Category: Instant Messaging

Instant messaging is nothing new in the world of IT. Since its inception, though, much of the focus has revolved around individual users and personal chat apps. So much so that today users often employ at least three or four apps to keep in touch with family, friends, and...

Remote work is on the rise. In fact, according to a study conducted by 15Five, 37% of companies have a main office but with employees working remotely 10% are fully distributed with no office space at all With technology ever advancing and communication and collaboration tools further enhancing team...

The nature of work is changing. While working from fixed locations is no longer the norm, utilizing technological advances to work more smartly, efficiently, and effectively is. And that means more remote workers, distributed teams, and outsourcing. While email and instant messaging keep us connected, sometimes the nature of...

Solid team collaboration is the cornerstone of any successful enterprise. The ability of employees to actively contribute to one another, build off each other’s ideas, and work together towards common goals is vital to producing tangible team momentum and long-term viability. Yet according to a recent survey, while 3...

When Slack announced it was acquiring Atlassian’s Hipchat and Stride, the popular team messaging platform strengthened its grip over the enterprise communication and collaboration landscape. Slack, however, isn’t a one size fits all platform. Small to medium-sized enterprises may find it expensive and overly complex, while others may prefer...

A picture’s worth a thousand words. While in many instances, the cliche still rings true, a picture could also could drastically cut the time you spend explaining tasks, processes, and issues, and information. Today, versatile screen sharing tools often come included as part of communication and collaboration programs and...

The smartphone has been both a curse and a blessing for productivity. Constant access to news, information, games, music, all your contacts, and the desire to “check in” can wreck your productivity faster than the next notification. Luckily, though, productivity hacks are trending in 2019 and there’s a host...

Creativity is fundamental to any work environment. It leads to more profitable marketing campaigns, more effective out of the box solutions, superior customer support, and a boost in team morale and momentum. But without the right tools, projects can stall, teamwork can break down, and creativity can flounder; creating...

Managing any team is a challenge. When that team is global though, the challenge can seem insurmountable. There’s time differences, cultural discrepancies, language barriers, and varying attitudes toward work and productivity – just to name a few – to contend with. Not to mention learning how to pronounce new...

Nearly any conversation on millennials is bound to end up on their style of communication. Millennials, though, make up a growing percentage of the workforce. As a result, you not only need to be aware of their preferred means of communication, but better prepared for the future of communication,...