The default Slack notification noise comes loaded with dread. You can change the notification sound your Slack makes. You can make it say "hummus", or set it so notifications make no noise at all. If ...

I use Slack every day as my primary means of collaborating and communicating with various writers, editors, and teams. One might say I depend on Slack to keep me up to date on what's going on with ...

The intersection of business and personal lives has become a necessity for some. But without a bit of isolation between those two worlds, you could suffer serious burnout. Or, even worse, the demands ...

Folks who let unread messages pile up, and those who stress about uncleared notifications. I live in that second camp, so when Slack recently glitched on me, I went a whole week haunted by a ...

Stephen forged his writing career writing cell phone reviews, seeking out wireless deals, and demystifying the mobile industry. He's provided expert insight for PCMag, CBC, Toronto Star, and Global ...

Slack is a messaging app created specifically for businesses but is now widely used by individuals. Slack provides a number of IRC-like features, such as private groups, direct messaging, and ...

A Slack outage was breaking notifications and making messages buried in threads harder to find, but it appears to be fixed now. A Slack outage was breaking notifications and making messages buried in ...

Did you know communication breakdowns are a top cause of delays in software development? Studies show that 90% of teams report this issue, especially for those using GitHub and Slack. With so many ...

This week on “The Community Corner,” The Hoya had a chance to sit down with Georgetown University professor of linguistics Deborah Tannen to discuss communication in the workplace and, of all things, ...

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