Twitter acquires Quill, a would-be Slack rival
https://techcrunch.comTwitter’s made an acquisition that speaks to what it might be looking at developing down the line to diversify away further from ad-based, open-ended consumer chatter. It has acquired Quill, a business-focused messaging service meant to compete against the likes of Slack and keep people, well, more focused.
Specifically, Quill’s people will be joining Twitter’s Experience organization to work on messaging tools, specifically Twitter direct messages.