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One of the brilliant things about Squidoo is the ability for caring people to draw attention to issues that they are passionate about. As part of the Squidoo Activist's Group, I felt compelled to take some time to promote some of these truly deserving issues and the lensmasters who are working hard to spread the word. Read Full Story

One of the challenges in marketing your website (or blog, or Squidoo lens) is to make yourself different and to stand out from the crowd. One way to do this is to use stunning images, just like this amazing picture of TableTop Mountain in South Africa. This post certainly sticks out!! It uses a technique called CSS Background, where the image is used as a background to the paragraphs of text. You can find out how to do this on my CSS Background Squidoo Lens. There’s an additional technique... Read Full Story

My wife came to me to ask my help in regards to lens building. A friend of hers from work has a son named Ausin who recently passed away from neuroblastoma. This June, they are throwing their third annual cancer crushing carnival to help raise funds for neurblastoma research. The carnival is small, mostly friends and neighbors. It was always fun for both kids and grown ups alike, and most importantly, they have raised a decent amount of money at every carnival. This year, they wanted a... Read Full Story

Hot Days of Summer! WhooHoo! Party On, Dude! Check out the new t-shirts and get ready to par-tee! Check out This Shirt Rocks website for all your t-shirt needs. We have Drinking Tees, Funny Tees, Movie Tees, Rock-n-Roll Tees, Rude Tees and more. We have long sleeve, short sleeve, girl's tees and guys tees. WhooHoo! Celebrate summer with a new tee! Pick out a funny or funky t-shirt, tie or boxer shorts for the summer. The selections will change often, except for eBay which changes daily... Read Full Story

Stumbleupon is great fun, and a tool for self-promotion, but for lensmasters there are also a few drawbacks. There are limits to the amount of self-promotion you can do. Read Full Story