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Order flowers with Facebook Messenger chatbot

Facebook is beefing up its e-commerce capabilities by adding personal shopping features to its Messenger messaging app, exec David Marcus announced during the company’s F8 developer conference.

Users of the Messenger app will now be able to order flowers, for instance, by simply chatting with 1-800-Flowers’ Facebook Messenger account. This feature is powered by powered by chatbots, automated software designed to carry out mundane tasks or simulate a human in conversation.

In the case of 1-800-Flowers, users can ask the bot for suggestions and then order flowers through the app.

Read more at Re/code
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