ConvJournalism

All you need to know about conversational journalism, (journalistic) bots, conversational OS and #convcomm by @martinhoffmann.

[Josh Constine 📶🔥 @JoshConstine]

Scoop: A big Facebook Messenger redesign is coming that prioritizes Stories (with ads) instead of businesses https://t.co/QEYZSUMSHz

[Digiday @Digiday]

Nutella-maker Ferrero is trying out voice commerce https://t.co/rfqZqgLshh

[Howard Pinsky @Pinsky]

Designing for voice has never been easier. Learn how it's done using #AdobeXD: https://t.co/daaVfhSfPT

[ConvJournalism @convjournalism]

What the Guardian Voice Lab learned in its first audio experiment: https://t.co/e6uSsbQL9c

[Regina Rini @rinireg]

Reading transcripts from the qualifying round for the 2018 Loebner Prize, in which chatbots try to pass the Turing Test. There's a certain poetry to ineffective answers. I’ll post the most entertaining on this thread. [name of chatbot in brackets]

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

Practice for Thanksgiving arguments with our "Angry Uncle Bot" https://t.co/JsX8KhDbbJ

[ConvJournalism @convjournalism]

Five super interesting insights from Google on the voice technology behind Google Assistant. https://t.co/RaoswloCgb

[ConvJournalism @convjournalism]

Alexa vs. Siri vs. Google: Which
Can Carry on a Conversation Best? #convcomm
https://t.co/GWAYa8nwVw

[Digiday @Digiday]

ICYMI: Publishers like The Washington Post, The Guardian and Mic have discontinued their chatbots: https://t.co/ON3nv9NIS1

[Alex Kantrowitz @Kantrowitz]

Terrific piece on the people behind the Google Assistant's quirky personality: https://t.co/SphJwn0Z2X via @Pogue

[Joshua Benton (@joshuabenton.com on Bluesky) @jbenton]

The promises and pitfalls of reporting within chat apps and other semi-open platforms: A journalist’s guide (by @markfrankel29)

https://t.co/qgqENarOAl

[Nieman Lab @NiemanLab]

The Skimm launches a 1:1, bot-less (for now) texting service to help subscribers make decisions https://t.co/ed6PaSWWjf

[ConvJournalism @convjournalism]

The weather app @ponchoIRL is going to shut down after being sold to a drink company. https://t.co/4sz1lOwj9v

[Alex Kantrowitz @Kantrowitz]

Meet the new voice of the Google Assistant: @johnlegend

Coming soon, Google announces at #io2018

[Meta Newsroom @MetaNewsroom]

F8 2018: New Tools for Businesses and People to Deepen Connections in Messenger https://t.co/bMDFWthINS

[Ry Crist @rycrist]

Alexa’s new ability to remember things goes live today, so Amazon sent me some examples of how you might put it to use. More details here: https://t.co/L5wOxPNNYv (via @CNET)

[ConvJournalism @convjournalism]

🤔 Apparently after a while all messengers need an app store. Here is a huge update from @intercom: https://t.co/TTfbXRhZcP

[Paul Adams @Padday]

1. Before now Messengers only supported chat. We now have a brand new place called Messenger Home that acts as a front desk for your business. It connects customers to the right people or answer depending on who they are + what they need. You can completely customise it.

[ConvJournalism @convjournalism]

Facebook stops accepting new bots on its Messenger platform for now. https://t.co/Vvr4MfdiNY

[ConvJournalism @convjournalism]

Interesting read: Used carefully, chatbots can be an asset to newsrooms. https://t.co/nEZZVWYuS0