I recently came across a startup that will supposedly displace, or to quote with precision - kill the traditional and well-known email. A 2012 report stated that 2/3 of the emails we receive are spam. And just to think that sometimes we miss the important ones..We waste 47% of our time reading, writing and searching emails to get our work done. Is the application Slack is the future of internal communications, we can only guess 🙂
So, now to the point. "The Email Killer is designed for office communication and allows you to connect with your colleagues much more easily and quickly. Be less busy (To be less busy), as they themselves say from Slack, because in fact everything you have to discuss or say to others happens through a channel or thread created in the moment. You don't have to wait for your next email to continue the discussion. Sounds convenient, right?
How does it work?
Slack is a chat window and a box with various contact options on the left. And how does it work? The channel turns white when you miss something from the discussion. However, when a red number appears on your display, then you better join in because your name is mentioned. Other ways to get in touch are direct message or "private" group.
What else?
В Slack various external services can be integrated, such as the familiar Google Dox, Drop Box and not so GitHub, Crashalytics и ZenDesk all through the same interface. But this is just the beginning - Slack actually allows the integration of all the tools your team has been working with. You can use SoundCloud, MailChimp, Google Hangouts, RSS, Twitter and many more platforms (exactly 100) that you can see HERE. Sharing is easy (drag and drop) and you're sure to get an answer on the spot. Searching the archive is also a bean-counter affair - it happens through the now familiar and much loved Hashtag.
Slack can be used on computer and tablet: Windows, Mac OS X 10.7 and following, Mac OS X 10.6 и Other. Plus, you can always keep up to date with what's happening in the office with the mobile version for iOS и Android.
Founders and history
Slack e case of Stewart Butterfield (aka co-founder of the photo sharing network Flickr), Eric Costello, Cal Henderson и Serguei Mourachov. Andthe idea is born while they are developing the now defunct project Glitch. Then they discover that none of the tools they use to communicate as a team are effective. So they create a working one - Slack. Пres 2014 receive $120 million in funding and are estimated at $112 billion. The bigger success is that despite serious competition from HipChat, Yammer at Microsoft, Convo etc., very soon in April this year Slack announced a new financial injection of USD 160 million and the valuation amounts to USD 2.8 billion. So far, users who use the app daily are 750 thousand. And over 200 thousand use the paid packages of Slack. But everyone can try it for free 🙂
Can we help?
If your team is growing (as it is with us at Proper Media), you could test Slack for its internal communications. If you need help with your external communications or would like advice, you can contact us.
And to make it even clearer what it is Slack, see the video HERE.
Sources: fastcompany.com , venturebeat.com, techcrunch.com
