Slack is down across the US as users report widespread outage
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Slack is down across the US as users report widespread outage

Daily Mail  

Slack has gone down across the US, leaving users unable to communicate with colleagues in the middle of a workday. The company's status page shows issues hit at 10:27am ET and about 21 minutes later Slack determined 'a variety of API endpoints, sending/receiving messages, and some threads loading are also impacted. Slack is used by more than 33 million people to collaborate and communicate at work, but the outage means many businesses may have to put tasks on hold. Slack is down across the US, leaving users unable to communicate with colleagues in the middle of a workday The outage has left many users frustrated as it hit in the middle of a workday While businesses that use the platform are likely pausing certain tasks, employees are seeing the outage as a break in the action.

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Slack down: Users on Downdetector report issues with app and website
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Slack down: Users on Downdetector report issues with app and website

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of users are …

Slack down: Users report issues with app and website
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Slack down: Users report issues with app and website

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of users are …

Slack down globally: Social media erupts with hilarious memes – Check out the best ones!
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Slack down globally: Social media erupts with hilarious memes – Check out the best ones!

Live Mint  

Slack, the widely used workplace messaging platform, experienced a significant outage on Wednesday, affecting thousands of users globally. One X user, @jarvis_best, joked: “Is Slack down or did I get fired?” Another user exaggerated the impact, writing: “Slack being down is a tech startup’s 9/11.” While many turned to humour to cope, the outage caused considerable disruption for businesses dependent …

Slack faces major outage: Messaging, workflows and logins affected globally
Top News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Slack faces major outage: Messaging, workflows and logins affected globally

Live Mint  

Slack, the popular workplace messaging platform, experienced a significant outage on Wednesday, leaving thousands of users unable to connect or send messages. As the outage persisted, affected users reported problems with core features, including messaging, workflows, threads, and API-related functions. In an update on its status page at 10:00 PM IST, Slack stated, “We're still working to restore functionality to …

Slack down: Users report issues with app and website
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Slack down: Users report issues with app and website

Hindustan Times  

Slack down: Several users on Wednesday reported issues in accessing Slack's app and website. Slack down: Reports of issues with Slack's service began spiking on Down Detector around 9.56pm. About 60% of users reported trouble connecting to Slack's app, while 24% complained about the server connection and 16% about the website. In an update at 10.26pm, Slack said that users …

‘Happy Friday’: Netizens rejoice as Slack is down for thousands of users
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Happy Friday’: Netizens rejoice as Slack is down for thousands of users

Live Mint  

Thousands of users faced glitch while using the popular messaging app for workplace, Slack, on Friday. We're actively looking into this, and we'll report back as more information becomes available,” notified slack at 2:40 pm, GMT +5:30. At that time, Slack updated its status back to ‘Up and running’ “Customers should no longer be experiencing any connection issues with Slack. …

Explained | What does the unavailability of Twitter’s Slack say about the company’s health?
2 years ago

Explained | What does the unavailability of Twitter’s Slack say about the company’s health?

The Hindu  

The story so far: While companies cannot function safely without enterprise-grade communication tools, a vast Big Tech company like Twitter whose offices and employees are scattered across the world are extra dependent on their messaging services and resource hubs. In the penultimate week of February, Twitter’s staff was reportedly told that their company’s Slack instance was under “routine maintenance” and …

Twitter employees lose access to Slack as Elon Musk decides not to pay the bill
2 years ago

Twitter employees lose access to Slack as Elon Musk decides not to pay the bill

India Today  

Elon Musk's Twitter is finding different ways to cut expenses and boost revenue. After Twitter employees reportedly lost access to Slack, some took to Bind, the anonymous workplace chat app. The report points out that losing access to Slack also means employees would lose years of chat data. It is also possible that Slack may return to Twitter if its …

Slack down: Office chat app breaks in the middle of the working day
2 years, 1 month ago

Slack down: Office chat app breaks in the middle of the working day

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Slack, the office chat app, has broken in the middle of the working …

Slack messaging app brings its own workers back to the office
2 years, 10 months ago

Slack messaging app brings its own workers back to the office

The Telegraph  

A senior executive at messaging app Slack has admitted that technology cannot replace the office and said he is bringing his own workers back to their desks. Cal Henderson, chief technology officer of Slack, said he does not expect full home working to become the norm in the wake of lockdowns. Mr Henderson said: “Being in an office seeing all …

Slack didn’t break remote working, your colleagues did
4 years ago

Slack didn’t break remote working, your colleagues did

Wired  

Slack / Getty Images / WIRED We all remember where we were when it happened. The time people spend sending messages to each other ballooned from one hour and 15 minutes in February 2021 to almost two hours a month later. In his book World Without Email, computer scientist Cal Newport exposes the scale of our Slack problem: even before …

Workplace Messaging App Slack Faces Outage on 1st Monday of 2021, More Than 15,000 Users Affected
4 years, 2 months ago

Workplace Messaging App Slack Faces Outage on 1st Monday of 2021, More Than 15,000 Users Affected

News 18  

Slack Technologies, on Monday said its workplace messaging service was hit by an outage on Monday, disrupting remote work as people returned from the holidays. The company said it was investigating the connection issues affecting users and would continue to share updates every 30 minutes until the incident has been downgraded. More than 15,000 users had initially reported issues, as …

Slack is ruining my life and I love it
5 years, 9 months ago

Slack is ruining my life and I love it

CNN  

New York CNN Business — In the time it took me to type this sentence about Slack, I received more than a dozen messages in a private Slack group and more posts than I can count in several team channels. “During the week ended January 31, 2019, more than 1 billion messages were sent in Slack.” On a typical workday, …

Slack down: Worldwide outage hits workplace messaging app
6 years, 6 months ago

Slack down: Worldwide outage hits workplace messaging app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Workplace instant messaging service Slack is up and working after a brief outage …

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