Microsoft: Cortana
Voice agents and interfaces will require many new marketing strategies
Marketers are only now getting a glimpse of the many approaches that will be required for the many kinds of voice...
The rise of voice technologies means new opportunities for podcasting
Audio tech companies Podible and VoxSnap have both recently launched innovative offerings to podcast listeners and content creators....
Has Alexa replaced Siri as the top virtual assistant brand and cultural reference point?
Apple's HomePod with Siri comes to market later this week....
Cortana’s got mad skills but faces big distribution challenges vs. rivals
Cortana already has 148 million global users, but it's still an underdog....
Resulticks’ marketing platform now offers a new channel: Voice agent
The Singapore-based company says this is the first voice agent integrated with a full customer life...
The name is Bot, Chatbot: How to shake up conversions with stirring conversations
Columnist Purna Virji explains why an AI-driven conversation agent can potentially be the best sales assistant you have, and provides advice for...
MindMeld Conversational AI Playbook helps developers build their own Alexa in 10 steps
CEO Tim Tuttle argues that companies should develop their own virtual assistants....
Report: Parents like the Internet of Things
Parenting site BabyCenter says parents find that sensors and connectivity in the devices/objects they use save time, provide control and add...
Move over, Amazon Echo & Google Home: Here comes Microsoft Cortana
Cortana will be baked into a new smart speaker from Harman Kardon to be released next year, potentially the first of many Cortana-powered...
Cortana Skills Kit announced, will allow Cortana to do transactions through conversation
Microsoft's new Cortana Skills Kit is designed to help Cortana get things...
Say hello to the newest intelligent agent, Ozlo
Billed as the only independent intelligent agent left, he specializes in finding the best answer from ‘competing sources of...
Microsoft blocks Google Chrome & other browsers from Cortana in latest Windows 10 release
Microsoft says blocking third-party browsers & search providers improves user experience and is in keeping with how competitors act with their...
The week when digital marketing entered the bots era
It’s not just Facebook Messenger’s new bot platform, but that huge userbase bends the tipping...
Nadella Interview: Bing To Stay, ‘Post-PC’ Now The Way
Several days ago, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gave his first in-depth interview at the Code Conference. He spoke about a wide range of issues...
