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I think the alternative is posting important information to a feed that intelligently updates itself, rather than into channels where it gets pushed above the f

I think the alternative is posting important information to a feed that intelligently updates itself, rather than into channels where it gets pushed above the fold. We're building this at Rendevu (https://rendevu.co https://rendevu.co) and running an alpha right now, feel free to check it out.

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dewey 8y ago
> where it gets pushed above the fold Isn't this where the Slack search comes in? I never had the problem that I couldn't find something that I was looking for. Usually I just need one distinct word that I know was used in the conversation and a from:person filter. A feed has the same problem that it'll get too big and things will get pushed above the fold.
- getrendevu 8y ago
  That's definitely true. We try to solve that in two ways: 1. We'll intelligently bubble up stuff that has a lot of discussion or activity, along with the context, even if that activity is happening in other apps. (Lots of comments on a google doc). 2. I personally think the asynchronous nature of a feed stops people from spamming irrelevant garbage. In my experience, project channels always devolve at points to jokes/references/and stuff that people may think twice about posting to a wiki or feed.
- freehunter 8y ago
  People praise Slack search so much but I've found it to be just awful. Maybe it's because my Slack organization has tens of thousands of people in it with thousands of channels, but if I don't know the person who said the thing, it's going to be impossible to find. A simple "only search in channels I am a member of and don't have muted" would go a long way towards making Slack search better. As is, I wouldn't call Slack search great or even good as I often hear from other people. I would just merely say that Slack does have search, just as a statement of fact. And then I would change the subject.

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dewey 8y ago

> where it gets pushed above the fold Isn't this where the Slack search comes in? I never had the problem that I couldn't find something that I was looking for. Usually I just need one distinct word that I know was used in the conversation and a from:person filter. A feed has the same problem that it'll get too big and things will get pushed above the fold.

getrendevu 8y ago
That's definitely true. We try to solve that in two ways: 1. We'll intelligently bubble up stuff that has a lot of discussion or activity, along with the context, even if that activity is happening in other apps. (Lots of comments on a google doc). 2. I personally think the asynchronous nature of a feed stops people from spamming irrelevant garbage. In my experience, project channels always devolve at points to jokes/references/and stuff that people may think twice about posting to a wiki or feed.
freehunter 8y ago
People praise Slack search so much but I've found it to be just awful. Maybe it's because my Slack organization has tens of thousands of people in it with thousands of channels, but if I don't know the person who said the thing, it's going to be impossible to find. A simple "only search in channels I am a member of and don't have muted" would go a long way towards making Slack search better. As is, I wouldn't call Slack search great or even good as I often hear from other people. I would just merely say that Slack does have search, just as a statement of fact. And then I would change the subject.