Let’s start with an icebreaker: what is your favorite food? Well that would have to be cheese. Hard, or creamy, nutty, smoky, or stinky, shaved, fondued, or simply grabbed with fingers and stuffed into mouth. If you are what you eat, then I am made of cheese. (Either that or Oaxacan or Korean food or anything you can find…
Read MoreHubPro Photographer Spotlight
As part of HubPro, we’ve contracted with some incredibly talented photographers to help us create the kind of beautiful, high-quality photos that many Hubs need. Today I’d like to introduce you to two of those awesome ladies and share examples of their work in Hubs. The best part? They’re fellow Hubbers! Meet Julia Eppehimer: “I recently graduated…
Read MoreHubPro Questions Answered
We recently ran a survey asking the 16% of Hubbers who opted out about why they chose not to participate in HubPro, our free editing service. These Hubbers have concerns about HubPro; we hear you! We want to address the big fears and also clear up some of the misinformation surrounding the program. Ultimately, HubPro…
Read MoreInnerWriter Study Open to Hubbers
Happy Thursday, Hubbers! I just wanted to pass along an exciting opportunity today. The Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania has recently gotten in touch with us to let us know about a new study for writers. Participation is free and open to adults 18 years and older who are native speakers of…
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Announcing the 2014 Hubbie Award Winners!
The results are in! We received a ton of votes this year, but they’ve finally all been counted. The HubPages Community has spoken, and we’re very excited to reveal another year of champions. Below are the winning Hubbers and Hubs chosen by you, their fellow writers. Check them out: Best of the Best Best All-Around…
Read MoreThe 4th Annual Hubbie Awards: The Polls Are Open!
Let the voting begin! Voting opens today for the 4th Annual Hubbie Awards, woohoo! The Prizes: This year’s Hub-based award winners will receive a stylish and comfy official HubPages t-shirt, and Hubber-based award winners will get a personalized HubPages mug just like the ones the HP staff use in the office. The lucky winners of…
Read MoreSquidoo and HubPages
I have some very exciting news to announce today. HubPages is acquiring key content from Squidoo, creating the world’s largest site of its kind. Squidoo and HubPages have been cousins over the years. We shared the same desire to provide a platform for individuals to share their knowledge and passions with the world. We want…
Read MoreGet Ready for the 2014 Hubbie Awards!
August is here again, and in keeping with HubPages tradition, that means it’s almost time for the 4th Annual Hubbies! YOU nominate and vote for your favorite Hubbers and Hubs in a variety of categories. Winners will be awarded the rarest, most coveted Accolade on HubPages; the Hubbie Accolade (plus some really cool prizes). Voting…
Read MoreIntroducing: The HubPro Beta
Over the last three years, we have worked tirelessly as a community to improve the reader experience on HubPages and raise our standards of quality. Hubbers have worked to better their Hubs, and we have implemented programs and features like the Quality Assessment Process, Boot Camp, Style Tips, and the Apprenticeship Program. We can see…
Read MoreBroken Link Changes
Hello Hubbers, I have a quick announcement this afternoon. In order to promote quality content on HubPages and ensure the best reader experience possible, we’re changing the way broken links will be handled in Hubs. When Hubs contain broken links, those links will now display with a line through them, and when clicked on, a…
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