Items tagged with slack

by Brandon Hill - Fri, Jul 13, 2018

Microsoft Takes It To Slack With New Teams Features And A Free Version

Microsoft is really looking to take the fight to Slack with its Teams collaboration tool. For those not in the know, Microsoft Teams is a platform for chatting, file sharing and video/audio calls (among other things) aimed at business users. In addition, Teams offers excellent integration with other Microsoft products... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Wed, Feb 28, 2018

Google Hangouts Chat Collaborative Messaging Client Exits Beta To Spar With Slack

Google has just announced that its Slack challenger, Hangouts Chat, has exited beta. Hangouts Chat is now an official member of the core G Suite service. Google wrote, "From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate easily and efficiently. With dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Thu, Jun 15, 2017

Amazon Considering A $9 Billion Bet To Acquire Slack Messaging Startup

A popular messaging startup used in business settings is starting to see some interest among major technology players about a possible acquisition. That messaging startup is Slack, and one of the interested parties is Amazon. To make the deal happen, Amazon—or any other technology outfit—would have to come at Slack... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Wed, Dec 14, 2016

Slack Challenges Skype With Built-in Video Calling For macOS, Windows and Google Chrome

Have you been slacking on throwing together a company meeting because your co-workers or employees are spread to the four winds? If you are a Slack fan, you no longer have an excuse -- the cloud-based team collaboration tool now includes group video calling. Users can directly call anyone on their Slack team by... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Wed, May 11, 2016

Slack Messaging App Takes On Facebook Connect With Slack Sign In

Slack, the popular real-time messaging tool, is making it easy for users to register with and log into other services and applications. It's doing that through "Sign in with Slack," a feature that ties a person's Slack account to external services so they can use their same login information. Sounds familiar, doesn't... Read more...

by Rob Williams - Sat, Mar 05, 2016

Microsoft Reportedly Abandoned $8 Billion Slack Bid To Double Down On Skype

Since its launch in 2013, Slack has risen to superstardom. In a recent blog post, the company highlighted some of its recent milestones, which includes hitting 2.3 million daily active users by its second anniversary, over 675,000 paid seats, and over $64 million in annual revenue. Not bad for a software solution that... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Sun, Mar 29, 2015

Chat-Room Startup Slack Implements 2-Factor Authentication Following February Hack

Slack, the fast-growing startup previously known as Tiny Speck, has rolled out an optional two-factor authentication feature in response to a recent hacker attack. The company confirmed there was unauthorized access to its database containing user profile information, and though it was quick to respond and made... Read more...