Slack Connect DMs were unveiled last fall and now the company is rolling out support for the new feature. It means you can message partners, clients, etc. outside of your organization or anyone that's on Slack. Going further, Slack also teased more advanced communication features coming later this year to create private business networks that will link multiple organizations.
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Update: Discovered by Menotti Minutillo, it looks like Slack may need to update how Connect DMs work to prevent the feature from being abused. For now, there doesn't appear to be a way to block incoming invites and the included custom messages. Check out the tweet from Menotti below for full details.
Update 2: After hearing about the abuse flaws, Slack has pulled the option to send a custom message when requesting to send DMs. The new feature is still live, it's just the ability to send a custom message when inviting others to DM that has been removed.
The company shared the statement with The Verge:
'After rolling out Slack Connect DMs this morning, we received valuable feedback from our users about how email invitations to use the feature could potentially be used to send abusive or harassing messages. We are taking immediate steps to prevent this kind of abuse, beginning today with the removal of the ability to customize a message when a user invites someone to Slack Connect DMs,' Jonathan Prince, the company's vice president of communications and policy, tells The Verge.
Slack detailed Connect DMs becoming available starting today and more new business communication features that will be launching in the future in a pair of blog posts (via The Verge). While the ability to direct message anyone on Slack will have lots of use cases for businesses and organizations, any paid Slack account can use the feature to slide into the DMs of both paid and free Slack users.
Slack Connect is a faster, more secure way to work than emailing people outside your company. It's the same Slack you use every day, but with people outside of your workspace.
0 conversations with unread messages, including 0 mentions and keywords. Material Blue Grey. Slack Connect DMs were unveiled last fall and now the company is rolling out support for the new feature. It means you can message partners, clients, etc. Outside of your organization or anyone. Using macOS 10.9 or earlier? The Slack desktop app only supports macOS 10.10 and later. For more info, see Apple's guide to upgrading your OS. Step 2: Sign into your workspace. After installing the Slack app, sign in to your workspace. If you don't have a Slack workspace to sign in to, you'll need to join a workspace or create your own. Slack's free mode limits app integrations to 10. This roadblock goes away in the paid plans, and businesses can take full advantage of Slack's more than 2,200 app integration possibilities.
Simply send an invite to any partner and start messaging in Slack as soon as the other side accepts. If you need a dedicated space for planning projects and looping in others, create channels between organizations, where members of invited organizations can freely come and go as needed.
We're seeing the feature live now. You can check if it's available for you by clicking 'Slack Connect' near the top of your sidebar in Slack. From there you'll just need the email of the person you're wanting to message to get started.
Once your partner accepts the emailed invitation, they'll automatically appear in your list of direct message recipients and you'll be able [to] message them in Slack. This includes any current user of Slack, even those on the free plan.
Free users can't send Connect DMs for now unless they sign up for a trial of a paid Slack plan. But the feature is slated to arrive for all Slack users soon.
You can find more tips and details in Slack's blog post on Connect DMs here.
And in another post today, Slack shared how it will expand all this with the ability to 'Link together multiple organizations to create a private business network, allowing for unified directories, channel discovery and more (available later this year).'
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Update 2: After hearing about the abuse flaws, Slack has pulled the option to send a custom message when requesting to send DMs. The new feature is still live, it's just the ability to send a custom message when inviting others to DM that has been removed.
The company shared the statement with The Verge:
'After rolling out Slack Connect DMs this morning, we received valuable feedback from our users about how email invitations to use the feature could potentially be used to send abusive or harassing messages. We are taking immediate steps to prevent this kind of abuse, beginning today with the removal of the ability to customize a message when a user invites someone to Slack Connect DMs,' Jonathan Prince, the company's vice president of communications and policy, tells The Verge.
Slack detailed Connect DMs becoming available starting today and more new business communication features that will be launching in the future in a pair of blog posts (via The Verge). While the ability to direct message anyone on Slack will have lots of use cases for businesses and organizations, any paid Slack account can use the feature to slide into the DMs of both paid and free Slack users.
