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Hello Google Workspace Community and happy New Year! Let’s take a look back at everything we've accomplished together in 2023.
We're featuring top contributors, the most active conversations, popular events and blogs, and more. Let's dive in!
Google Workspace Community 2023 stats at-a-glance
- 😀 The Google Cloud Community welcomed 63,173 new members!
- 👨💻 There were more than 1.3 million visits to the Community (more than 2x as last year!)
- ✍️ Members contributed 17,806 posts and gave 12,646 kudos
Top contributors
The Community would not be what it is without our invaluable members. We appreciate each and every person who visits and contributes - making it a friendly, helpful, and rewarding place to be.
Below are a few shoutouts to folks who go above and beyond. Share your appreciation with a comment below!
Workspace Q&A Forum
✅ Solution authors: @ajojose33333344 @icrew @StephenHind @KAM @cryptochrome
👍 Kudos (likes) received: @icrew @ajojose33333344 @cryptochrome @christiannewman @StephenHind
👨💻 Visits: @icrew @ajojose33333344 @bill_pier3 @josepedrog @Penelope
👍 Kudos (likes) given: @ajojose33333344 @KAM @kim_nilsson @bill_pier3 @colly72
🌟 Honorable mentions and shoutouts 🌟
@icrew - You are absolutely incredible and an invaluable part of this community. You are a Champion Innovator, always on top of the latest updates and best practices, and continue to top the charts for helping others in the forums (just look at the all-time leaderboards!). But the numbers don't actually say it all. Beyond any stats, you are simply one of the kindest and easiest people to work with. You make us all better and we are thankful for it. Thank you thank you @icrew!
@ajojose33333344 wow! What an impressive year! You have quickly climbed the ranks in 2023 and have become an integral part of our community, helping so many people. Thank you for going above and beyond.
@brian_kim Thank you for being such a valued member of the Google Workspace Community - across the forums, events, and everywhere in between, including in person at Next '23! 😎 Thank you for all you do.
@bill_pier3 You've been a longstanding member of the community and we are grateful for it! Thank you for your continuous support and problem-solving in the forums.
@christiannewman What can we say other than, you are amazing! As a Champion Innovator, you have soared the ranks this year and gone above and beyond to help others get unstuck and up-to-date on the latest Google Workspace features, as well as sharing your valuable feedback with the Google team. We're thankful for you!
@kim_nilsson @StephenHind We can't say enough how helpful you are in sharing your feedback and opportunities to improve, as well as always going above and beyond to help others, regardless of what stage in the Google Workspace journey they may be. You make us better - thank you!
@candice We are thankful for your ever-positive and encouraging presence in the community. We always love seeing you at our events, sharing your experiences, and even participating in our Women's Equality Day celebration!
@JesseNowlin @stevelarsen - you have left a legacy with your Google Workspace Recap podcast and continue to make a positive impact on the community in so many ways. It was also wonderful to connect in person at Next '23 and we hope we can do the same again this year!
Thank you to all our Google Cloud Innovators, Innovators Plus members, and Champion Innovators. In 2023, we strengthened the partnership between the Google Workspace Community and the Innovators program, and we've loved to see how the community has grown and evolved since then. Thank you for being leaders in the community - in the forums, during events, and everywhere in between. If the Innovators program is new to you, learn more and join today!
Workspace Developer Forum
✅ Solution authors: @icrew @cfernandez1 @SergioAlvarez @agn-7 @dkhotsom
👍 Kudos (likes) received: @icrew @paul_lees @KAM @SergioAlvarez @Julian_Kleine
👨💻 Visits: @icrew @Minerill0 @ajojose33333344 @mas86 @KAM
👍 Kudos (likes) given: @ian_weatherhogg @KAM @Toutjava @DChristlieb @mohammadalamin
🌟 Honorable mentions and shoutouts 🌟
@mhawksey You are a legend! Longtime Google Developer Expert and Champion Innovator, you continuously keep us up-to-date on the latest advancements, tips, and resources across the Workspace community, particularly for those using Apps Script and AppSheet. Thank you!
(Oh and by the way, if you haven't heard, @mhawksey, along with @CharlesMaxson and @AliceKeeler have relaunched the Totally Unscripted show "organized by the community for the community." So enough said... I'd definitely check it out 😎).
@Aryan_Irani As a Google Developer Expert, Champion Innovator, regular event speaker, and author, we can't say enough how impressed and thankful we are for you sharing your knowledge and expertise with the Google Workspace Community. Thank you for all you do!
Googlers
Here our top contributing Googlers! This is not including Community Managers (more on those folks is further below🙂).
✅ Solution authors: @KevinApodaca @emreknlk @Carolina-A @kgreller @Marcin_Milewski
👍 Kudos (likes) received: @Marcin_Milewski @emreknlk @Carolina-A @kgreller @evgenymeer
👨💻 Visits: @Kinjal @Carolina-A @shoshb @KevinApodaca @emreknlk
👍 Kudos (likes) given: @KarisaE @Marcin_Milewski @Carolina-A @sshank @KevinApodaca
🌟 Honorable mentions and shoutouts 🌟
@cschalk_ws Thank you for leading the AppSheet charge for our Google Workspace Community, including launching specializations in AppSheet and Workspace for the Google Developer Experts program! 🎉
@serge_l Thank you for being our fearless product leader! You go above and beyond to inform, enable, and empower users with the latest and greatest in Google Workspace, particularly in leading roadmap sessions and intently listening to user feedback - always with a thoughtful, kind, and user-centric approach. Thank you Serge!
