TECHNIQUES FOR MESSAGING AGENT COORDINATION

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a commerce interface control selection in a user-to-user message thread interface on a client device, the user-to-user message thread associated with a user-to-user message thread for a plurality of users with a messaging system;

displaying a commerce interface in association with the user-to-user message thread interface, the commerce interface comprising a plurality of commerce configuration options;

receiving a commerce option share control selection in association with the commerce interface; and

sharing the plurality of commerce configuration options with the user-to-user message thread.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sharing the plurality of commerce configuration options with the user-to-user message thread comprises submitting a commerce configuration option poll to the user-to-user message thread.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll;

displaying the poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll, the poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll displayed in association with the plurality of commerce configuration options in the commerce interface, the poll result information comprising a poll winner option corresponding to one of the plurality of commerce configuration options; and

displaying a poll winner indicator in association with the poll winner option in the display of the plurality of commerce configuration options in the commerce interface.

4 . The method of claim 1 , the commerce interface associated with a commerce entity, the plurality of commerce configuration options selected for the commerce interface according to one or more of message-thread context for the user-to-user message thread and a promotional consideration transaction with the commerce entity, the plurality of commerce configuration options ranked in the commerce interface according to one or more of the message-thread context for the user-to-user message thread and the promotional consideration transaction with the commerce entity.

5 . The method of claim 1 , the commerce interface associated with a commerce entity, further comprising:

receiving a commerce option selection via the commerce interface; and

sending a commerce configuration command from the client device to the commerce entity via the messaging system.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving a user-to-user message-thread message from the commerce entity via the messaging system;

storing the user-to-user message-thread message in association with the user-to-user message thread; and

displaying the user-to-user message-thread message in the user-to-user message thread interface.

7 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving a user-to-commerce message-thread message from the commerce entity via the messaging system; and

storing the user-to-commerce message-thread message in association with a user-to-commerce message thread.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

displaying the user-to-commerce message-thread message in a user-to-commerce message thread interface.

9 . An apparatus, comprising:

a processor circuit on a device; and

a commerce intermediary server operative on the processor circuit to receive a commerce interface control selection in a user-to-user message thread interface on a client device, the user-to-user message thread associated with a user-to-user message thread for a plurality of users with a messaging system; display a commerce interface in association with the user-to-user message thread interface, the commerce interface comprising a plurality of commerce configuration options; receive a commerce option share control selection in association with the commerce interface; and share the plurality of commerce configuration options with the user-to-user message thread.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein sharing the plurality of commerce configuration options with the user-to-user message thread comprises submitting a commerce configuration option poll to the user-to-user message thread.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:

the commerce intermediary server operative to receive poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll; display the poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll, the poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll displayed in association with the plurality of commerce configuration options in the commerce interface, the poll result information comprising a poll winner option corresponding to one of the plurality of commerce configuration options; and display a poll winner indicator in association with the poll winner option in the display of the plurality of commerce configuration options in the commerce interface.

12 . The apparatus of claim 9 , the commerce interface associated with a commerce entity, the plurality of commerce configuration options selected for the commerce interface according to one or more of message-thread context for the user-to-user message thread and a promotional consideration transaction with the commerce entity, the plurality of commerce configuration options ranked in the commerce interface according to one or more of the message-thread context for the user-to-user message thread and the promotional consideration transaction with the commerce entity.

13 . The apparatus of claim 9 , the commerce interface associated with a commerce entity, further comprising:

the commerce intermediary server operative to receive a commerce option selection via the commerce interface; and send a commerce configuration command from the client device to the commerce entity via the messaging system.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:

the commerce intermediary server operative to receive a user-to-user message-thread message from the commerce entity via the messaging system; store the user-to-user message-thread message in association with the user-to-user message thread; and display the user-to-user message-thread message in the user-to-user message thread interface.

15 . At least one computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

receive a commerce interface control selection in a user-to-user message thread interface on a client device, the user-to-user message thread associated with a user-to-user message thread for a plurality of users with a messaging system;

display a commerce interface in association with the user-to-user message thread interface, the commerce interface comprising a plurality of commerce configuration options;

receive a commerce option share control selection in association with the commerce interface; and

share the plurality of commerce configuration options with the user-to-user message thread.

16 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein sharing the plurality of commerce configuration options with the user-to-user message thread comprises submitting a commerce configuration option poll to the user-to-user message thread.

17 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , comprising further instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

receive poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll;

display the poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll, the poll result information for the commerce configuration option poll displayed in association with the plurality of commerce configuration options in the commerce interface, the poll result information comprising a poll winner option corresponding to one of the plurality of commerce configuration options; and

display a poll winner indicator in association with the poll winner option in the display of the plurality of commerce configuration options in the commerce interface.

18 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the commerce interface associated with a commerce entity, the plurality of commerce configuration options selected for the commerce interface according to one or more of message-thread context for the user-to-user message thread and a promotional consideration transaction with the commerce entity, the plurality of commerce configuration options ranked in the commerce interface according to one or more of the message-thread context for the user-to-user message thread and the promotional consideration transaction with the commerce entity.

19 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the commerce interface associated with a commerce entity, comprising further instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

receive a commerce option selection via the commerce interface; and

send a commerce configuration command from the client device to the commerce entity via the messaging system.

20 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , comprising further instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

receive a user-to-user message-thread message from the commerce entity via the messaging system;

store the user-to-user message-thread message in association with the user-to-user message thread; and

display the user-to-user message-thread message in the user-to-user message thread interface.