“On chat as interface” published by Alistair Croll

Medium Daily Digest Most recommended by People you follow Matt Schlicht On chat as interface There's been a lot of talk lately about chat as an interface (something Dan Grover hit on first.) It's fueled by the rapid adoption of… Slack, and announcements that other companies, from Wechat to Facebook to Kik, are rolling out bots and opening APIs to let algorithms join us in chatrooms. Facebook's building a universal personal… Alistair Croll 7 min read Hunter Walk Talkshow is texting in public. People text amazing things; Talkshow is a simple messaging app that allows anyone to text them in public. in Talkshow, by Michael Sippey 3 min read Matt Schlicht What's a bot OS? A few weeks ago I wrote down a few thoughts on what chat meant as an interface. It was gratifyingly popular, and led to a huge number of… Alistair Croll 11 min read M.G. Siegler How to save media Actually, Alana Hope Levinson 1 min read Hunter Walk Enough I finally had it tonight. 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