Websites can even send notifications like a native app.
I’d be curious to hear more about that. At the moment, I sorely wish that we had an app for the SitePoint forums, since my options for notifications are either 1) keep the tab open at all times or 2) turn on email notifications.
I once worked for an auction marketplace. Our main reason for building an app was to use push notifications for active bidders. It was a huge time-saver and reduced the burden of having to push out email immediately.
@boagworld, how do you handle notifications outside of native apps?