I have quite a nifty new feature to announce today. (It’s extra special, too, because it’s Oren’s first project at HubPages. Go Oren!) YouTube videos that you embed in your Hubs can now include a timestamp! For people who are less tech-savvy like me, this means that when you add videos to your Hub, you…
Read MoreHub Improvement: Hubs Get Shiny New Social Buttons!
Hi there, folks! I have some exciting news. After some testing, we’ve decided to make the switch to static social sharing buttons. We’ve also redesigned the buttons to be more noticeable and attractive to readers. Here’s what the new ones will look like: So, what’s different about the buttons, other than the way…
Read MoreIntroducing: The HubPages Amazon Program
Hubbers, starting today there is an exciting new way to earn from Amazon products on your Hubs: the HubPages Amazon Program. Some of you may recall talk of the Amazon Program way back in late 2011, when we originally hoped to launch it. Unfortunately, we had to pause development work at the time, but we…
Read MoreIntroducing the New Mobile Hub
I’m super excited to announce an all new mobile Hub architecture and design for smartphones. We’ve all read and heard about the switch to mobile and our traffic numbers indicate it’s happening quickly. Over the last 30 days we’ve had over 14 million visits from smartphones. A year ago in the exact same time…
Read MoreEditor’s Choice Accolade/Nominations and Bing Webmaster Tools Verification
We have three quick announcements for everyone! First, starting today we will be awarding the Editor’s Choice accolade to all Hubbers who have five or more EC Hubs! Your accolade will be displayed on your Profile Page along with your other HubPages accolades. Congratulations to those who receive the accolade; it’s not an easy one…
Read MoreA Few Updates to HubPages
Hey, Hubbers! We are very excited about the future of HubPages. We continually strive to improve HubPages, and we appreciate all the feedback you’ve so helpfully given us. Going forward, we plan to stick with our traditional iterative approach. This means frequent small changes to the product with periods of data collection and analysis. We…
Read MoreHow to Check Your Subdomain for a Google Penalty and an Update to Amazon and eBay Products
In the past week, Google launched a feature that allows webmasters to check if their domain or subdomain has been penalized because of spam; publishers now have the ability to check whether or not Google has placed a manual webspam action on their account. With this information, Hubbers can remove or fix their content and…
Read MoreAnnouncing Editor’s Choice Hubs
We want to continue rewarding Hubbers who create content readers enjoy with a new designation highlighting their achievements. Today we are excited to announce Editor’s Choice Hubs. These are exceptional Hubs that are selected by HubPages Editors and are available to readers on the HubPages.com domain. Hubs provide value in unique ways. Editors consider many elements when…
Read MoreSummer Product Improvements: There’s a lot going on at HubPages HQ!
Today we will be implementing four enhancements to HubPages that we hope will have a positive effect on our community and readers: a new HubPages Style Guide with in-line tips displayed in the HubTool, a more streamlined HubTool, a revised Hubber Score that is more reflective of quality, and a change to how profile links…
Read MoreUpdate to the Quality Assessment Process: Improving the quality of ALL Hubs!
As you may recall, in late March we raised the quality bar for all newly-published and edited Hubs. This heightened bar has not been applied to older Hubs that were published before the QAP. Beginning this week (and continuing gradually over the next few months), older Hubs will be subject to our quality thresholds. What…
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