Today it is my pleasure to share with you an interview with Paul Edmondson and James Heckman (CEO of Maven) where they delve a little deeper into the detalis of why HubPages and Maven are such a great fit. The two companies share a compatible vision on everything from company culture to technology to a…
Read MoreHubPages Joins Independent Publisher Juggernaut – Maven
Dear Hubbers, We are really excited to announce that we are joining Maven. Maven is an expert-driven group media network, whose innovative platform serves, by invitation-only, a coalition of professional, independent channel partners. We just completed the most successful 4th quarter in our history with the highest ad CPMs we’ve ever seen. As we formed…
Read MoreQ&A To Be Retired
I have a big announcement today that will affect many writers on HubPages. It is my sad duty to announce that the HubPages Q&A feature is being discontinued. Q&A earns less (both for you and for us) than any of our sites and takes a significant amount of engineer and moderator time to maintain. This…
Read MoreImage and Subtitle Changes
Image Updates We know there’s been a lot of concern about our July announcement of our pending change to full width capsules on all articles. The biggest fear most writers have expressed is that some images will look bad when stretched to a larger size. We’ve listened to your feedback and decided to release an…
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Announcing a New HubPages Network Site
Big things are afoot at HubPages HQ. Today we’re launching an entirely new website on the HubPages Network! Through the process of managing HealDove, our health and medicine Network Site, we’ve come to the realization that modern and alternative medicine content serve vastly different communities with very different needs. To that end, we are maintaining…
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Announcing the 7th Annual Hubbie Award Winners
The votes are in and the winners have been chosen! We’d like to thank everyone for taking the time to vote, and please feel free to drop by and congratulate the winners. Now, without further ado, the 2017 Hubbie Award Winners: Awards Best All-Around Article: Organic vs. Free Range vs. Cage Free Eggs Best All-Around…
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Vote for Your Favorites in the 2017 Hubbie Awards!
The polls are officially open for the 7th Annual HubPages Hubbie Awards! You have two weeks to submit your vote, so take your time and consider your choices carefully—no rush! The Prizes: Winners in each category will receive an official HubPages mug with the HubPages logo and your name or username. If a Hubber wins…
Read MoreComment Capsule Standardization
Starting today we are simplifying Comment Capsule options for a more consistent reader experience and one that aligns more with standard practices in the online publishing world right now. Here’s a list of changes we’ll be making: All articles will be required to have a Comment Capsule and it will be the last capsule in…
Read MoreFull Width Capsules & HubTool Update
Capsule Floating to Be Retired Big news today, friends! As part of our effort to make the HubPages experience more consistent on mobile and desktop, and to promote a more clear and organized layout, we will no longer support half-width (right floated) capsules. As of today, capsules in new articles must be full width. We…
Read More2016 Update and HubPro Premium
Hi Hubbers, 2016 was a transformative year for HubPages. Â We went from one site to a network of over two dozen unique properties. Â For us, it was an all-in year. Â Â The net result has been very successful. As I look back at the time from 2011 to where we are today, I can see many…
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