I had no idea what HubPages was. Here's the wikipedia for anyone wondering what it is. I think a site like that, based on the wikipedia article, is a very much "follow the money" kind of deal. Interesting way of crowd-sourcing clicks and throwing people fractions of the pennies that come from that - without having to pay for professional writers or content upfront.
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