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Yeah I agree with the spirit of that. There should be a name for that practice, something that makes it sound as bad as it is but catchy. Maybe, something like
by CyberRabbi 6y ago
Yeah I agree with the spirit of that. There should be a name for that practice, something that makes it sound as bad as it is but catchy. Maybe, something like webhostaging. Reddit’s webapp on mobile is notorious for webhostaging you into downloading their native app. It’s literally unusable.
There should also be a name for ostensibly public social media sites that webhostage you into signing up. Instagram comes to mind.
It’s a reprehensible dark pattern.
- egeozcan 6y agoMaybe webhijacking? Maybe I should purchase a domain and document it... Who knows, maybe it catches on and people start linking to it.
- CyberRabbi 6y agoYes there needs to be a single use site for this. Everyone is familiar with this , it just needs a catchy name so people on Twitter spread this and easily shame websites en masse for doing it. Webhijacking is too similar to webjacking IMO https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/web-jacking/ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/web-jacking/
- egeozcan 6y agoI knew it sounded familiar from somewhere, thanks! :)
- Y_Y 6y ago"webhostaging" is a much catchier name than the other suggestions in sibling comments, I think, and more memorable because it sounds weird (a bit like "webhosting"?). It's so clever I think I'll start using it, and also telling people I came up with it by myself.
- CyberRabbi 6y agoIt does sound too Much like web hosting and in that sense it’s a fail. Steal it all you want, I win if companies start feeling shame anyway.
- _Qeomash_ 6y agoApp + Oppression = Appression
- kubanczyk 6y agoAppforcing? The industry term is "web-to-app conversion" by the way.
- CyberRabbi 6y agoI like this suggestion, I think it needs to be more catchy and roll off the tongue a bit easier. Here are some other suggestions: Appholing Appstunting Nativebaiting
- prox 6y agoWebcrapp Has both web and app in it, and it says what it does. Could also be webcrapping as verb.
- CyberRabbi 6y agoI think a verb-oriented word is more powerful at shaming than a noun-oriented word. I think Crap is a little too vulgar to appeal to most people, some might feel uncomfortable at work saying crap for Instance. But try it out!