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» Two lenses in the squidoo top 100 :)

Hi all,
I’m honored to report that for a few days now I’ve had not one but TWO lenses in the squidoo top 100.
I’m sure most of you are familiar with my Spiritual Quotes and Wisdom Sayings lens. It’s been in the top 100 on and off for some time, and seems to have found a [...]

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» Lots of links on a page – some SEO considerations for squidoo

One of the less known SEO considerations is that if there are too many links on a page, google may not take all of them into account. An often heard number is 100. So if there are more than a hundred links on a page, only the top 100 actually help the pages they link [...]

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» Negotiating – a lens series by a willow

Negotiating is hard. I have hardly done any, yet I already know it’s true.
Brand new giant a_willow (congrats btw) has a whole series of lenses on negotiating. She has taken the advice to make several lenses within one topic, in order to be seen as an expert. Well, that worked
[I tried importing the [...]

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» testing out chrome – some nerdy issues

So I’m testing out chrome. And since I can hardly twitter about every annoyance of it, I decided to write this post. Note that many of my issues are likely to be solved within the next months.
Annoyances (aka the negatives)
First off: from a bilingual perspective it’s VERY annoying that I have automatic DUTCH spell [...]

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» Indian music on my mind, in my room and laughing my head off…

I plan to go to India again in a few years, and thought I’d try and lighten my summer up by familiarizing myself with their music. I’ve studied India (its history, culture, religion and philosophy) a lot over the past few years – but their music is still pretty much virgin territory for me.
So [...]

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» How to resolve a quarrel through e-mail

When you are in an e-mail argument, it is very hard to get out of it again. This lens will tell you a few of the things to watch out for when trying to mend relationships through e-mail.
I learned this lesson the hard way in a quarrel with a teacher of mine. If you want [...]

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» Who’s better: Harry Potter or Lord Of The Rings? – great fantasy books

I bought my first lens: Good Fantasy Novels. It already contained some great tips. I added my own favorites and gave it a makeover. If you love fantasy, you should love the suggestions in this lens. And if your favorite isn’t mentioned, tell me in the guestbook and that omission will be repaired
So [...]

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» The Environment, going green and saving endangered species

I made a lensography this week on The Environment Proceeds go to Ecotrust. I feature lenses about how you can make a difference, alternative energy resources, endangered species, people who made a difference to the environment and pollution.
Because I couldn’t find one, I made a lens about reasons why people are vegetarians – focusing [...]

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