Thursday’s at the Giant Squid Showcase are reserved for YOUR GOOD NEWS and this week we received some GREAT news from several Giant Squid lensmasters.  Read all about it!

Linchpin:

Our first bit of good news is that Seth Godin’s newest book Linchpin: Are you Indispensable? was released this week and with it came a fun new Squidoo co-brand template that you can use to honor the Linchpin people in your life.
See an example that I made  HERE
Or visit Linchpin Headquarters to make one of your own!
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We received some good news from Flowski:

I have been working on a new website/blog to compliment my success in the gift ideas niche on Squidoo,  Gifts and Ideas Blog , and as soon as I’m done dotting the T’s and crossing the I’s there I’m going to touch up old lenses and churn out some nice new Squidoo’s to tie into it.

You know we were on the road all last summer, then when we settled back down in Tahoe, and that Christmas lens of mine started blasting off. Then it was all I could do to keep up with it. 20,000 hits a day is more responsibility than I ever imagined, I actually felt great pressure to keep it perfect. I had to work on that lens literally constantly, replacing sold out products, rotating items not selling, trying to keep up with Gil and his editor switch over and back again etc… I bet it was updated at least 100 times a day, Google cached it every couple of hours. In fact some more good news, it’s still like #3 for “best gifts” on Google and my green gifts is #4 on Google just below it. WOW I’m #3&4 on Google for best gifts below gifts.com!!! – how cool is that?  Squidoo is so amazing…
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We got good news from Mysticmama:

The  Squidoo Music Blog at Crabby’s Beach is looking for the best Music lenses on Squidoo.
If you are interested in being featured at this great blog be sure to visit the Squidoo Music Awards lens and submit all of your best Music lenses!
This is an awesome way to grab some extra publicity for your best Music lenses.
Don’t miss out!
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This good news was sent in by luvmyludwig who is helping a friend spread some love to Haiti:

As you might know, a group of Zazzlers united trying to make a difference and help unfortunate people on Haiti – we created a store which donates all of it’s earning to Hope for Haiti and Zazzle.com is matching it’s earning by donating dollar for dollar! Yay! :)

What I would like to ask you is to help us spread the word!

If you could share a link to the lens: Message of Love – Hearts 4 Haiti

Or directly to the store: Hearts for Haiti to your friends, relatives, etc. or blog about it, or help in any other way, it would be great!

And you know – every little bit helps! :)
Have a great day!
Michelle aka a_willow
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Apple iPad

And as you probably know, the new Apple iPad was announced this week!  I think I want one but I’m not sure.  Can you help me decide?
Visit my  iPad vs Kindle and join the debate about which one I should I buy?
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What’s your good news?

Did you start a new blog?  Find some Squid Success?  Receive a special honor?   Are you going to be a Grandma?  Did you get a new puppy?  Start a new business venture? Get published?  Reach a milestone, or create a special new lens?

Whatever your good news is, no matter how large or small, we want to hear about it!

Share your Giant Squid Good News with me (rms) and I’ll blast it out to the community for you next Thursday, right here, at the Giant Squid Community Showcase!