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# Zoom Tip #1: Understanding Channels and Channel-specific Notifications
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/understanding-zoom-channels-and-channel-specific-notifications/
- Published: 2020-05-12T11:46:02.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-14T19:46:39.000Z
- Description: Relatively few people seem to know about some of these cool features.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Collaboration, Communication, Productivity, Video, WFH, Zoom, Zoom For Dummies, Zoom Tips

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​I'm about 90 percent finished with the manuscript for [*Zoom For Dummies*](https://amzn.to/2xa4GOD?ref=philsimon.com). What I thought would be a 250-page book at most will now come in at more than 370 pages.

The obvious question is, Why?

The short answer is that Zoom contains a freakin' boatload of useful functionality, most of which relatively few people seem to understand. In this way, Zoom follows a power law—[like most software applications do](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/little-pie-chart-could-jim-johnson/?ref=philsimon.com).

I'd bet my house that most people think of Zoom exclusively as a videoconferencing tool.

It is, but it's so much more.

Case in point: Watch the video below. Not only can you create channels for more targeted messages à la Slack, but you can set up keyword-specific notifications on public channels. Both of these tools help you stay informed without being overwhelmed.