Over the last two weeks we’ve been experimenting with the design and placement of the social sharing buttons on Hubs. Using a tool called Optimizely, we ran split test experiments on several variations of the buttons, with the goal of maximizing the rate of social shares. We’ve finally settled on our winner and the new buttons are already live on…
Read MoreVideos Can Now Include an Embedded Timestamp!
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 MoreIntroducing a New HubPages Engineer, Oren Radousky
I’ve got some exciting news this Wednesday. HubPages is delighted to welcome a new engineer to the Team! Oren Radousky just joined us a couple weeks ago, and we’re very happy to have him. Oren is still settling in, but we know he’ll work hard to keep HP running, get pesky bugs fixed, and to…
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 MoreGreat Topics for Quarter 3
The start of 2014 Quarter 3 is just a couple months away, and once again we’d like to share the topic tips from our friends at Google AdSense with Hubbers. These topics are ones that historically have had higher CPMs during July, August, and September, and the people at AdSense expect that trend to continue…
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 MoreThis Hub was Pinned by Jessica Alba
Happy Tuesday, friends! Today it is my pleasure congratulate Hubber Peggy W on receiving the first HubPages celebrity Pin on Pinterest. Last night her Hub, Crape-Myrtles in Southern Landscaping, was Pinned by Jessica Alba on the Dream House board of her official Pinterest page! The image on the left is the one the famous actress chose…
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…
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