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The latest News and Information on Collaboration, tools and related technologies.

2 new features to help your team gain clarity and context in the new year

With the shift to remote work, many teams are feeling the pain of having to search through documents and apps to find the information they need to get work done. While we could once tap colleagues on the shoulder for a quick question or help finding an important project document, we’re now spending more time digging through documents, spreadsheets, and wikis. Switching between apps is not only time-consuming—it’s also hampering team agility.

How to Get Executive Buy In for Your Information Management Project

When reviewing intelligent information management solutions, securing the blessing of your executive leadership is about more than just finding the funds needed to execute the project in the first place. True digital transformation needs a culture willing to embrace it. Brad Nickle of Strickland Solutions and Kurt Meemken of Marco Technologies join us for a roundtable discussion on how to get executive buy-in for your information management project.

Courier Live: Notify Discourse users about your livestream with Twitch EventSub and Courier

Aydrian and Riley walk through triggering a Courier notification that updates a banner on Discourse using Twitch EventSub webhooks. Click "Show More" to jump to key moments in the video. Riley Napier, Sr. Software Engineer Courier: The smartest way to design & deliver notifications. Design once, deliver to any channel with one API.

Part 1: B2B Customer Support Transformation Imperatives

ServiceXRG and TeamSupport have joined forces to create a comprehensive study of the Support industry that is now available for download. The 2021 Customer Support Transformation report examines current trends in Support delivery and offers tangible guidance for Support and Service professionals to meet growing expectations of both customers and company executives.

EMS brings harmony to Discord

We’re delighted to announce that Element Matrix Services (EMS), our flagship Matrix hosting platform, has launched a fully managed bridge for text-channels in Discord. Discord Bridging brings interoperability between Matrix-based apps and the Discord chat platform. The fully-hosted bridge is now available within EMS via the Integrations tab of the EMS host management dashboard. A single bridge deployment currently supports up to 20 rooms by default, each with unlimited use.

How to improve employee engagement using technology in 2021

Facing the impact of the pandemic as we get into 2021, keeping employees engaged is a top priority and challenge for business leaders and enterprises across the globe. Simply put, organizations that do not provide easy accessible tools for enabling online collaboration and steady communication among teams may see its employees disengage and lose motivation.

Courier Live: Notify Discourse users about your livestream with Twitch EventSub and Courier

On January 6, Riley Napier joined me for our first Courier Live of the new year. Having recently set up webhooks using Twitch EventSub, I wanted to walk through how you could trigger notifications about your Twitch livestreams using Courier. We did this using a Glitch application and explained how to set it up and start accepting requests from Twitch.