What has happened to the HubPages Blog?

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   Pollyanna Jonesposted 10 months ago

   Just curious, this is on the front page when we log in. It hasn't had anything new written on there since 2020. When you follow the link it takes you to this page, where you can see it appears to have been abandoned.
   
   Has this been dropped now?
   
   https://blog.hubpages.com/

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      Matt Wellsposted 10 months agoin reply to this

      We've been focusing on the HubPages Newsletter instead of the blog. Maybe in the future we will start up the blog again.
      
      Here is a link to all the HubPages Newsletters https://hubpages.com/about/newsletter/

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         Pollyanna Jonesposted 10 months agoin reply to this

         Thank you Matt!

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   PaulGoodman67posted 10 months ago

   I noticed it too and mentioned it in the forums a while back. It's another element of HP that now seems lost. The remnants aren't removed so we see them as a reminder of what once was.
   
   I think the saddest thing is the highlighted authors on the sign-out page, most of them haven't been active here for a long time.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 10 months ago

   I never found it offered much of use. Bit like the weekly newsletter, frankly.

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      PaulGoodman67posted 10 months agoin reply to this

      I think the site just feels a little unloved nowadays.
      
      There's not the same level of engagement, encouragement, and helpful guidance and information that there used to be and I valued that.
      
      Becoming part of a gaggle of brands rather than an independent company meant that we were bound to lose something and it would feel less warm and cosy, I guess, but it is a little sad.

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      Pollyanna Jonesposted 10 months agoin reply to this

      Personally, I'd prefer a blog space to serve in a similar manner to the email format - unfortunately these emails tend to get lost in my inbox, or disappear in the spam folder. I'd enjoy having a place where I could find it all, with a weekly archive. But I know that's not for everybody!
      
      It just feels a bit sad seeing that the page is there, but has been left for three years.

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         PaulGoodman67posted 10 months agoin reply to this

         There even used to be videos made, they can still be found on YouTube if you look for them. The amount of enthusiasm back then was huge. That atmosphere is long gone, unfortunately.

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