Social media bots may be behind a number of annoying comments in order to gain followers to sell a product but a recent study suggests bots are also being used on social media to sway political opinions. In the annual Freedom of the Net study, Freedom House found that at least 20 countries used political bots, while 30 paid human commentators ... Read More »
‘It appears that in 2016, bots were deliberately unleashed on social media to sway voter opinion by spreading fake news and deceiving trending algorithms.’ Photograph: PhotoAlto/Alamy Can social bots – pieces of software that perform automated tasks – influence humans on social media platforms? That’s a question congressional investigators are asking social media companies ever since fears emerged that they were deployed ... Read More »
LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) last week unveiled its largest desktop redesign since the professional social network’s inception in 2002. LinkedIn Desktop Redesign The new desktop design was reportedly built from the ground up with the social network’s new mobile app in mind. The streamlined look is supposed to provide a LinkedIn experience that’s more intuitive, faster and creates more value for users. See ... Read More »
You have heard of bots, so by now you probably know they are applications that perform automated tasks. So how can the new Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bot Framework help you build one for your small business? Microsoft wants to help you build a chatbot that the company says will, “Interact with your users naturally wherever they are.” It wants the bots to ... Read More »
Until now, bots from brands assisted you in making purchases on Facebook Messenger, but from now on these bots can directly send you advertisements and subscription messages. If you’re worried about spam, Facebook has emphasised that the user is in control. Also, no promotional content is allowed, Engadget reported on Thursday. “All conversations between businesses and people must be initiated ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS There are lots of free Messenger chatbots you can talk to These bots let you quickly get information on a number of topics We found bots for finding books, when your flight lands, and more There’s a lot of buzz around the idea of chat bots ever since Facebook built out bots for Messenger, some of it more successful ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Microsoft said 30,000 developers are using Skype Bot Platform Skype Bot developer tools are merged with Microsoft Bot Framework New update allows bots to be part of and respond to groups Microsoft has been seen to be pushing strongly for development of chatbot or bots, and on Friday the company announced new features like group chat functionality, visual cards, ... Read More »
Facebook’s standalone instant messaging app has been rumoured to receive a new chat bot feature which allows users to have conversations with company’s automated representatives. A new update to the Messenger shows a new heading added in the app – “Bots and Businesses” – seen when searching or as contacts when creating a new message. Engadget spotted the feature first ... Read More »
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