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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Slack offers several features that make communication easy and fun for the team. One fun part of using Slack is its deep integration of emojis. You can send emojis in chats to convey the tone of your ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You've KonMaried your closet. You've made strides toward Inbox Zero. You've unburdened yourself of your old tweets, and now you feel free as a bird. The one thing left to do: find harmony in your ...

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 ...

If you aren't seeing Slack notifications, there are a lot of settings which could be muting those messages. Make sure that notifications aren't paused or disabled in the Slack app, and that app ...