- From: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:12:19 -0500
- To: public-webapps <public-webapps@w3.org>
- CC: Dominique Hazael-Massieux <dom@w3.org>, Natasha Rooney <nrooney@gsma.com>
FYI. If anyone thinks WebApps should be involved in this area, please speak (f.ex. what is the connection, what role would WebApps have, etc.). -Thanks, ArtB -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Deep linking Resent-Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 10:45:04 +0000 Resent-From: public-web-mobile@w3.org Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:44:48 +0100 From: Dominique Hazael-Massieux <dom@w3.org> To: public-web-mobile@w3.org Hi, In the past few months, several efforts have emerged to try to make native apps get some of the benefits of the Web (inter-linking), as well as to make them more integrated in the Web (seamless transition between browser-based and native-based views of the Web). Google has app indexing: https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/webmasters/app Quixey has appURLs: http://appurl.org/ Facebook has AppLinks: https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2014/04/30/app-links http://applinks.org/ URX has omnilinks http://blog.urx.com/urx-blog/omnilinks-app-links-and-the-state-of-mobile These efforts have also received attention from the press: http://recode.net/2014/10/28/how-deep-linking-could-fix-mobile/ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/technology/tech-companies-look-to-break-down-walls-between-apps.html?ref=technology Given the number of competing proposals in this space, and given they're only as useful as they get widespread, it feels to me this space is probably ripe for some standardization effort, or at least pre-standardization. It's also an interesting twist to the usual “native vs Web” — it is closer to “native ♥ Web”, with benefits for all. I'm looking for feedback on the topic, and potential interest in contributing efforts in this space. Follow up actions could be a community group, or even a workshop if we feel this type of topic requires broader visibility from the community. Thanks, and happy new year to all! Dom
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