humor, ask a silly question and see what kind of answers you get.

Research: Find out important information from the people that have been through the same thing before.

Socialize: See who has similiar interests as you.

Inspiration: Inspire people and let them inspire you.

These are just a few ideas, you are the experts take it from here and fly with it little tweet!


You can build your TwttrStorm Lenses here.

TwitterStorm Lens Examples 

Examples of TwitterStorm Lenses


Below are some good examples of what can be done with a The TwitterStorm lens.

Zazzle lenses 

Do You Zazzle?



Kooteney Bay, BC, Canada


Do you Zazzle?

Zazzle is a Wonderful place that anyone can open a free store. They can create and sell products and designs. They get a percentage of any sells, the amount determined by them. And the actual product is made and shipped by Zazzle.

If you have a Zazzle store, or many Zazzle themed stores. The Zazzle lenses are the best place to build a lens about your products.

Don't own a Zazzle store? You can add Zazzle modules to any lens and just do searches for products like you can for ebay, amazon, and cafepress. If they sell from your lens, you get a royalty from it.

You can build your Zazzle Showcase Lens here.

Zazzle lens Examples 

Awesome Examples of how to use the Zazzle lens


Below are some great examples of what can be done with a The Zazzle Showcase lens.

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