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🌱 New on Here: Product updates, new features and fixes.
👀 Spotted: Community spotlights and stories.
❓FAQ: Troubleshoot issues or get familiar with Here’s features.
📸 Press: Highlights and mentions from our famous friends.
🔥Top Picks: Popular room templates from the Here community.
💡 Tutorials: Tips and other tutorials on how to use Here
🤳 Follow us on social: Instagram - Twitter - Tiktok - Discord
Invite a friend to Here for a $10 Starbucks, ROBUX, or Nintendo eShop gift card!💰
Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Invite a non-Here user to your room by copying your room link ✉️
Step 2: New user signs up and joins you in your room 👋
Step 3: Send and accept friend requests with each other 👯♀️
Step 4: Decorate the room together, and take a Photobooth photo together and email it to [email protected] (include you & your friend’s email info!) 📸
After we confirm that your friend is a new user, we’ll email you back with a $10 Starbucks, Robux, or Nintendo eShop gift card! 💰 There are UNLIMITED ENTRIES per user!
You can now customize emoji reactions on web & desktop. Click your profile and go into the edit account menu to access the emoji panel. Using the panel, you can map any emoji to the numbers 1 to 9. Whether it is unicorns or the poop emoji, show your friends how you really feel. Custom Emoji Reactions gives you control on how you express yourself through reactions while you are in a Here room with your friends.
💬 Message Friends Directly from their Profile
It is now easier to start a 1:1 conversation with your friends on Here. You can now start a DM with people on your friends list by clicking on their profile when you’re in a Here room.
🛋️ Here Room Links Open Directly on the Desktop App
Clicking on a Here room link will now open rooms directly on the desktop app if you have it installed on your computer. Get into rooms and see your friends more quickly!
You can also right click on rooms from your web browser to choose rooms that you want to open on the desktop app.
🔨 Fixes & Improvements
Friends list now shows friends based on their online status.
Friends list now shows the total number of friends.
We’ve ended the public beta for Public Rooms, thank you for your participation!
Stability and video quality improvements.
Calling fixes and improvements.
We added extra polish to our UI so everything is nicer and more readable.
A space for (almost) limitless creativity, Here lets you create rooms \ that let you fully express yourselves. But sometimes, we need a little inspiration. Welcome to Here Spotlight, a series of interviews with some of our favorite artists and creatives out in the world.
Hi Alabaster, could you tell us a bit about yourself? Where are you in the world and what does your day to day look like?
Hi Here, I live in Los Angeles. Depending on what or where I’m working, I might work from home one day on drawings and comics, or go to my workshop where I make things out of concrete and recycled plastic, tile, and wood.
How did you get into drawing and making art!
I’ve always done it. My parents have comics I made when I was 3, before I could even write (I dictated and my Dad did the lettering).
Tell us a little bit about the room template that you made! What inspired it?
My house and my plants! I have about 200 plants in my apartment. Also, I love cinderblocks. I use them to make shelving or as plant pedestals a lot.
What are some of the projects that you were super excited to work on so far?
Ahhh, I always have like 6 or 7 projects I’m working on. I’m trying to develop a painting practice; like the drawings I do but way bigger. I have a work space that is not my house for the first time ever so I’m exploring bigger, messier work, which is so fun. In 2021 I serialized a 60 page comic on instagram, posting 2 pages every other day, and that was really exciting, reading people’s feedback as the comic was made.
Who are some of your favorite artists on the internet right now?
Because I’ve been teaching myself how to recycle plastic into art, I’m excited to have made internet-friends with cooltrashnet and funky_alchemy who are making innovative work out of similar materials and processes.
What are some of the things you would tell your younger self? Are there anything that you would like to know earlier in your life as an artist?
Actually nothing! Looking back, I think I’ve learned and grown and evolved in ways I’m proud of and also feel like they've taken the right amount of time. If I could redo my 20s, I’d take myself dancing more. I was too shy to do that alone until my 30s.
What are some of the anxieties that you have around being an artist and being online?
Being very visible online opens me up to a lot of stressful situations. I used to enjoy interacting with anyone who wanted to message me but I’ve had to turn those features off, which is unfortunate. I want people to enjoy and relate to my work but I try to stay completely away from pandering. It can be really easy to let that seep into your work, and then you are making work you know will get shared instead of work that is meaningful to you. Most of the paid work I get is from people seeing my art on social media, so this is difficult to avoid. I wind up having to sacrifice money for integrity, and the United States is a very harsh place in which to make this choice. But most online spaces are free, so the barrier for entry to start making and posting art and interacting with other artists is low.
What takes the most of your time in your day to day?
I spend way too much time poking and prodding at my plants when I should be working
What are you some of the things that you are working on that you’re excited about right now?
