Yes, Lynn - that's true. There have been some quite unsavory types gaming the system at Squidoo. But Google threatened to crack down on the traffic being sent there, so Squidoo is cracking down on squammers (I just made that up, like it?)
And apparently Squidoo has experienced a significant drop in traffic, but, a week or so ago there was a very reassuring email from Seth, I thought. (Seth Godin is the owner and creator of Squidoo.)
Here is a post with a bit of info
http://www.earnersblog.com/squidoo-traffic-down/
I was, at first, bummed because I had decided to just get really back into updating my lenses and thinking of new ones, and I thought - Man!
But now I think it's a good thing. Google makes it's traffic true - or whatever you call it. Squidoo boots the squammers. And those of us with real, quality lenses once again have a chance to get at the top of the Squidoo ratings.
And then Google and Squidoo will ride off happily into the sunset...