Why Mic is betting big on chatbots

If you text “HILLARY” to 316-854-1629 today, the millennial news outlet Mic will send you updates from Democratic National Convention and Hillary Clinton’s big nomination acceptance speech. Last week, Mic was doing something similar for the Republican National Convention. Both of these initiatives mark the start of Mic’s plan to have a presence on every major chat app platform.
“Yeah, we’re pretty bullish on bots,” Mic chief strategy officer Cory Haik to