#Slack's daily active user chart, updated for its two-year anniversary [via VentureBeat].
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β£Since it was founded in late 2013, #Slack has become one of the hottest prospects in tech, hitting 4 million users in October of this year.
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π€ Microsoft might be doing to Slack what Facebook did to Snapchat
Techie's favorite communications tool, Slack, is losing ground to its biggest rival, Microsoft Teams, which has copied its way into popularity. In other words, Slack has the same problem as Snapchat, which has suffered from its bigger rival Facebookβs relentless appropriation.
Currently, over 13 million people use #Microsoftβs Teams app for chat, meetings and document collaboration every day, compared to #Slack's 10+ million daily users in the three months that ended on January 31.
Microsoft, at one point, had even considered buying Slack. Instead, nearly four years after Slackβs debut, Microsoft launched Teams, which has since adopted many of its competitorβs functions, including the basic premise of creating an online office space for coworkers to collaborate and communicate.
βοΈ Apparently, Microsoft Teams isnβt better than Slack, but it is freer and was tolerable as a Slack alternative!
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Techie's favorite communications tool, Slack, is losing ground to its biggest rival, Microsoft Teams, which has copied its way into popularity. In other words, Slack has the same problem as Snapchat, which has suffered from its bigger rival Facebookβs relentless appropriation.
Currently, over 13 million people use #Microsoftβs Teams app for chat, meetings and document collaboration every day, compared to #Slack's 10+ million daily users in the three months that ended on January 31.
Microsoft, at one point, had even considered buying Slack. Instead, nearly four years after Slackβs debut, Microsoft launched Teams, which has since adopted many of its competitorβs functions, including the basic premise of creating an online office space for coworkers to collaborate and communicate.
βοΈ Apparently, Microsoft Teams isnβt better than Slack, but it is freer and was tolerable as a Slack alternative!
π Read more on Recode & CNBC.
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π How Tech Companies Impact Society
The Verge Tech Survey 2020
Americans believe that #Google, #Amazon, #Apple, #Microsoft, #Netflix, and #YouTube have an overall positive effect on society. Theyβre more likely to think that #Twitter, #Slack, #Instagram, and #Facebook have an overall negative effect.
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π¦ @PerspectiveIX via the Verge.
The Verge Tech Survey 2020
Americans believe that #Google, #Amazon, #Apple, #Microsoft, #Netflix, and #YouTube have an overall positive effect on society. Theyβre more likely to think that #Twitter, #Slack, #Instagram, and #Facebook have an overall negative effect.
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π¦ @PerspectiveIX via the Verge.
ββπ€³ Video Chat Apps Rise to Prominence Amid Pandemic
As a significant part of the world population is currently on lockdown in an attempt to contain the #coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to technology to work, communicate and stay in touch with their loved ones.
Unsurprisingly, workplace communication tools such as #Slack and #MicrosoftTeams have seen a jump in usage as working from home has become the new norm in recent weeks. People are also making use of similar tools in their personal lives, however, leading to a spike in downloads of #VideoChat apps.
According to Priori Data, global downloads of #Skype, #Houseparty and #Zoom each surged by more than 100% in March, with the latter proving particularly popular among people meeting up virtually while being confined to their homes. The videoconferencing app was downloaded nearly 27 million times this month, up from just 2.1 million times in January.
While Zoom is definitely the rising star among video chat apps, Skype remains far ahead in terms of active users. According to Priori Data, the #Microsoft-owned service had 59 million daily active users on its iOS and Android apps in March, compared to just 4.3 million for Zoom. It needs to be noted though, that many people also use Skype for other ways of communication, while Zoom has specialized on video conferences, so it may not be a fair comparison to make.
π¦ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
As a significant part of the world population is currently on lockdown in an attempt to contain the #coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to technology to work, communicate and stay in touch with their loved ones.
Unsurprisingly, workplace communication tools such as #Slack and #MicrosoftTeams have seen a jump in usage as working from home has become the new norm in recent weeks. People are also making use of similar tools in their personal lives, however, leading to a spike in downloads of #VideoChat apps.
According to Priori Data, global downloads of #Skype, #Houseparty and #Zoom each surged by more than 100% in March, with the latter proving particularly popular among people meeting up virtually while being confined to their homes. The videoconferencing app was downloaded nearly 27 million times this month, up from just 2.1 million times in January.
While Zoom is definitely the rising star among video chat apps, Skype remains far ahead in terms of active users. According to Priori Data, the #Microsoft-owned service had 59 million daily active users on its iOS and Android apps in March, compared to just 4.3 million for Zoom. It needs to be noted though, that many people also use Skype for other ways of communication, while Zoom has specialized on video conferences, so it may not be a fair comparison to make.
π¦ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
