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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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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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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 MoreStarting 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 MoreCapsule 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 MoreHi Hubbers, 2016 was a transformative year for HubPages. We went from one site to a network of over two dozen unique properties. For us, it was an all-in year. 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…
Read MoreBig news! Within the next couple days we’re rolling out a design overhaul on Network Sites. We believe these changes will deliver some much needed functionality improvements as well as provide a cleaner, warmer look. Here’s an overview of the changes you can expect to see: New Color Scheme We wanted an updated and stylish look that…
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Later today we are making some updates to in-text Amazon affiliate links. In-text Amazon links will now be automatically converted to the revenue sharing format, which means that all in-text links will be subject to our 60/40 impression sharing split (with 60% to the writer and 40% to HubPages, as always). As part of this…
Read MoreWe want to give everyone a heads up that we will soon be discontinuing the HubPages eBay Program. The eBay Program represents only 0.2% of earnings on the site overall, and maintaining it requires a significant amount of work for the Engineering Team. The high level of maintenance the program requires, the fact that keyword-only…
Read MoreHi there friends! It’s my great pleasure to announce that we have finished launching all the HubPages Network Sites we intend to create in the near future. As more Hubs are written and selected, it’s possible that some subjects will fill out enough to warrant their own sites, but that possibility is still a long…
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