{"id":1521,"date":"2019-02-03T16:14:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/site\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:40:09","slug":"ask-me-anything-david-marcus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/ask-me-anything-david-marcus\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Me Anything with David Marcus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"\/en\/\">BOTNATION AI<\/a> team participated on November 9, 2017 in <strong>David Marcus <\/strong>Vice President of Messenger at Facebook\u2019s \u201c<strong>Ask Me Anything<\/strong>\u201d #AMA conference with <strong>Nicola Mendelsohn<\/strong> Vice President EMEA. This event was organized by Station F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 45 minutes, David Marcus presented the latest innovations of Messenger and was able to answer questions from the audience during a round table discussion moderated by <strong>Marwan Elfitesse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what we learned from David Marcus\u2019 #AMA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Summary<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #3d351f;color:#3d351f\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #3d351f;color:#3d351f\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/ask-me-anything-david-marcus\/#Payment_via_Messenger\" >Payment via Messenger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/ask-me-anything-david-marcus\/#Voice_messages\" >Voice messages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/ask-me-anything-david-marcus\/#Relationship_between_the_media_and_Messenger\" >Relationship between the media and Messenger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/ask-me-anything-david-marcus\/#Whatsapp\" >Whatsapp<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paiement-via-messenger\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Payment_via_Messenger\"><\/span>Payment via Messenger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c50% of French people still use checks for P2P payments. The digitalization of payments is essential, and that\u2019s why emulation between mobile payment apps and other brands is essential. Cash and checks are the enemy and there is plenty of room in the market for multiple players.\u201d<br><br>\u201cWe are working to enable B2C and B2B payments directly on Messenger. This is already the case in the United States. France is a priority, in 2018 the payment will be implemented.\u201d<br><br>The suggestions provided by the M assistant are available in French, the team in charge of M is 98% French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"messages-vocaux\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Voice_messages\"><\/span>Voice messages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUsing voice as an interface is absolutely perfect for two places: at home and in your car. For the rest, we\u2019re more into multi-tasking and using our voice can be uncomfortable hence a preference for text.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/marcus2.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"David Marcus of Facebook Messenger\" class=\"wp-image-1517\" width=\"397\" height=\"296\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"relation-entre-les-mdias-et-messenger\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relationship_between_the_media_and_Messenger\"><\/span>Relationship between the media and Messenger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe interaction between media and Messenger is evolving. The Wall Street Journal has done something great lately by covering live events via Messenger. It makes it feel like you\u2019ve got a friend who\u2019s watching something important live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"whatsapp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whatsapp\"><\/span><br>Whatsapp<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/whatsapp\/\">Whatsapp<\/a>\u2018s current focus is probably Latin America and India.\u201d<br>An exciting event and speakers, a big thank you to Facebook for this organization.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BOTNATION AI team participated on November 9, 2017 in David Marcus Vice President of Messenger at Facebook\u2019s \u201cAsk Me Anything\u201d #AMA conference with Nicola Mendelsohn Vice President EMEA. This event was organized by Station F. 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