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    <title>Chatbots.org Business News</title>
    <link>https://www.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/</link>
    <description>Business related news on chatbots, chatterbots, conversational agent, virtual agent at your service</description>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:creator>Barend Jungerius </dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright 2018</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2018-04-25T13:51:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[
		BRAIN: A Platform That Enables Businesses To Create Chatbots And More
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/brain-a-platform-that-enables-businesses-to-create-chatbots-and-more</link>
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		<p>For this series of blog posts, I interview professionals working in the exciting world of <a href="https://www.chatbots.org/chatbot" class="term">chatbots</a>. This week I talked with Alex Galert, founder and CEO of BRAIN: a platform that enables businesses to create chatbots.</p>

<p>BRAIN is basically a chatbot management system: customers can create, implement and update chatbots for their business or client’s business via the BRAIN website or iOS &amp; Android app. But there is more! It&#8217;s also a marketplace builder, webshop builder and it can be used to implement processes based on Blockchain.</p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/brain-a-platform-that-enables-businesses-to-create-chatbots-and-more">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=BRAIN: A Platform That Enables Businesses To Create Chatbots And More: https://www.chatbots.org/t/36965">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Business, Tools &amp; Products,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2018-04-25T13:51:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		An International Chatbots.org Survey: Consumers say No to Chatbot Silos
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbots.org_report_consumers_chatbot_usage_uk_us</link>
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		<p><img src="http://ext.chatbots.org/images/news/Infographic_Clip_Painpoints_470.png" alt="Chatbots Handover to Customer Service" height="252" width="470"  />Sponsored by <a href="https://www.chatbots.org/virtual_agent" class="term">virtual agent</a> vendor <a href="/company/egain">eGain</a>, we are proud to present the result of the survey of 3000 consumers we carried out. It reveals that lack of integration with human-assisted service is the biggest pain point in using <a href="/virtual_assistant" class="term">virtual assistants</a> according to our panel of 3000 consumers. Download the infographics in the <a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/images/news/chatbot_survey_2018.png" target="_blank">png report</a> or as <a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/images/news/chatbot_survey_2018.pdf" target="_blank">pdf report</a>. </p>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbots.org_report_consumers_chatbot_usage_uk_us">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=An International Chatbots.org Survey: Consumers say No to Chatbot Silos: https://www.chatbots.org/t/36566">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Chatbots.org news,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2018-02-07T16:07:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		Chatbot which recognizes objects
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbot_which_recognizes_objects</link>
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		<p><img src="http://ext.chatbots.org/images/news/smarty_mug.png" alt="Chatbot recognizing mug" height="264" width="470"  /></p>

<p>Although #<a href="https://www.chatbots.org/chatbot" class="term">chatbots</a> are popping up everywhere at the moment with all kinds of varying quality, I personally love this example. <a href="/chatterbot/smarty/">Smarty</a> is a chatbot that appears as <a href="https://www.chatbots.org/avatar" class="term">avatar</a>. I like it either because of its simplicity, but especially because of its potential. It recognizes objects, it recognizes speech and gestures just on your iPhone.</p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbot_which_recognizes_objects">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=Chatbot which recognizes objects: https://www.chatbots.org/t/35361">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Agent&apos;s perception of humans, Gesture recognition, Speech recognition, Agent&apos;s Expression, Speech synthesis (TTS), Agent&apos;s Capabilities, Object Recognition,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2017-10-25T19:19:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		Come and join me at UTTR in London Oct 3th!
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/come-and-join-me-at-uttr-in-london-oct-3th</link>
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		<p>These are exciting times. Once I decided to get back in business, life became a rollercoaster. A meetup group with more than 320 members, speaking on Frank Watching next week, now I&#8217;m invited to moderate a panel on the UTTR AI &amp; Chatbot Conference in London on Oct 3th. How cool is all that?</p>

