Which player had the most RBI in 2015? Facebook Messenger wants to see if you know the answer. A new Messenger bot, announced last month, will engage MLB fans in trivia via the popular Facebook chat service. The bot is one of several created by major sports leagues and teams aiming to drive engagement with […]
Starting as an offseason project, the Washington Capitals kicked off this season by rolling out their brand new Facebook Messenger bot on opening night of their 2016 campaign. The bot itself is built within the Facebook Messenger app, a technology that Facebook unveiled at one of its developer conferences by showing some examples that they […]
Earlier this summer, Toronto-based media company theScore created the first sports chatbot for Facebook messenger. In spite of minor buzz about the new form of artificial intelligence communication across sports, theScore is still optimistic that chatbots can be integrated into the sports conversation. “The bots itself provide a channel with less friction and also lend us […]
While some athletic organizations have been trying to keep up with the latest trends in social media and fan engagement, others have been leading the way. One of those teams is Manchester City FC, who has recently become the first club in the world to launch on Facebook Messenger. That same app you use to […]
Facebook has launched a secret soccer game inside its messaging app. The object of the game is to keep the ball up by tapping the screen. The reason for the soccer game is to celebrate the summer of soccer (Euros and Olympics) around the world. Facebook launched the same game with a basketball version earlier this year to […]
