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Supercharging Conversations With ChatGPT

As a chat company, we naturally wanted to check out OpenAI's ChatGPT model (and have a little fun with it!) by trying to have it act as a chatbot in a conversation between friends. Since ChatGPT does not have an official API yet, our work was cut out for us 😅. Understanding the API The
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Rigi Sees 50% YoY Growth After Integrating Stream Chat

Challenge: When Rigi's co-founders created the app, they needed a chat API to expedite their time to market. Rigi developers needed a chat solution that was easy to integrate and scalable enough to support large creator communities while delivering reliable, low-latency performance. Strategy: The Rigi team built a proof-of-concept (PoC) with the chat APIs from
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Zoom Video SDK vs. Stream Video

In our recent Twilio Alternatives post, we made some claims about Zoom being easy to integrate. However, customization with the Zoom Video SDK is very limited. Let's look into that claim some more to see how we think Zoom Video SDK compares to Stream Video. We will also look at the Beta Zoom Video SDK
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Introducing Stream's Campaigns API

We at Stream are thrilled to announce the launch of our new Campaigns API! Sending messages to a large group of users or channels and personalizing those messages with rich templating, attachments, and custom data is now easier for developers and businesses than ever before. For Campaigns with under 1,000 users, our API enables you
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Exyte Chat vs. Stream Chat

Exyte Chat is an open-source library provided by Exyte. Exyte is a software development agency with a remote team headquartered in New York and Dubai. They offer their iOS Chat library for you to integrate into your codebase on your own as a showcase of what their team can do for you. It's an awesome
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100ms vs. Stream Video

Adding video and audio capabilities to your app has the potential to skyrocket user engagement and retention metrics. But, get the UX of this powerful interactivity solution wrong, and you risk tanking those KPIs along with your brand’s reputation. When comparing Video SDKs, 100ms and Stream Video both provide a Video SDK. Let's explore how
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Stream Achieves DPF Certification

We are thrilled to announce that Stream has successfully achieved Data Privacy Framework certification, meeting its rigorous requirements and marking a significant milestone in our commitment to customer data privacy and security worldwide. A DPF is a fundamental aspect of modern data management, providing a structured approach to safeguarding personal information and ensuring compliance with
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Using Generative AI with Flutter

Companion project for this article: https://github.com/GetStream/generative_ai_with_flutter Introduction For the past few years, Generative AI has been one of the most talked-about subjects in the developer world. While this conversation began in the early to mid-2010s with simpler models and fewer people affected, it has grown exponentially, with compute power becoming more easily available on devices
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Little Cinema Digital Power Interactive Entertainment Experiences With Stream Chat

Challenge: Little Cinema Digital required a scalable chat solution to support interactive and immersive entertainment experiences for its global partners. Strategy: After leveraging an alternative chat solution for its first two events, Little Cinema Digital found and integrated Stream Chat with a lean development team in under a week. Result: Little Cinema Digital and Stream
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Exploring the Limitations of Real-Time Infrastructure: A Fireside Chat with Stream and Jigsaw Dating at GDI New York

During the thought-provoking fireside chat that explore the limitations of leveraging a real-time infrastructure solution to build in-app chat vs. an API, Jack and Kenzie delved into strategies for optimizing chat functionalities within dating applications. Jigsaw Dating distinguishes itself with a forward-thinking platform that prioritizes genuine connections over surface-level interactions. In a calculated move, the
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Build Realistic Particle Effects for visionOS

Effects such as fireworks, rain, confetti, and balloons in FaceTime and Messages on iOS, and their availability through other video calling apps like Zoom, make one-on-one and group calling more fun. These effects allow users to express their emotions in various ways. For example, users can use two fingers to form a victory or peace
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Build a Real-Time Zoom Clone with Jetpack Compose

Suhyeon Kim is an Android Developer and Educator working for Woowa Bros. After regularly using and enjoying video conferencing solutions at work she felt inspired to create a Zoom clone app using Jetpack Compose, which is considered one of the most popular toolkits in modern Android development. However, there are some challenges in implementing real-time
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