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I have to disagree. The problem with email is the signal to noise ratio is too high, because it is globally accessible. Where as Slack is company only. Some thi
by edgan 10y ago
I have to disagree. The problem with email is the signal to noise ratio is too high, because it is globally accessible. Where as Slack is company only. Some things need to be addressed now. With email that would be turning on notifications, but then you get notifications for spam. Slack doesn't have the spam problem. The closest it gets is messages from computers. Those can be controlled or segregated to certain channels.
- ryukafalz 10y agoI think this really just speaks to a need for better email clients - or just better email client configurations. A good email client for a business might filter all messages from other members of your company into a given folder, and then only notify for messages in that folder. Notifications for any other messages would just be blocked. Heck, don't even show them in the unread count until the user looks for them in particular.
- jomamaxx 10y ago" Where as Slack is company only. " This problem is easily solved with a filter, no?
- TeMPOraL 10y ago> Slack doesn't have the spam problem. The closest it gets is messages from computers. Those can be controlled or segregated to certain channels. And that's why Slack will not be a replacement for e-mail. Your life doesn't turn around the company you're currently employed in. Or, at least mine doesn't. Company messages are only a small fraction of important messages I get daily. (Not to mention that Slack killing e-mail would be a pretty dystopian future, with some single profit-seeking company controlling your primary means of communication.)
- untog 10y ago> The problem with email is the signal to noise ratio is too high, because it is globally accessible. If your inbox is deluged with spam from outside the company, you need to filter your e-mail by domain.