Fahad HJul 1, 20161 min readFacebook Messenger Platform gets updated: here’s what you need to knowIn a little over two months since Facebook Messenger Platform was launched, the bot app landscape has changed pretty significantly....
Fahad HJun 2, 20164 min readFacebook’s DeepText has “near-human” understanding of people’s postsFacebook is getting even closer to a human-level understanding of what people are saying. Facebook has developed DeepText, a new way to...
Fahad HMay 10, 20161 min readChatbots are poised to take over FacebookAre chatbots a waste of time? We’re not sure, but TechCrunch reported today that lots of developers are looking to build them. At...
Fahad HMay 4, 20165 min readLost in translation: What happens when a Facebook Messenger bot can’t understand you“Oops, I didn’t catch that.” That’s a rough spot in any conversation, but it’s really rough when that conversation is with a computer....
Fahad HMay 3, 20162 min readAppWords Concierge: a new in-app assistant that “preempts search”Mobile deep-linking platform Deeplink has introduced what it’s calling AppWords Concierge. It operates like a chatbot, designed to engage...
Fahad HApr 14, 20163 min readInside the making of Taco Bell’s artificially intelligent, drunk-tolerant TacoBotJames R. Martin / Shutterstock.com Welcome to 2016, where you can buy flowers, book a flight and order an Uber through messaging apps...
Fahad HApr 14, 20165 min readThe week when digital marketing entered the bots eraFacebook’s launch this week of its Messenger platform and bot ecosystem did not, of course, invent the category. It builds on what...
Fahad HApr 12, 20164 min readHow I sent Mark Zuckerberg flowers using a Facebook Messenger botToday at Facebook’s F8 conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pitched bots within Messenger as the new apps, a universal way people...
Fahad HApr 12, 20162 min readFacebook Messenger positioned as replacement for mobile web, apps & SMSAs expected, at Facebook’s F8 developer conference today, the company announced Messenger Platform for third-party developers. It also...
Fahad HApr 12, 20162 min readFacebook’s Messenger Platform launched, allows businesses to build botsFacebook wants to ensure that Messenger is the new way that businesses can connect with people, pushing the platform and new bot support...
Fahad HApr 11, 20162 min readCustomer service provider [24]7 ports its chat bot/live agent service to Facebook MessengerMove over, telephone. Facebook Messenger in particular, and messaging apps in general, are on their way toward becoming the main live...
Fahad HApr 7, 20162 min readFacebook Messenger has new ways for brands to meet its 900 million usersYeamake / Shutterstock.com Facebook is priming the pump for brands to go big on Messenger. A week before Facebook is expected to announce...
Fahad HMar 28, 20162 min readReport: Facebook Messenger might become your new mobile walletFor the past year, Facebook has been trying to make Facebook Messenger way more than a messaging app. It’s begun letting businesses send...
Fahad HMar 3, 20163 min readFacebook Plans To Open Messenger To Publishers At F8 In AprilMobile messaging apps are usurping social networks as the shiny new platform through which publishers can distribute their content. Now,...
Fahad HFeb 18, 20161 min readReport: Ads Could Come To Facebook Messenger Within MonthsYeamake / Shutterstock.com According to a report from TechCrunch Wednesday, ads could start showing up in Facebook Messenger within a few...
Fahad HDec 3, 20151 min readFacebook’s Page Plugin Now Lets Users Chat With Messenger & Subscribe To EventsEarlier this year, Facebook launched “Page Plugin,” an embedded widget that promoted Facebook pages and content. This month, they...
Fahad HOct 27, 20151 min readFacebook Wants To Replace The Phone Number With Your NameFacebook wants you to forget phone numbers and replace them with Facebook Messenger. The social network announced today that it will soon...
Fahad HAug 26, 20151 min readFacebook Is Testing M, A Siri-Like Personal Assistant Within MessengerFacebook announced today that it is working on a personal assistant service called M. The service within Facebook’s Messenger application...
Fahad HApr 8, 20151 min readFacebook Launches Messenger For Web BrowsersFacebook launched a web-based version of its mobile Messenger app today, but unlike Messenger moves in the past, the social network isn’t...
Fahad HMar 20, 20151 min readReport: Facebook To Turn Messenger Into Its Own PlatformThere is no word yet on the 3rd party integrations, but according to TechCrunch sources, the Messenger Platform is said to be a major...
