Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at ...

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 ...

You can customize Slack to make your work day easier (and a bit more fun). We'll tell you where to find them and how to use them. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She ...

If you’re an office worker, you’re probably no stranger to the following Slack message: "Sorry, I didn’t see this until now." The group-chat app owned by ...

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 ...

You can change the "ping" to someone saying the word "hummus," but there are other less chickpea-centric options. Maybe you're more of a "yoink" or "plink" person. Image: istock/kerkez In the age of ...

I thought Slack was incredible when I first encountered it in 2016. And then I didn't. Gifs aplenty and the excuse to evade Microsoft Outlook were exciting, along with opportunity to turn coworkers to ...

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 ...

Slack is a useful tool — until its pings and notifications turn ever-present and irritating. Here’s how to take back control. By Chris Hoffman Slack promises an escape from email. But once you start ...

Slack is an incredible communication tool for groups of any size (see my recent piece on it). At the company I work for during the day, Slack has become more widely used than email or instant ...