You can now send a letter to President Obama with a Facebook bot

President Obama is about to get a lot more mail. 

The White House just became the latest Facebook account to join the social network's bot platform, with a new Messenger bot that makes sending a note to the president as easy as writing a Facebook message.

Meant to be an alternative to contacting the White House via emails or letters, the White House's Messenger bot walks you through the process of sending a message to Obama. 

Of course, as with sending an email or letter to Pennsylvania Ave., sending a Facebook message doesn't guarantee the message will end up in Obama's hands (or, on his screen). Once you've finalized your note in Messenger, the bot prompts you for your contact information, including your email address and phone number, in the event that your message is one of the handful that gets a followup. Read more...