Facebook Messenger is looking to do more than just help users communicate with friends. With the help of dining app Allset, a new Facebook Messenger chatbot will be able to help users in San Francisco, Palo Alto and New York order, pay for meals and...
In a move that should be officially titled “clash of the retail trends,” augmented reality firm ModiFace has integrated its simulation technology into a chatbot for Facebook. With the aim of selling lipstick. Using the ModiFace AR bot, shoppers can upload a picture of themselves...
Until about a couple of weeks ago, bots were mostly thought of as the last four letters of a word that began with “ro” and a concept that even Alphabet decided might not be ready for prime time. Well, that is unless you’re in Japan...
September 13, 2016
Facebook Messenger is officially accepting payments. The social media platform announced that its chatbot service is now commerce-enabled. At the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 event on Monday (Sept. 12), David Marcus, VP of messaging products at Facebook, explained that users will no longer be sent to an external website because Messenger bots will be able […]
July 28, 2016
Facebook Messenger is looking to do more than just help users communicate with friends. With the help of dining app Allset, a new Facebook Messenger chatbot will be able to...
June 23, 2016
In a move that should be officially titled “clash of the retail trends,” augmented reality firm ModiFace has integrated its simulation technology into a chatbot for Facebook. With the aim...
