![]() ![]() And then you get a nice little bar with all the people you might want to talk to at your workplace, and all the conversations that are happening around you, and you can kind of hop around between them and talk through whatever you might have otherwise discussed over an email or in a meeting." You open Slack, Slack greets you with a friendly message, it says something like, 'The day just got better, you're here! Your friends at Slack,' as it loads. You can also have channels, so your workplace might have channels set up for different departments, or different projects or different teams. If you're familiar with AIM or, you can send direct messages to people you want to talk to. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Molly Fischer ( senior editor for The Cut at New York magazine, about how Slack has also brought a new kind of stress to the workplace. The company was valued at $3.8 billion in 2016 and says it has 5 million daily users. The messaging app Slack describes itself as "team communication for the 21st century." It lets people communicate online instantly in the office, individually or in teams. (Mark Lennihan/AP) This article is more than 5 years old. Slack Technologies is hoping to convert more big businesses to its online business messaging service by making it easier for workers in different departments to communicate with each other. ![]() The Slack app is displayed on a mobile phone, Tuesday, Jan.
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