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 MoreUpcoming AdSense Changes to Custom Formatted Ads
Last week we got a bit of news that Google AdSense has changed the way its auctions work. This change was rolled out to standard units (in December, we believe). Most folks didn’t notice that lower revenue per click was made up with higher click-through rates because AdSense launched a formatting change that included arrows…
Read MoreHubTool is Getting Its Hair Did
It has been a while since the HubTool has gotten some TLC, so we decided to spend a little time giving it a makeover, which will go live next week. We have made no big changes to the way things work, just a few cosmetic tweaks to clean things up and take advantage of some…
Read MoreA New Improved Slideshow
The best of Hubs feature gorgeous, interesting, useful photos. We would like to make it as easy as possible for readers to enjoy them more thoroughly. For this reason, Edward Zhang has been working hard on improving slideshows on HubPages. The original feature allowed readers to view a slideshow of images on a separate page so…
Read MoreTesting a New Hub Design on Technology Hubs
A couple weeks back, we rolled out a new Hub design on Fashion and Beauty Hubs and have been monitoring its performance while making small tweaks. Before we settle on a new site-wide Hub design, we have decided to test out another new Hub design that adopts a radically different approach. The new Hub design…
Read MoreComments on Answers
Ari Lamstein has been working on a new feature for the past couple of days and it is nearly finished. Here are the soon-to-come developments in his words: We will soon be rolling out a feature where you can comment on Answers to Questions. Many Hubbers have said that they would like to have a…
Read MoreIntroducing the HubPages Apprenticeship Program
Many Hubbers have trouble making the jump from online obscurity to significant earnings and a strong online presence. We are happy to announce the public release of a special program that can help you bridge that gap. The HubPages Apprenticeship Program is a rigorous six month course in which Hubbers are taught basic and more advanced…
Read MoreMaking Use of the “Changed” Column
Last week, Jason announced in the Forums that we added a new column to the Stats section of My Account that shows when a Hub has last been updated. This change follows a suggestion from Marisa Wright that we add the column, which will make it easier to tell when our Hubs might need a…
Read MoreHeads Up! We’re Going Wide!
In a couple of days, we’ll be rolling out the first in a series of design updates on HubPages by widening the site. The width of all our pages will increase by 120 pixels- from 850 to 970 pixels. One of the reasons we’re making this change is to accomodate premium, high-impact ads that typically…
Read MoreCome and Get Your Subdomain!
As many Hubbers knew, a Google search algorithm update which rolled out this spring (dubbed the Panda update) hurt just about everyone’s traffic. The problem was that the poor quality of some Hubs on the site hurt everyone’s reputation. About a month ago, Paul posted a blog post and forum post recapping our response to…
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