I’ve taken a small break from comics to explore material art but I think I’m going to return to comics soon.
Are there anything that you are looking forward to for the coming year?
Just hoping for a time when going out and being around other people feels safe again, it won’t be this year. Maybe next year
What’s a song that you listen to almost everyday lately?
I don’t know about every day haha, but the song I dropped into my room template is Inspector Norse by Todd Terje, and is an enduring favorite of mine. If you like dance music, you can check out my Spotify playlists, search for my name :)
We are opening up a chance for everyone in the Here community to submit their rooms to be considered as a room template.
Every month, The Here Community team will review and update room templates at the beginning of every month. If your room is accepted, you will be able to find it on the “Community Created” section from the template selector on Here.
The creator of the templates that get used the most every month will get a chance to win a $100 gift card.
You can submit your rooms for consideration using this URL: https://bit.ly/submit-here-community-templates
Some ideas that could be helpful to inspire you
Give it a purpose: Be clear with what the room is for (study sessions, movie nights, game nights, or just a space to hang out)
Show what you’re into: Create rooms that show off your aesthetic or your fandoms.
Be an original: Share your original art work or creations.
Get weird, we’re here for it: Don’t be afraid to get weird or silly.
Rules & Restrictions
No hate speech or offensive content will be allowed.
Rooms submitted that use existing templates on Here will not be considered.
You must be an active Here community member to participate and receive reward.
An active community member can only win up to 3 gift cards maximum in one calendar year.
You must be the room owner and creator of the template that you are submitting.
You must provide a valid email address that is associated with your Here account.
Gift card options or availability may vary in each country.
You must be based in one of the following countries: USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, Germany, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, UK
You can now DM your friends using the iOS app! Stay connected with your close friends on Here whether you are on the desktop or iOS mobile. You can slide into DMs by tapping the DM Tab in your Lobby!
❇️ Brand New Interface
Transparent toolbars and UI to experience more of the room! We’ve made everything feel more smooth and accessible.
📺 Better Screenshare
Screenshare works better on iOS now. Share your screens with your friends directly on your phone. Now you don’t have to watch those Tiktoks alone anymore.
🔨 Bug Fixes & Improvements🔨
The rolling feed will no longer show activities in rooms that are marked as quiet.
Leaving rooms and switching apps at the same time will no longer crash the app.
The upload button will not break after you make a temporary drawing.
Clicking on a Here room link will no longer occasionally send you to a blank room.
Here is a weird place for you and your friends to connect. Every month we will highlight some of our favorite weird out in the world. Check out this month’s Here Spotting! Share your weird and tag us, we would love to see what you and your friends made.
Earlier this month gudoroki accidentally opened a portal to a secret Here dimension
plnt.jnpr on Tiktok made the perfect myscene throwback room.
It’s back to school season and some of us are probably dreading it. But check out dstr_study’s study room that is not just cute, but super organized. Have you made a Here room to help you focus for this upcoming semester?
it’s been a little bit more than a month when we all watched the end of Stranger Things Vol. 4 Pt. 2. Thankfully we have a few Here superfans who are keeping the fandom memes alive (we love you 🥺)
Want to see more of what the community is creating with Here? Check out #VisitMeHere, a highlight of rooms that you can visit from people on Here.
A space for (almost) limitless creativity, Here lets you create rooms \ that let you fully express yourselves. But sometimes, we need a little inspiration. Welcome to Here Spotlight, a series of interviews with some of our favorite artists and creatives out in the world.
Hi Poggy, could you tell us a bit about yourself? Where are you in the world and how are you spending your summer so far?
Hello hello I’m a filipino illustrator. I live up in the Appalachian Mountains, so I’ve been spending my summers enjoying the breezy mountain weather. I’ve been getting into gardening so if I’m not on the computer I’m probably in my garden hanging out with the bugs and slugs.
Why do you love frogs so much? We love frogs too.
Frogs are squishy little boops that vibe in the woods. What’s not to love about them. Frogs are both cozy yet chaotic creatures. They are also SO TINY, and I love smol things. The feeling of being so small in a big world is something I relate to on a visceral level.
Tell us a little bit about the room template that you made!
So the room template I made I call it Dreamy Picnic, it’s a cozy space for studying, focusing, and getting things organized. It’s a lovely picnic scene where you can add your own snacks and drinks. I also put relaxing Minecraft lofi bops because video game music always helps me concentrate.
Who are some of your favorite artists on the internet right now?
I have so many favorite artists it’s hard to choose which ones I love the most. I’m always inspired by @leighellexson paintings. @wooqiart’s colorful worlds. @jisoupy’s comics.
What are some of your biggest challenges and anxieties as an online creator?
