Utility bots make a lot of sense! At Metablocks we have actually build a number of internal utility bots that help automate things such as retrieving stats and reports, sending messages, getting commonly used information from a central servers and more! HP Print Bot has one simple function, it...[…]

The HealthTap bot allows you to get medical and health information directly from Doctors. The value proposition is no brainer! In our opinion this seems like a perfect application for bot! Its online, its private, its important. NOTE: This post is part of an ongoing series on chatbot...[…]

Sequel Stories is a very chatty story bot. Similar to Assist, Sequel provides a content messaging platform for enterprise customers. Their consumer bot showcases this technology.  NOTE: This post is part of an ongoing series on chatbot applications. You can subscribe to updates if you want to...[…]

Here is a short list of chatbot applications for Facebook Messenger. NOTE: This post is part of an ongoing series on chatbot applications. You can subscribe to updates if you want to follow the entire series. NEWS CNN – Review Wall Street Journal –  Review Poncho SHOPPING...[…]

Assist's cross-platform chatbot provides local recommendations (services) on a broad range of chat platforms.  Its Facebook Messenger bot disappointly looks like a quick port of the SMS-based version of the service, but at least it comes with a comprehensive feature set. Make no mistake, Assist's...[…]

An apparent port of Zork, one of the earliest interactive fiction (IF) computer games (1977). We think that chatbot platforms offer a lot of promise for these text-based interactive fiction, adventure or role-playing games (RPG).  If you played Zork before (you probably haven't) you may get it...[…]

This is the second “News Bot” we looked at (See CNN.com). Unlike the CNN Chatbot, the Wall Street Journal bot takes a “Tutorial First” approach, which make sense for services that are more robust, complex or have a greater range of content and services to deliver. Unlike CNN...[…]

Not every brand needs a bot and some need bots more than others.  CNN has a great brand and no technology or product launch should be lacking in brand support –  the Facebook chatbot announcement is no exception! The true value of Facebook's launch is that by “forcing&rdquo...[…]

These best practices apply generally to both the Facebook bot as well as bots on other platforms.  This list of best practices was generated through our review of the growing number of Facebook Chatbot applications as part of our ongoing series on Chatbot applications. Start with an...[…]

The 1–800–Flowers Facebook chatbots was one of the first bots we looked at that and one that takes a “Purchase First” approach. For readers who have subscribed to this thread, this is part of our ongoing series on Chatbot applications. For those unfamiliar with...[…]

We recently talked about the growth of chatbots and hope to explore this topic a little further by analyzing the current state of the market, understanding the opportunities and applications for our clients and partners, and also making prediction about where we think this technology is...[…]