We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
Knight Foundation / Eytan Oren
/ Jan 18“The 2016 campaign marked the first U.S. election cycle where chat platforms collectively attempted to register voters and spark political conversation. Much of the activity on Facebook Messenger, Kik, LINE, Viber and other apps was small scale and experimental, making use of nascent chatbot technology that wasn’t widely available on most platforms until mid-2016.” —
Tags:
chat apps,
Facebook Messenger,
messaging apps,
Snapchat
