"Webcards Lite"
Many people have noticed a technical change we recently implemented: Webcard Listings discovered on the Web outside of a Smalltown local site now open in their own browser window. (Internally we called this project "Webcards Lite".)
We made this change for two reasons:
1. When users find a Webcard listing on Google, Yahoo! and the other popular search sites, we don't want them to have to go to a Smalltown local site just to view the Webcard and the information it contains.
2. We have a big announcement coming up in mid-May, and "Webcards Lite" was one of the first steps in building the infrastructure for the new launch.
Here are some examples of Webcard listings that show this new behavior:
The Spa Studio http://www.smalltown.com/sanmateo/thespastudio
Malouf's Fine Clothing http://www.smalltown.com/burlingame/maloufs
The Paw Spa http://www.smalltown.com/sanmateo/pawspa
Chez Saigon http://www.smalltown.com/belmont/chezsaigon
Sibby's Cupcakery http://www.smalltown.com/sanmateo/sibby
Rainbow Pizza http://www.smalltown.com/sanmateo/card/7106
JoAnne Quilala http://www.smalltown.com/millbrae/monavie
Doody Calls http://www.smalltown.com/sanmateo/doodycalls
- Hal Rucker
