Now that Google has announced that load time will officially be a factor in determining search rankings, will anything be done to change the way videos load in hubs?
I read this excerpt in a comment on the Google Webmaster blog:
"I've seen sites already using a simple placeholder for each video. It isn't until you click the placeholder that the Flash or HTML5 video object gets rendered."
Is that a viable option for HubPages?
That, my friend, sounds like a damn good idea.
by Dan Harmon 13 years ago
Playing around with webmaster tools, I find that my hubs are loading in a little over 5 seconds and that 77% of sites load faster - this doesn't sound good, but I don't really know if it's a problem or not.I realize that my hubs are on the longish side, but I try not to simply pad them with words...
by Ryan Hupfer 16 years ago
I just made the first post ever over on the brand spankin' new HubPages blog. I posted about some thoughts that I've had lately regarding ways to help college students better learn how to write on the web by using HubPages. I really started thinking about this after I found out about an amazing...
by Jason Menayan 13 years ago
People have noticed James's special treatment of our logo which went live a few hours ago. It is indeed 5 lit candles, and it is indeed in honor of our 5th anniversary of being a public site!Over the last couple of weeks, you've been voting for fellow Hubbers for the first annual Hubbies Awards,...
by Michelle Dee 13 years ago
Hello:I am trying to create a new hub and it has photos to be loaded. I never had any problems before now. The photos will not load and then all of a sudden I cannot access the internet anymore. I have no problem accessing the internet on my computer, until I try to load a photo into a...
by Ryan Hupfer 16 years ago
It's true, Inspirepub stopped by for lunch and is now hanging out in the office....I think that she's getting ready to knock out her 100th Hub!What do YOU think that she's doing?
by Oyewole Folarin 10 months ago
The time it takes for our web page to load particularly on mobile devices is something not to be proud of. This vital issue is adversely affecting not only user experience but the general website ranking on search engine, in particular Google. Even the Parade site is also affected. I was doing some...
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