Spotted Squids

Squidoo is a community where people called Lensmasters create single web-pages that resemble a blog. The advantages of participating in Squidoo include the way the community attracts a diverse membership. It doesn't take long to discover that the community revolves around people who have common interests forming niche categories. For example, you can find work at home moms, small business owners, artisans, writers, photographers, and multi-level marketers to name a few of those groups. If you'd like to join the community and network with us go here.

The beauty of Squidoo becomes more obvious when you start following the users out of the Squidoo site and into other communities on the web. When you do, you'll see the strategies they use to promote their work. They gather in places like Twitter, Facebook, and Digg or Stumble Upon. When the need arises, they also form small networks using sites like Ning or blogging platforms like WordpressMU.

Because the levels of skill in using technology of Squidoo membership are so varied, it is very interesting to participate in the ongoing discussions about how socal networking and social media are evolving. While they search out ways of using these tools to promote their work, it is common for Squidoo lensmasters to write about and teach others how to use them.

The Spotted Squid is a blog about the lensmasters, their work, the tools they use, and how the tools are being adapted to meet the needs of their craft and the community. The Spotted Squid reports on which Squidoo Lensmasters are doing what types of work and where you can find it. A by product of the research is the Spotted Squid Fan Page on Facebook where Squids can post links to their work.

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