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News Feed Item PullString Advances Computer Conversation With the Release of the PullString PlatformBrands Can Easily Design Conversations for Facebook Messenger, Slack, Skype, Kik, Telegram, Amazon Alexa, Unity and Others |
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (Marketwired) — 09/27/16 — PullString, the leading innovator in the field of computer conversation, today announced the general availability of the PullString Platform. The PullString Platform is the technology behind breakthrough experiences including Mattel’s Hello Barbie and Call of Duty’s Lt. Reyes on Facebook Messenger. Now, all brands and companies can build complex, interactive conversations in text and voice using the PullString Platform. The PullString Platform is the most complete conversational computing platform available, supporting projects of an unparalleled breadth and scale. Built for the best designers, writers and creatives at agencies and companies of all sizes, the key elements of the PullString Platform include:
Whether focused on brand activation, social engagement, conversational commerce or customer care, PullString’s award-winning professional services team of writers, designers and artists, work with customers to develop the most sophisticated conversational content available today. The PullString Platform is available at http://www.pullstring.com. Comments on the News: About PullString, Inc. The company’s primary product, the PullString Platform, offers a professional authoring environment, hosted AI and machine learning runtime, and integrated conversation analytics to enterprises, agencies, and startups across industries as diverse as entertainment, customer service, gaming and VR, travel, automotive, health and fitness, finance, human resources, and IoT. With direct support for all major conversational platforms like Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, Skype, Slack, Kik, Unity, mobile, and web, the PullString Platform has been used to create award winning experiences like Chan 4 UK’s Humans, Lt Reyes from Call of Duty, Hello Barbie, and The Winston Show. PullString, founded as ToyTalk in 2011, has raised more than $44 million in funding from Greylock Partners; Charles River Ventures; Khosla Ventures; True Ventures; and First Round Capital. Latest Stories
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