Thank you to the Google Workspace Customer Success team - fierce advocates for our customers at all times and continuously providing opportunities for our customers to shine with resources to help them succeed with Google Workspace. Thank you @PatDay @rmaupin @gbaffi @hidyjun @sshank @pogaci @jraffin @cahartley @satoshitakano @michaelhoward 🙌
Thank you @Carolina-A and @kgreller for leading our Google Workspace Referrer and Alpha Program communities respectively. Your continuous communications and support do not go unnoticed. Thank you!
Thank you @laniergray and @Dan_C for your dedication to keeping customers up-to-date and informed with the latest product updates and visible changes. We continuously hear feedback around how helpful it is what you do - so thank you!
Thank you @Meaghanrose for shining the spotlight on our incredible customers in all ways across the Google Workspace Community, including the User Love and Champions of Change playlists. You make our customers shine - thank you!
Thank you to the incredible Googlers who help lead the Google Cloud Innovators program. You are indispensable partners and your dedication to helping our customers succeed does not go unnoticed. Thank you thank you for your collaboration and all you do.
Google Workspace Community Conversations
In 2023, there were 17,806 posts published to the Google Workspace Community - wow! Let's break down what these were all about and highlight some of the most popular topics.
The most popular topic in the Workspace Q&A Forums in 2023 was Administration, followed by Gmail, Drive/Shared Drives, APIs, and Add-ons.
Breaking it down even further, here's a word cloud with some of the most popular topics from the Workspace Forums. The size of the word indicates how often it was discussed.
Google Workspace Community Events
We held 14 Google Workspace Community events in 2023 on topics including generative AI, security, change management, Domain Transfer, and more (see all our previous and upcoming events here).
Our most viewed events in 2023 were as follows:
- How to maximize your productivity with Smart Canvas and Google Docs (see the accompanying blog post here) Thank you @KarisaE and @WorkspaceDennis!
- Duet AI for Google Workspace: Generative AI tools to transform work for the better Thank you @Donato @TMajewski @Meaghanrose @Giulio and Nathan Esquenazi!
- Product update and live Q&A: Spaces organized by topic upgrade to in-line threaded spaces in Chat
Thank you @mishraneeraj and @Jaxo123! - Build a data-driven culture with Google Sheets and Looker Thank you @Maire_Newton and Sneha Popley!
- Deep dive into Google Workspace security: How to make safe and smart collaboration a reality Thank you @KevinApodaca!
🌟 Honorable mentions and shoutouts 🌟
Thank you @gretchenreyes @lloera and @omri for sharing your Google Workspace change management and adoption best practices with us during a community event, including practical tips for measuring and increasing adoption of Google Workspace solutions at your organization. This event continues to live on as a helpful resource - thank you!
Thank you @CharlesMaxson and @karaireland for a dynamic session demonstrating 15+ tips and tricks to make the most of Google Workspace with Apps Script. I learned so much in this one, thank you!
Thank you @KevinApodaca for not only delivering one of our most-viewed community events this year, but for also being our top Googler solution author! Thank you for going above and beyond to help answer questions and provide best practices for the community.
Is there a topic you want us to cover next? Please let us know by leaving a comment below. We'd love to hear from you!
Google Workspace Community Blogs
We published 27 Google Workspace Community blogs in 2023 (2x as many as last year!), including best practices, how-tos, tutorials, and much more (see all our blogs here).
Our most viewed blogs in 2023 were as follows:
- How to maximize your productivity with Smart Canvas and Google Docs Thank you @WorkspaceDennis!
- Google Workspace and Office 365: Identity management during coexistence Thank you @abhishekmehta!
- Improve the security posture of your Google Workspace environment: How to set up DNS records Thank you @Marcin_Milewski!
- 5 ways to use Duet AI for Google Workspace to increase productivity, connection, and innovation Thank you @rmaupin!
- Get enterprise ready with Google Meet: Latest features, what’s coming next, and FAQs Thank you @nralexander and @kimtnguyen!
Is there a topic you want us to cover next? Please let us know by leaving a comment below. We'd love to hear from you!
Thank you from the Google Cloud Community team
On behalf of the Google Cloud Community team, thank you to everyone who has made the Community such a rewarding place to be - members, visitors, customers, partners, Googlers... thank you all.
And we can't forget our Community Managers. Thank you @kogcc @AndrewB @Willie_Turney @shanefeely @Roderick @carrie @Yugali @Michelle @kasey 🎉
We couldn't do it without you!
We're looking forward to even more to come for the Google Cloud Community in 2024, including new ways for members to get involved, improved user experiences, more live events and how-to blogs, and much more.
Have ideas or feedback? Please let us know in the comments or by creating a post in the feedback forum. We'd love to hear from you.
Thank you and happy new year!
