Is HubKarma defunct?
There was so much noise on using HubKarma and now the buzz is that it's a thing of past.
When it first came out, I thought it was a good idea to help out other Hubbers. But I found so few hubs that I could feel comfortable referencing to in my articles...that my readers would be interested in...that I stopped bothering with it.
Good question. I know my number has not budged no matter what I do, so I agree-why bother.
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