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The Meltano Slack community is currently inaccessible as the result of a botched migration by Slack: https://meltano.com/slack Slack gave us 3 unviable options: 1. Pay $10,000s/month for 4,200+ enterprise seats (instead of the 20 for our team that we'd agreed to) 2. Engage Slack in a "pretty costly" "4 week minimum" "downgrade" project 3. Start from 0 with a new Slack community We're really sorry for the inconvenience and hope that Slack can resolve this in a reasonable and timely fashion. If you know anyone at Slack who could help, we'd appreciate it if you could let them know you're locked out of one of your favorite data communities and share this with them. We appreciate your patience as we get you back your Slack! Stewart Butterfield Marc Benioff Junan Pang

Thought you knew Slack? I did when I joined. My first few weeks here have shown me the depth of features and integrations that Slack offers, far beyond basic messaging. Check out this Slack 101 guide to really see what’s under the hood: https://lnkd.in/g5NAMQuf

If you work remotely, chances are you probably use or have used Slack. In every startup I've been at, I've seen people who are great at using Slack and people who are... not so great. Here is my take on what good Slack etiquette is: ✅ Use threads Keeping your replies associated with one specific message makes it much easier to follow conversations and remember what the heck we were originally talking about. ❌ Practice stream of conscious writing This looks a lot like this and it is very frustrating to read ✅ Schedule messages  No one wants to be pinged sitting on a beach during PTO. Send a message at a specific time that is convenient for everyone. ❌ Just say Hello Doing this makes your colleague wait around for what you're actually reaching out for. It's nerve-wracking and a waste of their time. ✅ Use well-timed emojis/reactions 👌 OK, 🙏 Please, ➕ I agree, 👀 I’m looking into it - are all things that can be communicated without text. What else would you add to be a better Slack user? 

Does someone know of an exceptional Slack roll out expert? I've got a 150 employee client where we rolled out Slack and 4 months later there are a lot of frustrations, issues around channel management, dealing with massive threads, searching for important but inactive threads, etc. We are looking for someone who knows how to structure channels, best practices and training to work around Slack's feature gaps. (I know I can look in gig marketplace sites, and probably will, but asking friends here first.) #slack

So when you install Teams in your computer/laptop, Slack gets blocked? It won't open! Is that how you beat the competition? I was introduced to Slack by my tech team couple of years back. I was more of a whatsapp/viber kind of a person then. And then my clients wanted to me join Teams (may be it's been around a year). While so far, I have been using the web version of Teams and would often miss out on the messages. So, I thought of installing Teams today. And once it was installed, I found out that Slack was no more working. I am not sure if mine is a one off case or if this happens to everybody. Had no choice but to uninstall Teams just to make sure that my Slack is working. Because there is where my tech team communicates. However, this doesn't mean I don't prioritize my clients! I would better use the Teams' web app for now. But just wondering, is that how Microsoft forced Teams upon us? By deliberately blocking Slack? Is that even fair? I have used Slack for over couple of years now and I just love it. Based on my limited experience, can't say much about teams. Slack seems to be growing steadily while Teams has a hockey stick growth and not seems to have almost hit the plateau. And I think Slack will one day overtake Teams (unless Microsoft buys it out). It may take another 10 years but it will definitely do. What do you think? #slackVsTeams #communication #productivity #techproducts #competition

My calendar has become quite busy. And I have had to deal with the problem of still remaining available to others for ad hoc support and questions. Many people at MOHARA rely on the Slack status to see where people are at. And I received a few requests in our biannual feedback to better update my Slack statuses. The Google Calendar Slack integration allows you to get a very basic Slack status, yet this wasn't useful for anyone. I tried to create something better using Zapier and Make, but found them quite limiting. So I wrote a Google Script that would update my Slack status automatically to something informative. And then I wrote a little article that shows you how to set it up yourself: https://lnkd.in/dXEaGNrG

Day 2: SLACK Slack is a messaging app for business/companies that connect people to the information they need, just like telegram, WhatsApp among others, slack beings people, colleagues together to work as unified team. Some functions of Slack ✍️ Connectivity: It makes access to workers in an organization or members of a community easy. People can work in dedicated spaces called "channels" that bring together the right people and information ✍️ Flexibility: Slack support asynchronous work. When work is organized in channels, no matter your location, time zone, or function, you can access the information you need on your own time. Questions can be asked, or sharing of updates without having to coordinate schedules ✍️ Inclusion: In slack, everyone in an organization has access to the same shared and searchable information. In channels, information can be shared with everyone at once, hence keeping teams stay aligned and to foster quick decision making . #30dayschallenge# #customersupport# #customersuccess# #learning#

Slack is THE operating system for teams ❗ They are the OS everyone else tries so hard to become. It's where organizational knowledge lives. It's the single most used app among all employee's. You never see someone without Slack open in their dock. But not a lot of people realize that. Especially in the age of conversational user interfaces 🧠 All other chat interfaced apps try to direct the user to their own platform. However, people are already chatting on Slack, they have their notifications open all the time. It's natural for them to use Slack. Why force them to use any other platform? Pylon is an amazing company that made me realize how important Slack is for companies. Integrating so well with the tool teams already use is such a bug selling point and we wish to do the same with Fume (YC W24). We recently launched our Slack App and it's waay more natural to use than anything else. It's just like talking to another engineer, it's just always available and much faster. If you are a PM or an EM it's such a flex to be able to make Fume solve 10 bugs at once by only chatting. If it sounds interesting, give it a try at fumedev.com. It's free for 14 days and takes a couple of minutes to sign up and get started!

Of all the job functions out there, developers tend to suffer the most from interruptions. The cost in productivity and/or stress is pretty well documented at this point. Yesterday I talked about meetings. Today I'm going to talk about Slack. It can be a boon to collaboration (especially for remote teams) or an absolute murderer of focus time. Does your team have a Slack problem? Hard to tell, right? VZBL makes it easy (and fun) to see what's going on on both a macro and micro level. Our bot can join your group channels and measure what's what. We can see how often people fire off messages or are mentioned. We can measure the emotion across channels. We can see if certain issues are being discussed and let you search by keyword or ticket id. All of these things can help you understand how and where Slack is helping or hurting your team. See more at https://www.vzbl.dev

Hey there! I recently started exploring Slack and so far I'm utterly impressed. Slack is a messaging tool that brings all your communication in one place. It aims to improve upon many of the deficiencies that exist with other tools like emails. Slack lets you communicate in real-time, keeping your team on the same page. Plus, its organized channels keep conversations tidy, making it easy to find info and follow specific topics. And, let's be real, customization is key! Slack lets you add your own flair with custom emojis, bots, and integrations. It's like having your own personalized workspace! Need to share files or images? No problem! Slack's got you covered. But, here's the best part - Slack integrates with tons of other apps and services, streamlining your workflow and boosting productivity. It's like having your own personal assistant! So, what are you waiting for? Ditch the email clutter and join the Slack revolution! Your team (and your sanity) will thank you. #Slack #30DaysLearningChallenge #CustomerSupport #VirtualAssistant