I’m messing around with the updated Snap Shots code. It enhances the links you see on this page with visual previews of the other sites{.snap_shots}, interactive excerpts of things like:

• Wikipedia articles{.snap_shots}
• IMDb titles{.snap_shots}
• Amazon products like the book I am currently reading{.snap_shots}
• inline videos
• RSS feeds{.Snap_Shot_RSS} from a site
• MP3s like this La Primavera track{.snap_shots}
• photos{.snap_shots}
• stock charts{.snap_shots}

…you get the idea…

They say the “Snap Shots” can bring you the information you need, without having to leave a site, while other times it lets you “look ahead,” before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.

Should you decide this is not for you, snap says it is as simple as clicking the Options icon in the upper right corner of a Snap Shot and opting-out.

If you want this for your own wordpress blog, check out the plugin