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’ve been using Slack since I joined MakeUseOf in February 2014—which is shortly after Slack officially released. It’s been the primary way I communicate with my teammates for almost my entire career.

Few brands, like Google, have become commonplace words in our everyday language. Slack is one of the other few that has been awarded this honor. While one teammate googles tips to figure out a snag, ...