Slack Connect is a faster, more secure way to work than emailing people outside your company. It's the same Slack you use every day, but with people outside of your workspace.
0 conversations with unread messages, including 0 mentions and keywords. Material Blue Grey. Slack Connect DMs were unveiled last fall and now the company is rolling out support for the new feature. It means you can message partners, clients, etc. Outside of your organization or anyone. Using macOS 10.9 or earlier? The Slack desktop app only supports macOS 10.10 and later. For more info, see Apple's guide to upgrading your OS. Step 2: Sign into your workspace. After installing the Slack app, sign in to your workspace. If you don't have a Slack workspace to sign in to, you'll need to join a workspace or create your own. Slack's free mode limits app integrations to 10. This roadblock goes away in the paid plans, and businesses can take full advantage of Slack's more than 2,200 app integration possibilities.
Simply send an invite to any partner and start messaging in Slack as soon as the other side accepts. If you need a dedicated space for planning projects and looping in others, create channels between organizations, where members of invited organizations can freely come and go as needed.
We're seeing the feature live now. You can check if it's available for you by clicking 'Slack Connect' near the top of your sidebar in Slack. From there you'll just need the email of the person you're wanting to message to get started.
Once your partner accepts the emailed invitation, they'll automatically appear in your list of direct message recipients and you'll be able [to] message them in Slack. This includes any current user of Slack, even those on the free plan.
Free users can't send Connect DMs for now unless they sign up for a trial of a paid Slack plan. But the feature is slated to arrive for all Slack users soon.
You can find more tips and details in Slack's blog post on Connect DMs here.
And in another post today, Slack shared how it will expand all this with the ability to 'Link together multiple organizations to create a private business network, allowing for unified directories, channel discovery and more (available later this year).'
FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.More.
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Franz supports a great variety of business and private messaging & chat services like Slack, WhatsApp, WeChat, Messenger, Telegram, Google Hangouts, Skype, Zendesk and many more.
It does not matter if you just want to keep in touch with your friends or are managing a multi-seat customer care team. Franz got you covered.
Find a complete list of all supported services hereSlack Macos Icon
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unlimited accounts
Franz allows you to add each service many times. This makes Franz the perfect tool to manage multiple business and private accounts all at the same time. You could even use five different Facebook Messenger accounts at once, if some inexplicable reason urges you to do so.
The right tools for every situation
Set up multiple sets of services and easily switch between them at any time. More focus, less distraction!
Franz Workspaces help you create distraction-free work environments by making sure you're only getting the notifications you absolutely need while working on a specific project. Setting up different Workspaces for business and private life is also an easy way to disconnect from work at home or on weekends, helping you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Stay on top of your tasks
In any messaging service you're using in Franz, select a word or sentence in a message and turn it into an item on your to-do list with two clicks. Just like that!
Give more structure to your time and workflow by organizing tasks in different lists – no matter if you're assigning priorities to your to-dos or just want to keep work and private separate. Share shopping lists with family members and assign action steps to your team members at work.
Franz for Teams
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Franz for Teams gives you the option to invite co-workers to your team by sending them email invitations and manage their subscriptions in your account's preferences. Don't waste time setting up subscriptions for every team member individually, forget about multiple invoices and different billing cycles - one team to rule them all!
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And more than 1000 service integrations created by the Franz Community.
Desktop Notifications
Franz will notify you about incoming messages directly in your Operating System.
Here is one for the night owls. Enjoy Franz in a beautiful night mode.
Workspaces
Have multiple sets of services for private-, or business communication.
Control to the finest detail how you want to get notified for each service.
Multilingual
Parlez-vous français? Franz is trained in almost every major language. Wunderbar!
Set up your account in one place and enjoy Franz from wherever you want.
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The amazing Franz Community has created more than 1000 service integrations - just for you.
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