Cord's Product and Engineering Blog

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    Changelog
    Holiday Season Product Round-Up | Cord Changelog

    We have a lot to share from our changelog this month, including a translations framework to support both internationalization (i18n) as well as simply changing labels on components, improved Demo Apps with open source code, an update to the Cord privacy model, link unfurling and a CLI command for sending formatted messages. We know - it's a heap of new stuff! Let's unpack it.

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    Changelog
    October Product Round-Up | Cord Changelog

    We have a lot to share from our changelog this month, including a Slack Connect Javascript API, quality-of-life improvements to the Thread and Message APIs, a chatbot that knows the docs of most web technologies (including Cord!), and an entire game built on Cord. Dig in!

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    What is Cord?
    An SDK for Chat

    Ah, the classic tale of "let's build a chat feature, it'll be easy," said every tech team ever. Spoiler: it's not. This post navigates the labyrinth that is the creation of a chat feature for SaaS applications, emphasizing that while chat may seem like a frivolous addition, it's actually the lifeblood of online collaboration. TL;DR: For most teams, building with a chat SDK or chat NPM package is a much more efficient way to get to a great chat feature.

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    A picture of Jackson Gabbard, software engineer for chat, commenting, and other communication featuresJackson Gabbard
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    Changelog
    2023 August Product Round-Up

    We just wrapped up a hackathon and (we don’t mean to brag) but our new features make the experience you can build with Cord even better than what you get in Google Docs, Notion, and Figma.

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    Changelog
    2023 July Product Round-Up

    Our latest batch of components and APIs give customers the power to create seamless commenting experiences on video, canvases, and dashboards, and a way to integrate Cord’s notifications with existing notification systems. Learn more.

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    Changelog
    2023 June Product Round-Up

    We have some juicy product updates to share that’ll help you drive seat expansion, build a more native UX, and give you more visibility of how users are collaborating in your product.

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    Colleen Jiang
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    Changelog
    2023 May Product Round-Up

    AI, APIs, and customization are buzzwords in this month's product roundup, with four major updates to explore. Find out what's new with Cord, and what these changes mean for you and your customers.

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    Colleen Jiang
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    Team-Led Growth
    Is Collaboration Right For Your Product?

    What's the secret sauce to Figma, Google Docs, and Notion's success? Built-in collaborative features. Other B2B SaaS companies can do the same. Find out how your users will benefit, explore the ROI, and learn more about buying vs. building.

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    Changelog
    2023 April Product Round-Up

    See what's new with Cord! We’re constantly updating our product to make it better and easier for our clients to implement and customize, and for our clients’ customers to use.

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    Colleen Jiang
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    Expert Insights
    How to manage your product roadmap during economic uncertainty

    Need some help understanding how to evolve your product roadmap in the midst of economic uncertainty? Based on his experience as a product manager at Facebook and recent chats with CTOs at multi-billion dollar tech companies, Nimrod Priell, Cord's Co-Founder and CEO, has some tips for you.

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    Part 2
    Don't Buy Cord; Build It Yourself

    This is part 2 of the Don't Buy Cord series. In this post, we'll discuss the actual build out of your own collaborative features.

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    Part 1
    Don't Buy Cord; Build It Yourself

    Don't pay a premium for software that you could just build yourself. Use this guide to build your own collaboration software from scratch.

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    an imageJackson Gabbard
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    Design stories
    Ben Longden

    Get to know our design philosophy with a quick Q&A with Ben, our brand designer.

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    Ben Longden
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    Work with your team directly in HubSpot with this add-on

    HubSpot is the orange inbound giant that releases a new feature just when we've mastered it. Sure, the platform has a better user experience than other email solutions. But just because it’s all-in-one doesn’t mean there’s only one person involved.

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    How to unlock that 10x productivity for your team

    Context switches are a tax on our productivity. And it's a tax we're almost unconscious of. But when we're interrupted to help someone else with their work - or to jump into another app to message someone - it takes us precious time to get back to a productive, creative state of flow. There's ways to avoid that, though, and gain back precious focused time for your entire team. Here's how.

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    Use Case
    Cord for bug reporting

    Report, assign, and resolve bugs on your landing page or web product faster. Product managers, engineers, and designers alike will thank you.

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