The Gather Blog

Productive remote teams don't need to be monitored — they need better ways to connect. Discover how to get real team visibility and boost remote productivity with Gather instead.

Working in a virtual office on Gather makes it easy and natural to talk to people on your distributed team. This leads to fewer meetings, easier mentorship, and stronger connections.

Remote pair programming is fast, flexible, and efficient when it happens in a virtual office like Gather. Learn how it works and why engineers love to collaborate on Gather.

Follow this guide of best practices to launch a successful Gather pilot, based on the experiences of over 10,000 remote teams.

Use this template to onboard your team to Gather with shared expectations and etiquette for working together in a virtual office.

When it's time to start your Gather pilot, use this announcement template to build some excitement and help them get started.

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.

‍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.

Start your next virtual meeting with one of these 5-minute games to build trust, increase collaboration, and boost team morale.

‍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!

Preparing for PTO? Here are 5 ways Gather can help you communicate your leave plans and prepare to be out of office.

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!

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.

Transform your Gather office into a winter wonderland with these quick and easy decorating tips.

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.

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.

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!

Ready to bring the season of pumpkin spice into your Gather office? Follow these tips to customize your office and engage your team.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Looking for the best virtual meeting apps for your remote team? Read this guide to explore the best options in 2022.

To help you hold more productive and enjoyable meetings, check out these examples of how to arrange your Gather Space.

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!

Discover the benefits of hosting a virtual job fair in Gather and begin planning your own.

Congratulations to the 450 sponsored non-profits and open-source organizations who took part in the Gather Sponsorship Program!

When’s the last time you got paid to take a week to explore your passions?

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?

Running our largest load test to date, a story.