As U.S. states enter into various stages of lockdown sparked by the novel coronavirus, more and more companies are placing work-from-home mandates on their employees. Those who are used to working ...

Slack is a strange beast. Simultaneously a virtual meeting room and water cooler, it somehow encourages members of a distributed work force to socialize and get to know each other while also getting ...

Right now, that’s more important than ever, with the vast number of Americans working from home to prevent the spread of Covid-19. If that happens to be you, you’re probably using Slack, or you’ve ...

Slack changed the game for asynchronous communication within teams. The messaging tool is a favorite in workplaces worldwide because it does one key thing very well — help teammates stay up to date ...

If you’ve ever tried a Socratic seminar with your students, or know a colleague who has, this story may sound eerily familiar: After spending the semester shoring up students’ contextual knowledge ...

Q: What’s your opinion of Slack as a business tool? Messaging among co-workers is one of the most important forms of communication that your organization relies upon, and Slack is an interesting tool ...

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 ...

The logo for Slack hangs outside of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on June 20, 2019. Disney said it will stop using Slack by the end of its first fiscal quarter. File Photo by John ...

Microsoft does not allow its employees to use Slack, GeekWire's Nat Levy and Todd Bishop reported, citing an internal document. While Microsoft has a rival workplace chat app, Microsoft Teams, the ...