Slack finally catches up to AOL Instant Messenger

Slack just got a new feature and it's one old-school instant messaging fans will appreciate.

The workplace chat app added a new feature that lets you set a "status" so you can tell everyone at your organization what you're up to. In other words: It's pretty much Slack's version of away messages from AOL Instant Messenger.

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Particularly useful for alerting coworkers that you're out sick, traveling or otherwise unable to get back to them, the status feature shows up when anyone sees your name in Slack. 

Here's what it looks like in action. Read more...

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