Branch (branch.io and our link service domain bnc.lt) is a developer tool to help companies 'deep link' to their app. We offer a suite of tools that allow developers to create customized links for their app, while we provide click tracking and attribution analytics.
We've heard reports that bnc.lt is occasionally being blocked. The primary tool that we're looking to get whitelisted is our smart banner tool (you can see it on our open source web SDK here https://github.com/BranchMetrics/Smart- ... art-banner). This smart banner is a bnc.lt link, that allows the developer to offer a link to download their app from their own website. It's not an advertisement at all, and is not real estate that is bought and sold. We simply provide the tools (for free) for developers to do this. They control the layout, picture, text, etc.
Please let me know if you need any more information!
branch.io app.link bnc.lt
How can we reproduce this issue?
I dropped the ball here in replying and we had another complaint come in that we're getting blocked.
Here's how to reproduce the blockage using our Web SDK testbed. You can trigger the smart app banner by clicking 'banner' on the site.
https://cdn.branch.io/example.html
Here's what it looks like when we get blocked:
http://f.cl.ly/items/2p1O0E2C162K41193C ... .03 PM.png
I hope this helps!
Here's how to reproduce the blockage using our Web SDK testbed. You can trigger the smart app banner by clicking 'banner' on the site.
https://cdn.branch.io/example.html
Here's what it looks like when we get blocked:
http://f.cl.ly/items/2p1O0E2C162K41193C ... .03 PM.png
I hope this helps!
Are those callbacks tracking the elements being selected?
Also
Is there an non-branch.io test site?
Also
https://branch.io
has an "Analytics" selection.Is there an non-branch.io test site?
In my spirit of replying once per year, this time I've registered for an account so I'll hopefully receive a reply notification. We've received a few more complaints so I'm back.
Here are the domains we're looking to get whitelisted:
1. branch.io
2. app.link
3. bnc.lt
And here is an example of a banner being loaded on a site:
http://i.imgur.com/Yrqmmzq.jpg
The focus of our company is helping to connect the web to apps, so when a user clicks on that banner, they are sent to the app directly if installed, or the app store if not. We then allow Jet (and thousands of other companies) to deep link straight to that page inside the app. It create a seamless experience between these two otherwise divided platforms. Some basic analytics are provided around these banners, like clicks and stuff but we don't support ad targeting or audiences or crazy ad stuff like that.
Here are the domains we're looking to get whitelisted:
1. branch.io
2. app.link
3. bnc.lt
And here is an example of a banner being loaded on a site:
https://jet.com/search?category=15000000
(try on iOS or Android). Screenshot below - see the banner at the top that says "Open":http://i.imgur.com/Yrqmmzq.jpg
The focus of our company is helping to connect the web to apps, so when a user clicks on that banner, they are sent to the app directly if installed, or the app store if not. We then allow Jet (and thousands of other companies) to deep link straight to that page inside the app. It create a seamless experience between these two otherwise divided platforms. Some basic analytics are provided around these banners, like clicks and stuff but we don't support ad targeting or audiences or crazy ad stuff like that.