I am very bullish on bots, with certain reservations of course. Do I think they will replace apps? Probably not. But I do think they are creating new "field" for which they are the best use case.
One type of chatbots that I think will be revolutionary is making chatbots that bring people together. Messenger just hit 1 billion users[0] so that's a huge userbase that's already connected together just by virtue of having a Facebook account. Chatbots imo have the advantage of not needing a "share with your friends" button that apps do. For chatbots, sharing and social connectedness is already built into the platform and the winners will be the ones that take full advantage of this.
Of course I might be biased because I am currently building a chatbot and have made one that is slowly gaining traction. But this is just my opinon, and the verdict is still out on whether this is just a fad or here to stay.
We made Shep so that you can share your problems with the world and let others support you in prayer.
Life’s problems are more manageable when you have a group of people supporting you, so we think this will have positive impact on people’s lives.
It’s the first social chatbot on Messenger where you interact with others, so feel free to give us feedback and recommendations for things you’d like to see.
I’ll be lurking this thread and answering any questions people have
One type of chatbots that I think will be revolutionary is making chatbots that bring people together. Messenger just hit 1 billion users[0] so that's a huge userbase that's already connected together just by virtue of having a Facebook account. Chatbots imo have the advantage of not needing a "share with your friends" button that apps do. For chatbots, sharing and social connectedness is already built into the platform and the winners will be the ones that take full advantage of this.
Of course I might be biased because I am currently building a chatbot and have made one that is slowly gaining traction. But this is just my opinon, and the verdict is still out on whether this is just a fad or here to stay.
[0] http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/20/12235476/facebook-messenge...