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Twist vs. Email: The More Organized Way to Work
Twist makes your team communication calmer, more organized, and more productive. Though we still use it almost every day, email is an outdated tool for teamwork. It was the backbone of the early in...

Slack is not for me
I began 2018 choosing to log out of Slack. More than a month later, I have yet to log back in.
Slack’s Threading Failure #threadfail
Slack, as I’m sure everyone now knows, introduced their new threading feature after many years of planning and customer requests. From the…

Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
This blog post was published on November 1, 2015. It might be out of date, have broken images or links, or simply contain bad ideas and opinions that didn't stand the test of time. Please read generously!
Why Slack is inappropriate for open source communications | Dave Cheney
Full disclosure: my employer makes a Slack alternative. All my concerns about the use of Slack type chat services apply equally to its competitors, including my employer’s.
From 0 to $1B - Slack's Founder Shares Their Epic Launch Strategy
“HELL YEAH WE'RE USING @SlackHQ AT WORK I. LOVE. SLACK.”

Is Slack the new LMS?
Is Slack the new LMS? I’m glad to hear the words Slack and learning in the same sentence. Because I think with a few adjustments Slack could easily become the best LMS (Learning Manage System) …

The Psychology of a Billion-Dollar Enterprise App: Why Is Slack So Habit-Forming?
Slack isn’t just another office collaboration app. The company has been called, “the fastest-growing workplace software ever.” Recent press…

Slack, I’m Breaking Up with You
Hey there, Slack. This won’t be easy, but it’s for the best.

Slack Blog
Welcome to the official Slack blog. Explore our latest product news, research on the future of work, and tips for using Slack to be more productive.


Our Experience With Slack
Back in April, all was well with our community of busy adults learning to code. We were communicating using Gitter.im, a GitHub based chatroom system. And yet every day, someone would ask me “Why aren’t your campers using Slack?” I’d considered Slack...

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on Changing the Way We Work
WSJ. Magazine’s 2015 Technology Innovator and co-founder and CEO of Slack believes in the power of play. After a year and a half of runaway user growth, his app is changing the way we work.

Slack is the opposite of organizational memory
The internet is not a dumptruck and neither am I
How to make Slack less bad for you | Robert Heaton
Slack claim to be in the business of "making your working life simpler, more pleasant, and more productive". We’re about to be cynical, so let’s acknowledge that this claim is probably at least par...