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Social Media Collaboration: Tips and Tools for Remote Teams

Are you finding social media collaboration a challenge within your remote team? This article will guide you through the exact steps and tools you can use to make it easier. Remote working is a necessity that a lot of worldwide companies had to adapt in order to survive. But something that once was a necessity actually turned into a preference for many employees. In fact, studies show that 99% of employees would choose to work remotely, at least part-time, for the rest of their careers.

How Slack Uses Notifications to Manage the Attention of 12 Million Daily Active Users

A push notification. A bolded channel. A red badge next to an unread conversation. These are all ways that Slack manages your attention. For the messaging giant, managing attention is deeply intertwined with their mission of making work life more productive. Too much noise and suddenly what was an invaluable collaboration hub turns into a distraction. Not enough and it’s just another tool gathering virtual dust.

Startup studio INVANTI turns to Miro to groom entrepreneurs in the heartland

When most people think of startup incubators, they probably imagine famous hubs for startups like Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Austin. The small team at INVANTI is trying to change that paradigm and cultivate entrepreneurs from their startup studio in South Bend, Indiana.

4 Reasons SaaS Users Love Online User Communities (and Why You'll Love the M-Files Community)

M-Files is launching a new online user community on March 15. In the weeks prior to launch, it's a good time to take a step back and consider online user communities in general. What do they do? What needs do they serve? And why are they so important for SaaS success? It used to be that technology adoption was viewed as a relatively simple transaction — with a clear start and end. Decide what software you need. Buy it. Learn how to use it. Done.

Streamlining developer access to Prometheus and Grafana

Our Makefile entry point for developing against the Mattermost Server already tries to simplify things for developers as much as possible. For example, when invoking make run-server, this build tooling takes care of all of the following (among other things!).

OneDesk - Webforms: Creation, Customization & Embedding

Webforms are used to collect information from your customers and translate that information into items in OneDesk. Through webforms, you allow your customers to create different item types in the OneDesk application.  OneDesk combines Help Desk & Project Management software into a single application. OneDesk also includes customer-facing applications: real-time chat, customizable webforms, and a customer portal.

Where to Find the Answer to All of Your M-Files Questions: The M-Files Community

On March 15th, we're launching the M-Files Community — a place where customers, admins, partners and M-Files employees can discuss all things M-Files. Whether it's a technical question, best practices or just a nickel's worth of free advice, the M-Files Community will (1) establish a sense of connection within the global M-Files community, (2) facilitate self-service, and (3) help us gather feedback from M-Files users about the product. Join us with Julian Cook, M-Files Chief Customer Officer, and Jocelyn Flint, Global Community Manager for a quick explanation of the purpose, roadmap and expectations of the M-Files Community.

How to authentically embody corporate social responsibility

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) originated with companies having to clean up after their mistakes. “It was born from when a company polluted a river, their corporate social responsibility program was how they offset that damage,” says Tiffany Apczynski, Zendesk’s former vice president of Public Policy and Social Impact. Today, companies are expected to take more proactive stances and resulting actions and to lead the way on important issues.

What pop culture reveals about our desire for cream-of-the-crop CX

Customer Experience (CX) encompasses the entire cycle of a buyer’s journey that includes anticipation, discovery, and the fulfillment of desire. Technology and digital platforms have opened up new avenues for us to connect with commodities that fulfill our desires, and food certainly is one of them.

Introducing Zendesk and Freshdesk

In this article, we’ll compare Zendesk with Freshdesk to find out which is the right customer support tool for you. We’ll compare these tools based on: By the end of the article, you’ll not only know all of the main differences between Zendesk and Freshdesk, but you’ll know which is the right tool for you. Let’s get started.