There is a new Squidoo module for you to test out!

Go to edit your lens,  click ‘Add Modules’, click the last ‘A-Z’ tab, then click W. And from the list of modules you will be shown, you can choose ‘Wikipedia’.

It allows you simply type in your topic (bagels, or christmas, or wordpress, etc), and the module will pull in the introduction of the article on Wikipedia for your chosen topic. And it will even pull in the intro image from the wikipedia article too!

But the image bit sometimes comes out really weird, showin an image in your lens that is nothing to do with the topic but just happens to be on the wikipedia page. So what you can do if that happens is insert your own image (hosted elsewhere) using the info I wrote about in this blog post a few weeks ago (click here).

I have been putting the module at the end of lenses, for a nice finishing module with some cool content and image, almost like a ‘more info’ type thing. And I’ve put the module titles as ‘Bagels, according to Wikipedia’. That sort of thing. It’s fun to play around with.

Lewis
www.BuildMyLens.com (Custom lens-building)
www.Squidoo.com/Lensmasters/MrLewisSmile

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Lewis Smile is a Writer, Blogger, Web Geek, and very much a daydreamer.

He builds custom blogs and custom lenses, he helps people for a living, and works online.

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I wouldn't survive without this tool! I use this every day. It's one of the most useful things I have in my toolbox.

You type in your words, change the settings and colors to make it match your site, and voila. You have yourself a professional logo. Instantly.

See the SquidooCool logo at the top of this site? It took me about 60 seconds to build ;-)

Click here to see some more examples