{"id":5601,"date":"2016-04-13T14:17:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T06:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=5601"},"modified":"2016-04-13T14:17:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T06:17:54","slug":"facebook-messenger-now-has-chat-bot-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/facebook-messenger-now-has-chat-bot-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Messenger now has chat bot platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">You may soon find yourself making reservations, checking for the news, or order something online via Facebook Messenger the same way you talk to your friends using the app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5602\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/04\/F8-conference.jpg\" alt=\"F8 conference\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivering the keynote at today\u2019s F8 Facebook Developer\u2019s Conference.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced earlier today at the F8 developer conference that they would be launching a platform that will allow developers and businesses to build bots inside Messenger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">These chat bots will allow a user to interact with businesses, brands, or services within the app itself. Think along the lines of getting CNN\u2019s top headlines or buying something online through Messenger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/4\/12\/11395806\/facebook-messenger-bot-platform-announced-f8-conference\">The Verge<\/a>, \u201cthe tools announced today include an API that allows developers to build chat bots for Messenger and chat widgets for the web.\u201d While largely directed at e-commerce, media companies can also take advantage of the platform by giving their subscribers instant access to news and other information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Chat bots aren\u2019t exactly new, but with 900 million people on Messenger, it may soon become the platform everyone wants to use. If it takes off, the platform will make phone-based customer support or 1-800 numbers obsolete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">If you want to experience how it works, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/messengerplatform.fb.com\/\">messengerplatform.fb.com<\/a> and click on \u201cFeatured Bots\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rappler.com\/technology\/news\/129251-facebook-chat-bot-platform-messenger?utm_content=buffere2c59&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Rappler<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/4\/12\/11395806\/facebook-messenger-bot-platform-announced-f8-conference\">The Verge<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/04\/12\/agents-on-messenger\/\">Tech Crunch<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may soon find yourself making reservations, checking for the news, or order something online via Facebook Messenger the same way you talk to your friends using the app. \u00a0 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivering the keynote at today\u2019s F8 Facebook Developer\u2019s Conference. \u00a0 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced earlier today at the F8 developer conference that they would be launching a platform that will allow developers and businesses to build bots inside Messenger. These chat bots will allow a user to interact with businesses, brands, or services within the app itself. Think along the lines of getting CNN\u2019s top headlines or buying something online through Messenger. 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