By Andrew Poon, VP Product Management
You already use Facebook Messenger to stay connected to your world. Now, thanks to four new Yahoo bots that are algorithmically-driven, coming to Messenger today, you can stay on top of what matters to you. Follow stock market trends or share weather forecasts without ever leaving Messenger. And for those of you longing for a pet monkey, your dreams have come true. 🙈🎉
Introducing…
Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance), exclusively on Messenger. This bot allows you to search the latest news and information in order to stay on top of the stock market and ever-changing world of finance. Follow market trends, read finance news and play fun games, then easily share information you find interesting with your friends.
Stay on the pulse of current events by searching with the Yahoo News bot (@YahooNews) to discover trending stories and dive deeper into the news that interests you most. Even search for specific news articles to send to your friends directly in Messenger.
Start a conversation with your friends using Yahoo Weather (@YahooWeather) on Messenger. Caption and share beautiful Flickr images that bring the forecast to life.
Send as many emojis as your heart desires to MonkeyPet (@MonkeyPet), an emoji loving virtual pet that shares selfies from its “travels.”
You can try searching with these bots today by going to Messenger on your mobile phone (both iPhone or Android) and messaging @YahooFinance, @YahooNews, @YahooWeather or @MonkeyPet.
Want to help us make these bots better? Just message “Feedback” to any Yahoo Bot to share your thoughts directly with our team. We’re excited to learn from you, as we continue to iterate and improve the new bot experience on Messenger.
Excited for this launch.