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Google Chat vs Zoom Team Chat

Google Chat vs Zoom Team Chat: Which Will You Choose?

Google Chat and Zoom Team Chat are two popular communication platforms that are widely used in today’s remote work environment.  But which is better?  On one hand, you have Google Chat—the tried and tested messaging platform from the search giant Google. On the other, you have Zoom Team Chat—a relative newcomer that’s taken the remote ...

Digital Markets Act

How Will The Digital Markets Act Impact Unified Comms?

The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was signed into law in 2022, will have a significant impact on the field of unified communications.  This legislation, which aims to regulate the behavior of “dominant online platforms”, has brought about a number of potential changes that have affected the way that companies and other digital industries operate. ...

Zoom Mail and Calendar

How to Use Zoom Mail and Calendar

In the fall of 2022, Zoom announced a new mail and calendar client built into its meetings and chat interface. It merges your email and calendar with meetings, team chat, and phone. Zoom Mail and Calendar are free to use, but you’ll need to download and install the latest version of the app.  In this ...

Cross platform adoption

5 Tips To Boost Cross-Platform Adoption

When you install Mio to enable cross-platform messaging, the key to getting people to break out of their workplace silos is empowering adoption. Rather than investing in message interoperability and hoping people start sending cross-platform messages, we’re going to share five things we’ve seen work first-hand in some of the largest enterprises that use Mio. ...

Cross platform messaging

How To Enable Cross-Platform Messaging In Your Business

Cross-platform messaging is the ability to send a message from one platform to another. We do this from Apple to Android in the mobile world. We can now even do this between Xbox and PlayStation. So why can’t we do this in the business world? The answer lies in APIs. Or, more pertinently, access to ...

Context switching

The Real Cost Of Context Switching [And How To Solve It]

Context switching is the art of moving between different apps, modes of work, conversations, or topics. It’s an art that so many of us have perfected. And, like all great art, it’s mighty expensive. We can switch apps (and therefore context) at the drop of a hat. Or, more accurately, the alt+tab of a keyboard ...

Integrate Zoom with Google Calendar

How To Integrate Zoom With Google Calendar

Zoom + Google is one of the most popular combinations for both work and personal use. Whereas Microsoft Teams users often stick with Outlook, Word, Excel, etc., if you’re a Zoom user running a calendar, it’s quite possibly Google. While you may be tempted to try and run your calendar via Zoom, it’s limited to ...