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There’s Twitter, Dropbox, MailChip, and other bigger ones, but the app directory also has countless little tools to fine-tune your process (or add in moments of fun, like with the CatFacts app that randomly sends out interesting feline facts, or the Donut app that pairs random team members together and encourages them to get to know each other over coffee). Our favourite feature: It integrates with a seemingly endless list of apps. More serious conversations are streamlined with drag-and-drop file sharing, direct messaging, and video chats.

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How it works: The basic concept is a series of public or private “channels” that individuals can chat in – everything from # marketing to # lunch recommendations. Here are five of our favourite team chat platforms – and what makes each one unique. The basics of team chat platforms tend to be fairly similar: a simple, mobile-optimized dashboard with public and private conversations bunched into groups (or channels, or flows), with individuals called out via their handle (like or the basics, however, the different apps have plenty of one-of-a-kind features. And out of these needs, a bevy of chat platforms have emerged.

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Companies are always on the lookout for easier ways for team members to communicate without sending a full formal note or – gasp! – getting up and talking face-to-face. Or a noughties questionnaire post.Email has become the common enemy of the fast-paced workplace. Just quiz questions like I’m in a game show. Judging by how communication is limited to a series of intense questions about the desire for kids, meeting the parents and splitting money in a relationship – whoa there, not-yet-friend – it’s really not for people who enjoy conversation.īest line None at all. Did I mention there was no conversation, just an invitation for some Peri Peri chicken? This app seems ideal for office workers who want to get to know people in their free time, rather than immediate access to a hook-up. Eventually, I was invited to get a bit of a cheeky Nando’s. It took a whole day for LunchClick’s background check with the Registry of Marriages (seriously) to make sure I wasn’t just looking for a sidepiece.įrom then on out, I received only one profile to pick from each day. I had to provide my IC number and answer a tonne of questions. I nearly gave up within the first hour because it felt like filling out a form for a park barbecue pit permit. Lunch Actually runs this app that seems to frown upon the idea of casual flings. I also encountered a guy or two I knew had girlfriends – that’s a turn-off, people.īest line 'Oh sh*t, aren’t you ’s friend?' Pictures also featured a lot of lion cubs and elephant-riding – the animals-attract-girls strategy is a lot more endangered than the fuzzy golden retriever here. Almost all the photos were of them at the beach or in sportswear – basically, any situation where they didn’t have to wear a shirt. Talent pool Lots of expats and local boys who studied overseas. And as for how Bumble compares to its nymphomaniac sibling Tinder, the kind of quotes that were in the profiles of my potential matches were like outtakes from 9GAG. Even after three days, the app couldn’t find anyone for me – not even recycled users.

After a brief session of swiping left, I had completely run out of people to ogle. Getting a mutual ‘like’ gives you 24 hours to initiate conversation before the connection disappears – it’s all about seizing the moment. Ugh.īest line 'End my suffering.' Good one actually.Ĭreated by the co-founder of Tinder, Bumble gives women the upper hand. There was also the obvious handful of bored army boys (complete with abs-baring selfies in uniform). It’s an even mix between expats and locals, but that depends on the location from which you’re swiping. Talent pool Well-educated guys, not so well-educated guys, many with ‘first connections’ – thanks, Facebook. You'll find a plethora of images of the ‘nice guy’ cradling an infant (don’t fall for it), baiting with a cute cat/dog photo (really don't fall for it), or posting pictures from his baby album circa 1990 (even worse). The ‘super like’ update, which tries to combat some users’ habit of spamming right-swipes to net as many matches as possible, has been successful in guaranteeing me a chat every time.Īnd with the multitude of guys on this app, it’s not surprising that this is the most active one in Singapore right now. We all know how this one works: swipe left for a no, right for hell yeah.

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