<iframe width="470" height="264" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gZ2_NV_oITo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<p>Below you&#8217;ll find the press release. In the mean time, I keep on working on getting this website back on track and up to speed. Apologies for the hickups you may encounter but trust they will be fixed!</p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/come-and-join-me-at-uttr-in-london-oct-3th">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=Come and join me at UTTR in London Oct 3th!: https://www.chatbots.org/t/34999">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>speaking,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2017-09-21T07:20:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		Cool chatbot animation
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/cool-chatbot-animation</link>
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		<p>Yes, <a href="https://www.chatbots.org/chatbot" class="term">Chatbots</a> on Facebook Messenger are popular these days. But even through the developments seems quite impressive, we&#8217;ve only just begun. As soon as they start to understand our emotions a bit, be prepared for full visual interaction. These animations provided by <a href="/company/expressive_ai/">Expressive AI</a> show you what is already feasible today!</p>

<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/225052612" width="470" height="264" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><p></iframe></p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/cool-chatbot-animation">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=Cool chatbot animation: https://www.chatbots.org/t/34796">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Agent&apos;s perception of humans, Eye tracking, Agent&apos;s Appearance, Business, Tools &amp; Products,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2017-09-04T07:40:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		KLM introduces flight reservations through WeChat
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/klm-introduces-flight-reservations-through-wechat</link>
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<p>Dutch Airline KLM introduces payments through WeChat in China. You simply purchase your ticket through a regular channel like web or mobile, and you choose &#8216;WeChat Pay&#8217; to finish your booking (Social Media WeChat, extremely populair in China, has a built-in booking system). Immediately after your payment, your receive flight information and booking documents through WeChat, and/or you can ask a question in simplified Chinese or English, 24/7 hours a day. Wanna try? Scan the QR code below. </p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/klm-introduces-flight-reservations-through-wechat">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=KLM introduces flight reservations through WeChat: https://www.chatbots.org/t/35188">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Applications, Back End Integration and Knowledge bases,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2017-08-24T08:21:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		Chatbot meetup AMSTERDAM
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbot-meetup-amsterdam</link>
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		<p><img src="http://ext.chatbots.org/images/chatbots.org/Chatbot_Meetup_Amsterdam_May_2017.jpg" alt="Chatbot Meetup Amsterdam" height="200" width="200"  />On Wednesday 31th, we&#8217;ll organize our very very very first <a href="https://www.chatbots.org/chatbot" class="term">Chatbot</a> meetup. This time in AMSTERDAM. I&#8217;m very please to meet new people and see old faces. Remember the good old days AND look forward to a VERY exciting future! </p>


	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbot-meetup-amsterdam">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=Chatbot meetup AMSTERDAM: https://www.chatbots.org/t/34048">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Chatbots.org news,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2017-05-24T12:23:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		ChatBottle Contest: this time it is getting serious!
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbottle-contest-this-time-it-is-getting-serious</link>
      <guid>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbottle-contest-this-time-it-is-getting-serious</guid>
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		<p><img src="http://ext.chatbots.org/images/news/ChatbotBattle.png" alt="Chatbot Battle" height="226" width="470"  />Between January 9 to January 18 2017 more than 2500 people from 65 countries voted 5373 times for the best travel, productivity, social, e-commerce, entertainment, and news <a href="https://www.chatbots.org/chatbot" class="term">chatbots</a> in the ChatBottle, a brand new Chatbot Challenge.</p>

<p>The community selected 7 the best chatbots for Facebook Messenger, Slack, Kik, Telegram and Skype.</p>

<p>So, the 1st ChatBottle Award goes to&#8230;</p>

<p>instalocate chatbot Instalocate - the best Travel chatbot</p>

<p>meekan chatbot Meekan - the best Productivity chatbot</p>

<p>foxsy chatbot Foxsy - the best Social chatbot</p>

<p>bff-trump-for-messenger chatbot BFF Trump - the best Entertainment chatbot</p>

