article_snippet: Forty different apps will be available on Messenger in the coming days, allowing users of the service to send each other sports clips and animations, Facebook said.
article_snippet: Another feature will allow consumers to use Messenger to send a text message to make a restaurant reservation or to receive a notification that a product purchased online has shipped.
article_snippet: Facebook as the Messenger Platform, Facebook will allow developers to build new services into the app, which is used by 600 million users each month.
article_snippet: Boss Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would give users 'more tools for expression'.
article_snippet: Facebook as the Messenger Platform, Facebook will allow developers to build new services into its Messenger app .
article_snippet: the Messenger Platform will give users the chance to communicate directly with businesses, for example to change an order as well as track the Messenger Platform delivery.
article_snippet: Facebook's David Marcus, vice president of messaging products, took to the stage to confirm that apps like ESPN have already built apps that will now be supported in Messenger.
article_snippet: The initial kit for developers to build developers software into Messenger is available now, though no general release date has yet been confirmed.
article_snippet: Mr Marcus also spoke of Facebook's desire to revolutionise online shopping by allowing users to receive real-time shopping updates via Messenger.