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How to Use Emojis On Your Desktop, Like A Boss

Emojis are life! Literally. Anyone who begs to differ clearly isn’t aware that emoji users around the world manage to share upwards of 6 billion emojis per day. That’s a lot of emoji power. The quiet strength of these everybody-friendly picture characters lies in their multifunctionality. Not to mention, they’re super relatable and relative to the human experience.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 08 Jan, 2018

2018 Is The Year To Set Goals You Can Actually Achieve

2018 is almost here, and let’s face it, there is a lot of pressure to set g...

Become A Shift Ambassador & Get Rewarded

It's time to get your hustle on! We make it simple to start earning refe...

The Best Tips and Tools for Team Collaboration

Keeping your team synergized, day after day and week after week, has its ch...

Tired of switching beetween accounts? Get Shift!

Shift is a logical & beautiful solution for managing everything better. Gmail, Calendar, Drive + all of your favorite apps!

Small Shift Download Now

Upgrade Your Productivity with Shift 2.2!

Shift 2.2 launched last night with support for ten new web apps, two more extensions, and a whole bunch of product enhancements and feature updates.

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 01 Dec, 2017

Notification Muting + Vacation Responder: How to Master “I’m Busy”

Finding simple, but useful ways to stay completely focused on your non-emai...

Shift 2.0 Just Launched, and Your Productivity Dreams Have Come True

Less than one year since the launch of Shift, and today, I am pleased to an...

Tips For Staying Healthy and Productive When You Sit At A Desk All Day

When you work at a desk all day, you tend to live in somewhat of a paradox. You probably go home at the end of the day feeling tired. You’ve been busy all day long. At the same time, though, you really haven’t moved much at all...

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 25 Oct, 2017

Fall is Here, Time to Shift into Hibernation Mode

Introducing Hibernation Mode, a little-known feature that makes a BIG diffe...

10 Gmail Features You May Not Know About

As one of the most popular email providers, Gmail is easy to use and offers...

How to Use Emojis On Your Desktop, Like A Boss

Emojis are life! Literally. Anyone who begs to differ clearly isn’t aware that emoji users around the world manage to share upwards of 6 billion emojis per day. That’s a lot of emoji power. The quiet strength of these everybody-friendly picture characters lies in their multifunctionality. Not to mention, they’re super relatable and relative to the human experience.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 08 Jan, 2018

2018 Is The Year To Set Goals You Can Actually Achieve

2018 is almost here, and let’s face it, there is a lot of pressure to set g...

Become A Shift Ambassador & Get Rewarded

It's time to get your hustle on! We make it simple to start earning refe...

Tired of switching beetween accounts? Get Shift!

Shift is a logical & beautiful solution for managing everything better. Gmail, Calendar, Drive + all of your favorite apps!

Small Shift Download Now

The Best Tips and Tools for Team Collaboration

Keeping your team synergized, day after day and week after week, has its challenges. It’s one thing to motivate team members, but it’s a whole other thing to get them to perform. That’s why collaboration is so important to the fabric of teams.

Michael Foucher

Director of Product - 14 Dec, 2017

Upgrade Your Productivity with Shift 2.2!

Shift 2.2 launched last night with support for ten new web apps, two more e...

Notification Muting + Vacation Responder: How to Master “I’m Busy”

Finding simple, but useful ways to stay completely focused on your non-emai...

Shift 2.0 Just Launched, and Your Productivity Dreams Have Come True

Less than one year since the launch of Shift, and today, I am pleased to announce the launch of Shift 2.0! 

Tobyn

Product Evangelist - 01 Nov, 2017

Tips For Staying Healthy and Productive When You Sit At A Desk All Day

When you work at a desk all day, you tend to live in somewhat of a paradox....

Fall is Here, Time to Shift into Hibernation Mode

Introducing Hibernation Mode, a little-known feature that makes a BIG diffe...

10 Gmail Features You May Not Know About

As one of the most popular email providers, Gmail is easy to use and offers a sleek, fast interface. However, you may not be using Gmail to its full potential. There are a lot of impressive features that you might not know about. In fact, there are a lot of handy features built into Gmail that most people don't even know exist. Below are 10 Gmail features that you can use to personalize your account, making it more efficient and even easier to use.

Michael Foucher

Director of Product - 09 Sep, 2017

How to Use Emojis On Your Desktop, Like A Boss

Emojis are life! Literally. Anyone who begs to differ clearly isn’t aware that emoji users around the world manage to share upwards of 6 billion emojis per day. That’s a lot of emoji power. The quiet strength of these everybody-friendly picture characters lies in their multifunctionality. Not to mention, they’re super relatable and relative to the human experience.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 08 Jan, 2018

2018 Is The Year To Set Goals You Can Actually Achieve

2018 is almost here, and let’s face it, there is a lot of pressure to set goals—or at least attempt to. While personal and professional motivations for goal-setting vary, the data shows us that they tend to work, when done right. In fact, when we are thoughtful about the way we set goals, we thrive on the motivation they provide.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 21 Dec, 2017

Become A Shift Ambassador & Get Rewarded

It's time to get your hustle on! We make it simple to start earning referral income with Shift.

Tobyn

Product Evangelist - 15 Dec, 2017

Tired of switching beetween accounts? Get Shift!

Shift is a logical & beautiful solution for managing everything better. Gmail, Calendar, Drive + all of your favorite apps!

Small Shift Download Now

The Best Tips and Tools for Team Collaboration

Keeping your team synergized, day after day and week after week, has its challenges. It’s one thing to motivate team members, but it’s a whole other thing to get them to perform. That’s why collaboration is so important to the fabric of teams.

Michael Foucher

Director of Product - 14 Dec, 2017

Upgrade Your Productivity with Shift 2.2!

Shift 2.2 launched last night with support for ten new web apps, two more extensions, and a whole bunch of product enhancements and feature updates.

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 01 Dec, 2017

Notification Muting + Vacation Responder: How to Master “I’m Busy”

Finding simple, but useful ways to stay completely focused on your non-email tasks when your inbox is dinging every few minutes can seem like a challenge. When you feel like you’ve run out of hope in finding best ways to balance your email sanity, remember that there may be a couple more aces in the deck. And those aces go by the names of Shift 2.0 Notification Muting and Gmail Vacation Responder.

Michael Foucher

Director of Product - 23 Nov, 2017

Shift 2.0 Just Launched, and Your Productivity Dreams Have Come True

Less than one year since the launch of Shift, and today, I am pleased to announce the launch of Shift 2.0! 

Tobyn

Product Evangelist - 01 Nov, 2017

Tips For Staying Healthy and Productive When You Sit At A Desk All Day

When you work at a desk all day, you tend to live in somewhat of a paradox. You probably go home at the end of the day feeling tired. You’ve been busy all day long. At the same time, though, you really haven’t moved much at all...

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 25 Oct, 2017

Fall is Here, Time to Shift into Hibernation Mode

Introducing Hibernation Mode, a little-known feature that makes a BIG difference to the performance and productivity of your favourite desktop Gmail client. Basically, while your tabs are catching some zzz’s, you can enjoy a higher speed Shift.

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 05 Oct, 2017

10 Gmail Features You May Not Know About

As one of the most popular email providers, Gmail is easy to use and offers a sleek, fast interface. However, you may not be using Gmail to its full potential. There are a lot of impressive features that you might not know about. In fact, there are a lot of handy features built into Gmail that most people don't even know exist. Below are 10 Gmail features that you can use to personalize your account, making it more efficient and even easier to use.

Michael Foucher

Director of Product - 09 Sep, 2017

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