<p>chatshopper-1 chatbot chatShopper - the best E-commerce chatbot</p>

<p>techcrunch chatbot TechCrunch - the best News chatbot</p>

<p>swelly chatbot Swelly - Editors&#8217; Choice chatbot</p>

<p><br />
There were 35 chatbot nominees including the following.</p>

<p>Travel: Instalocate (298 votes) , Kayak (256 votes) , Hipmunk (183 votes) , Skyscanner (137 votes) , Austrian Airlines bot (130 votes) , Mica, the Hipster Cat Bot (90 votes) , Marina Alterra (50 votes)</p>

<p>Productivity: Meekan (355 votes) , Pepper (274 votes) , Zoom (132 votes) , Statsbot (128 votes) , Yala (119 votes) , GrowthBot (52 votes)</p>

<p>Social: Foxsy (354 votes) , Swelly (326 votes) , Poncho (133 votes) , Sensay (71 votes) , Visabot (45 votes)</p>

<p>Entertainment: BFF Trump (265 votes) , Icon8 (120 votes) , Trivia Blast (103 votes) , And Chill (94 votes) , Streak Trivia (68 votes) , COD Messenger (65 votes)</p>

<p>E-commerce: chatShopper (332 votes) , H&amp;M (173 votes) , RemitRadar (74 votes) , Burberry (73 votes) , 1-800-Flowers chatbot (59 votes) , Allset Bot (51 votes)</p>

<p>News: TechCrunch (331 votes) , CNN (228 votes) , Wall Street Journal (85 votes) , theScore (64 votes) , NewsBytes App (55 votes)</p>

<p><a href="https://www.chatbots.org/company/wingmate/">Chatbots.org</a> wishes this new battle lots of success</p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/chatbottle-contest-this-time-it-is-getting-serious">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=ChatBottle Contest: this time it is getting serious!: https://www.chatbots.org/t/34040">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Chatbot Battles,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2017-05-18T07:58:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		Facebook launches Bot platform for Messenger
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/facebook-launches-bot-platform-for-messenger</link>
      <guid>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/facebook-launches-bot-platform-for-messenger</guid>
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		<iframe width="470" height="264" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TVNLSBO4KIY?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<p>Facebook introduces bots for Messenger chatbots for the Messenger Platform. These bots can provide anything from automated subscription content like weather and traffic updates, to customized communications like receipts, shipping notifications, and live automated messages all by interacting directly with the people who want to get them.</p>

<p>This time, <a href="https://www.chatbots.org/chatbot" class="term">chatbots</a> are becoming Big Business, almost at once: Every month, over 900 million people around the world communicate with friends, families and over 50 million businesses on Messenger. It’s the second most popular app on iOS, and was the fastest growing app in the US in 2015.Now business can engage with their customer in a personalised, emotional and way and is available 24/7. </p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/facebook-launches-bot-platform-for-messenger">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=Facebook launches Bot platform for Messenger: https://www.chatbots.org/t/31263">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Applications, User Client Technology,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-04-13T07:34:00+00:00</dc:date>
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		Lenovo Uses noHold’s AI to Provide Consumers with a Single Point of Search
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      <link>http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/lenovo-uses-noholds-ai-to-provide-consumers-with-a-single-point-of-search</link>
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		<p>Lenovo leverages noHold technology as a way for consumers to find the most relevant answers they need in one place; Single Point of Search.</p>
	<p><a href="http://ext.chatbots.org/conversational/agent/lenovo-uses-noholds-ai-to-provide-consumers-with-a-single-point-of-search">Link</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=Lenovo Uses noHold’s AI to Provide Consumers with a Single Point of Search: https://www.chatbots.org/t/30392">Tweet this</a></p>]]></content:encoded>

      <dc:subject>Business, Partnerships &amp; contracts,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2015-11-19T21:28:00+00:00</dc:date>
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