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People redesigned with Accounts, plus automatic changelog generation
People has been rebuilt around Accounts, with a directory, segments, sequences, and activity all organized by account rather than just by person. Separately, Ballad can now watch your commit history…
Read the entryCampaigns: Launch Weeks Across Every Channel
A release or a depth article can now propose a full launch week: founder post, brand post, newsletter issue, Show HN, image card. You approve the whole thing once, and Campaigns tracks it as a single…
Read the entryAsk Ballad: ask questions about your workspace and get sourced answers
Ask Ballad ships in this release, alongside a rebuilt onboarding experience and a new People tab. Ask Ballad puts a question box over Signals and Loop, reachable via ⌘K on desktop or a button in the…
Read the entryBy-hand publishing and workspace-wide brand look
Two things shipped in this release: by-hand publishing for founders who don't have a site connected, and a single brand look that now applies to the whole workspace instead of per voice. Collections…
Read the entryMulti-user workspaces: bring your team into Ballad
Ballad now supports more than one person in a workspace. Send an invite link to bring teammates in, and switch between the workspaces you belong to from a switcher in the sidebar or mobile bar. You…
Read the entryDirect X publishing, smarter hero images, and less repetitive content
Three things shipped here. First, Ballad can now publish directly to X: once you connect a voice's own X account under Settings › Voices & schedule, Ballad posts on its behalf — single posts…
Read the entryNewsletters, Visual Posts, and New Channels: send issues, publish visuals, and see what drove signups
Ballad can now write and send newsletters, either an email issue or a LinkedIn newsletter, built from what shipped recently plus a fresh take. It can also generate visual posts: single-image cards…
Read the entrySignals now tracks AI-answer visibility, plus a rebuilt Content studio and MCP support for agents
Three things shipped in this release. Signals now tracks how often AI assistants mention or cite you when people ask questions in your space, and compares that visibility to competitors. Content was…
Read the entryLong-form Articles, Post Scheduling, and Persona Hub Pages
Ballad now writes full long-form articles, not just posts: create a Collection, let Ballad draft the piece with a generated hero image, review it as a rendered article, and approved articles publish…
Read the entryImprovements: generate posts on demand, and a more reliable drafting voice
Two changes ship this round. In the Inbox, a new "Generate posts" button lets you request a fresh batch of drafts on demand instead of waiting for the next scheduled run — new drafts appear as…
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