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Template | Gather Onboarding Guide
Use this template to onboard your team to Gather with shared expectations and etiquette for working together in a virtual office.
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Template | Gather Pilot Slack/Email Announcement
When it's time to start your Gather pilot, use this announcement template to build some excitement and help them get started.
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Best 5-minute games for virtual meetings
Start your next virtual meeting with one of these 5-minute games to build trust, increase collaboration, and boost team morale.
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3 meetings proven to increase productivity & innovation
‍The most valuable meetings improve interpersonal relationships, lead to dynamic conversations, and increase access to information outside of your immediate team. And these 3 are proven to do just that!
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Your Gather Office Floor Plan
‍To help you create the virtual office of your dreams, this guide will explain the floor plans of our starter templates and offer inspiration for how you can customize your space.
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Bringing Your Team to Gather
Now that you’ve created your first virtual office, it’s time to bring in members of your team. These best practices will help you onboard your coworkers and ensure they have a great first experience working in Gather.
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Getting Started with Gather
Welcome to your brand new virtual HQ! To help you get the most of your virtual office, here’s a quick overview of how to use Gather.
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How to Decorate Your Desk in Gather + Inspiration
With Gather, remote employees can share the same experience of decorating a desk and learning more about your teammates as you walk around a virtual office. This guide will explain how to decorate your Gather desk, and then share some pixel-perfect examples to inspire your setup!
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5 Ways to Communicate Your PTO Plans in Gather
Preparing for PTO? Here are 5 ways Gather can help you communicate your leave plans and prepare to be out of office.
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2022 Gather Year in Review
We’re incredibly proud of everything our team has accomplished this year, and are more inspired by our customers than ever. Here’s a look at some of our biggest moments from 2022!
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How We Gather: Deep-diving into how our People and Talent teams work together at Gather
It may not surprise you that at Gather, we go to work in our virtual office on the very tool we build. Our teams are constantly using the various features we build in order to supercharge remote culture, improve productivity, and collaborate together. We sat down with three members of our People and Talent teams to share with you how they Gather.
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7 Quick and Easy Winter Decorating Tips for your Gather Office
Transform your Gather office into a winter wonderland with these quick and easy decorating tips.
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How We Gather: Deep-diving into how our tech teams work together at Gather
It may not surprise you that at Gather, we go to work in our virtual office on the very tool we build. Our teams are testing new office features every day as we tinker, build, and collaborate on Gather! We sat down with three members of our engineering team to share with you how they Gather.
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Details & Thrive: How Gather’s Engineering, Product, and Design teams fixed 116 bugs in two weeks
Our EPD team (Engineering, Product, and Design) held a two-week sprint entirely focused on the details of the Gather experience, in which they fixed 116 bugs! We sat down with three members of the team to get a behind-the-scenes look at this unique sprint.
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Pixel-Perfect Details: 116 Bug Fixes & Improvements
To help your team thrive when using Gather, we’ve launched 116 improvements and bug fixes that make it easier to use, more reliable, and a little more fun!
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7 Quick and Easy Fall Decorating Tips for your Gather Office
Ready to bring the season of pumpkin spice into your Gather office? Follow these tips to customize your office and engage your team.
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Your Team’s First Week in Gather
The official guide for moving your remote team to Gather and making your new virtual office feel like home.
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The Ultimate Guide to Better Video Meetings
Avoid meeting fatigue and keep your remote team happy and engaged by creating an energizing meeting environment. With these tips, you'll re-engage your teams on video calls and hold more productive meetings.
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An All New Meeting Experience in Gather!
Host your team on Gather with a remote office-optimized meeting experience. Create meetings from our new Chrome Extension and join your teammates in one click.
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Best Practices For Holding Engaging Virtual Town Hall Meetings
Virtual Town Hall (or All Hands) meetings are essential for building a strong remote culture and team alignment. Learn our best practices for keeping your team engaged and inspired.
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How to Combat Virtual Meeting Fatigue
Virtual meeting fatigue (a.k.a Zoom fatigue) is making remote teams suffer. Click here to get research-backed tips on how to eliminate it completely.
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5 Best Virtual Meeting Apps in 2022
Looking for the best virtual meeting apps for your remote team? Read this guide to explore the best options in 2022.
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8 Meeting Formats Remote Teams Can Set Up on Gather
To help you hold more productive and enjoyable meetings, check out these examples of how to arrange your Gather Space.
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5 Zoom Alternatives That Raise Employee Engagement in 2022
Zoom is still a high-quality meeting app, but the remote teams of tomorrow are using alternatives to build a stronger remote culture and hold more engaging virtual meetings. Here's our top 5!
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Click and You’re In: Gather Socials Beat Zoom Fatigue
How do you throw an online social that isn’t just another grid of videos?
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Planning a Virtual Job Fair on Gather
Discover the benefits of hosting a virtual job fair in Gather and begin planning your own.
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Introducing Gather Sponsorships
Congratulations to the 450 sponsored non-profits and open-source organizations who took part in the Gather Sponsorship Program!
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Maker Week: Pushing the Limits
When’s the last time you got paid to take a week to explore your passions?
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Why the Metaverse Matters
Over the past year, "the Metaverse" has become a hot topic, with companies like Facebook, Roblox, and Epic Games now citing it as their end goal, or Microsoft making it a key strategic objective. However, missing from recent discussions about the Metaverse is how it will actually be good for people—why should we, as a society, care about the Metaverse?
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40k CPUs in Kubernetes
Running our largest load test to date, a story.
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