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Hubs Get an Attractive Makeover

What's Changing:

I'm super excited to announce that a new Hub design is in the works! The main goals we want to accomplish with this redesign are to separate ads from the Hub's content (to give readers a better, more intuitive experience) and to make the author a more prominent part of Hubs. Here's a list of changes to expect:

• The Hub will be wider
• The author section will be more prominent with a larger photo
• Your real name (if you provided one) will appear beside your Hubber name
• Hubs will include a "More By the Author" section
• The Hub's title will be larger
• The Hub's subtopic will be displayed again like it used to be (e.g. Arts and Design> Crafts & Handiwork > Soap Making)
• Social buttons will be horizontal
• Ad Program and AdSense Only ad layouts will be revamped

For a more details, check out the latest HubPages Blog post.

Christy Kirwan
Editor & Web Content Manager

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Meet Editor Anna!

Editor Spotlight: Joanna Fonte

We asked for your feedback about HubPro, and one of the biggest concerns for Hubbers who opted out of Editing is that they don't know anything about our Editors. The Editors are an extremely qualified and talented bunch with loads of relevant training and work experience.We want to give you the chance to get to know them-- we know you'll be impressed! So, we've started a Blog series that will spotlight each of the Editors and highlight their professional and academic qualifications.

Our first Editor in the series is Joanna Fonte. Anna is a power blogger who has extensive experience in the online writing and publishing industry. She taught high school English for 10 years, has an Ed.M from Harvard and a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley.

You can read loads more about her in her HubPages Blog Interview:
http://blog.hubpages.com/2014/11/13/hubpro-editor-meet-joanna-fonte/

This Week's Rising Stars

Below you'll find this week's  Rising Star winners. Our candidates showed off their skills in the Holidays and Celebrations Topic.

Since Hubbers are only eligible for the Rising Star Competition during their first 60 days at HubPages, our winners represent the hottest new talent. Why not read their Hubs?

Christy Kirwan

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