THE STAR - Mar 30 - Famous communication platform Slack, intended for companies, is now possible for any registered user to contact other members by private message, including those outside their company with its new feature called "Slack Connect DM". But the new function quickly turned into a disaster as Slack withdrew it for fear of the development of a cyber-harassment phenomenon. Slack will head back to the drawing board and propose an "improved" version of Connect DM.
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Slack Will Continue to Work on Extended Features Despite a Last-minute Glitch
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Salesforce Buys Slack in a $27.7B Megadeal
TECH CRUNCH - Dec 1 - Salesforce, the CRM powerhouse that recently surpassed $20B in annual revenue. Salesforce is wading deeper into enterprise social by acquiring Slack in a $27.7B megadeal. Rumors of a pending deal surfaced last week, causing Slack's stock price to spike. Slack was founded in 2013, but its origins go back to an online multiplayer game company called Glitch that was founded in 2009.
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Slack in Talks to Be Acquired by Salesforce: Report
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - Nov 27 - US software firm Salesforce plans to buy corporate messaging platform Slack leading to a jump in stock prices for the young company. Slack saw its shares surge 32%. Salesforce, which specializes in technology that allows businesses to communicate with clients, fell nearly 3%. The 2 companies have begun merger discussions for an agreement that could see Slack valued at more than the present market capitalization of $17B. In its latest quarterly report, the company declared a 49% increase in revenue for May, June, and July, to $216M.
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Slack Acquires Directory Startup Rimeto to Create Social Network
TECH TARGET - July 13 - Slack acquired business directory software maker Rimeto in a bid to promote more social connections on its platform. The acquisition could help Slack turn its platform into a social network to connect with colleagues and strangers. Rimeto's software could help Slack become a social platform like Microsoft Yammer or Igloo, said Irwin Lazar, analyst at Nemertes Research. Those apps have Facebook-like interfaces that promote social connections within a company. Three former Facebook engineers founded Rimeto in 2016. The company raised $10M from investors last year in its first significant funding round.
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Slack: The Newest Enterprise Social Network
TECH CRUNCH - Aug 14 - Stewart Butterfield, one of the co-creators of Flickr who subsequently departed from Yahoo, is today launching Slack, a platform aimed at teams of co-workers to converse, work on projects together, and share links, pictures and more in real time. Slack is launching as a desktop, iPhone and Android app, with a responsive mobile web app in the works as well.
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