Everyday, emails arrive and clutter your inbox.  Communications are easily lost or forgotten as mail piles up. Slack was conceived by Tiny Speck Company, who was searching for a truly efficient method of professional communication. Unlike email, Slack allows team members to share ideas in real time. Chat rooms are “hash-tagged” to specific topics, where everyone can share files and links relevant to the topic. Slack can also host non-employees for collaboration on dedicated projects. Larger corporations will probably shy away from Slack because communication is naturally more relaxed and open. Slack is not a traditional chat room. It’s a multi-platform app, featuring real-time communication, topic search, and file sharing history. Your team can assign unique notifications to any slack room, such as twitter updates or new bug warnings. Direct messaging removes the need for email or instant messaging. 8ninths uses Slack, and we love it. Slack us!

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Release Date: August 2013
Usage Data: 30,000+ teams using Slack
Platform/Tech: Mac, iOS, Android, Web browser
Features: File sharing, real time discussions, conversation and top archives,
complete history search
Everyday, emails arrive and clutter your inbox. Communications are
easily lost or forgotten as mail piles up. Slack was conceived by Tiny Speck
Company, who was searching for a truly efficient method of professional
communication. Unlike email, Slack allows team members to share ideas in
real time. Chat rooms are “hash-tagged” to specific topics, where everyone
can share files and links. Slack can also host non-employees for collaboration
on dedicated projects. Larger corporations will probably shy away from
Slack because communication is naturally more relaxed and open. Slack is a
multi-platform app, featuring real-time communication, topic search, and file
sharing history. 8ninths uses Slack and we love it. Slack us!
Slack
Slack’s file integrations with Dropbox and Google Drive work great. It is
incredibly easy to search for files or old conversations. I always have the
desktop app open. It makes internal communication much faster and
efficient. — EMILY
After working in corporate office environments and understanding the
struggle to find ‘that one email’, transitioning to Slack has been a piece
of cake. I can quickly search and reference files or a conversation that
sparked an idea. Email has it’s place, but for our team, it’s Slack all the
way. — CAITLIN
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