Slack – A service built for workplace mobile and short text messaging

Will Slack compete with Microsofts latest office365 addon for chat, messaging and collaboration?

The intra-office messaging system known as Slack is often described as the fastest-growing workplace software the world has ever seen. It surpassed two million daily users less than three years after its launch in 2013.

Slack
  • BreakthroughEasy-to-use communication software that is supplanting e-mail as a method of getting work done.
  • Why It MattersIn many kinds of workplaces, the “water cooler” effect that lets people overhear their colleagues’ conversations can enhance productivity.
  • Key Players in Communication Software– Slack
    – Quip
    – Hipchat
    – Microsoft

Slack gives you a centralized place to communicate with your colleagues through instant messages and in chat rooms, which can reduce the time you have to spend on e-mail. Whether you’re on a mobile device or a desktop computer, you can upload files, get and manipulate information stored in spreadsheets or other business applications, and easily search through past conversations. But many of the core features have been around since the 1990s. And there have been other “Facebook for the office” software packages that resemble Slack and have failed to generate anything close to the same level of enthusiasm.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600771/10-breakthrough-technologies-2016-slack/

 

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