Content creation is a marathon that never ends. You are constantly performing nonstop creating content and burn out is inevitable. It’s a constant mental gymnastics to keep your head above water. It’s very easy to get wrapped up in the numbers and the metrics of how well a posts is performing. It becomes unhealthy and toxic to base your artistic self worth to a like button.
What inspires you? Who are some of your favorite artists online right now?
The idea that right now in 2022 you have access to so many creative tools to make any idea a reality is what truly inspires me. A decade ago, it was much harder to get into art or animation. There’s so many tutorials online and so many resources to start your own creative project.
Do you find inspiration from being online? Where are some of your favorite places to spend time online?
Being online unlocks a ton of possibilities. You can make a podcast, an indie game, a YouTube channel, a silly Tiktok, or others. I love the idea that you get to create and make whatever you want and share it with so many people. I have found a lot of likeminded friends through the internet.
I’ve been really into live streaming lately so I love playing video games with others. I also like hanging out in virtual chat spaces to concentrate and focus while drawing. My favorites have been watching anime episodes with friends on here.fm and other platforms.
Do you have a story of a meaningful creative or personal friendship in your life?
One of my closest friends I met in college Hats (@humblefeels) has been my creative rock. No matter how many ridiculous crafty ideas I have she has always supported me. I come up with a TON of ideas, too many ideas, ideas on top of ideas. It can definitely exhaust my friends who hear me nonstop chatter about my infinite amount of obsessions. Hats is the best and listens and encourages all my wildest art ideas.
What are some books or movies that inspire you? How did said book or movie influence your work or how you think about your creative work?
There hasn’t been a specific movie or book that has impacted my art. Video games have greatly influenced my art a lot. I play a lot of cozy games most notably Animal Crossing New Horizon. It’s such a wholesome game that lets me be creative without touching my pencil. It has influenced my art in more ways than I can imagine. I found so many creative friends through playing Animal Crossing. I love building worlds and making up fantasy landscapes and animal crossing definitely lets your imagination run wild.
What are you some of the things that you are working on that you’re excited about right now?
I am really close to launching a shop update for POGPALS.COM! I have a lot of new art prints that are in the works and I’m getting into apparel designs. It’s been a dream of mine to put my little froggy on a hoodie or shirt.
How do you stay hopeful?
My coping mechanism starter pack is: Frog memes, Kirby Memes, Naps, Snacks, More naps.
What are some of the songs that you can’t get out of your head right now?
ChriSSy waKE uP!! I don’T liKE thiS.. CHRISSY WAKEUP!!! hey HEY HELLLOO (this lives rent free in my head)
Hi Here friends, we are excited to announce that we are recruiting for our inaugural Here Ambassador program.
We are looking for current college students in New York 🗽
➡️ Apply Now ⬅️
To see more details visit: https://bit.ly/join-here-ambassadors
Hi, we’re Here a weird (and fun) social space that lets you connect with your friends.
What is the Here Ambassador Program?
We are looking for Ambassadors to help spread the work about Here and collaborate with Team Here in making the best, weirdest place for people to connect with their friends.
Who are we looking for…
🎒 You are currently a full time student at a college or university.🗽 You are based in New York.
🫶 You are passionate and curious about people.
👀 You love people and have a great sense of humor.
⛰️ You are excited about getting first in line on trying out new experiences.
As a Here Ambassador you will..
Become a Here expert and represent Here on your campus through activities and events.
Provide feedback to Here and learn about product development process
Create content about Here for social channels
Engage and connect with fellow students, both online and offline.
Get access to professional development opportunities through Here events.
Get swag, gift cards and exclusive access to events organized by Here
Here now comes in a desktop app for endless fun with friends from anywhere on your computer! Being able to pop into a friend's room from anywhere (without opening a browser) means faster fun and easier hangout sessions 🤪
Here’s what to expect from our desktop app:
Crisp screenshare quality and better performance means out-of-this-world watch parties, concerts, gaming sessions, and more, all with friends
A new sidebar panel of rooms means never missing out on what your friends are up to
An app right on your desktop means quicker access to all your spaces (without needing a browser)
Good day! Is it possible you'll bring the public room feature back? Thank you!
Hi anon!
We are figuring out better ways for you to connect with your friends in a fun way. Team Here is tiny and we are figuring ways to make both public rooms and private rooms work really well. Public Rooms have been in beta for a while and we had to take it down to make room for some upcoming changes on the platform.
In the words of our co-founder, Jesse:
"We're a very weird, very experimental product - and stuff changes pretty frequently, big and small - including making hard decisions about launching and un-launching features. I do think that discovery of new rooms and people will probably reappear in Here at some point in the future, in a much better form. But this change helps us focus on making the in-room experience incredible, and bring newer and better features to you much faster."
Feel free to DM me on Discord or Here (I'm atzlol and I usually hang in the Music or Art rooms) if you want to talk about this more!
