Web Contact Info Overlay

A Chrome extension that shows people's information anywhere their name appears on the web, inspired by Rapportive's email functionality. The extension would provide contextual information about people as you browse the internet.

Key Points:

• Core Functionality:

  • Automatically detects and highlights names on any webpage
  • Shows information when hovering over highlighted names
  • Displays social media updates, profile pictures, and professional information

• Similar to Rapportive:

  • Previously only worked in email
  • Showed contact's face, name, recent tweets
  • Provided LinkedIn profile and other social information

• User Benefits:

  • Makes users more thoughtful in interactions
  • Provides context about people instantly
  • Works like having an executive assistant providing background info

• Technical Implementation:

  • Chrome extension format
  • Highlights names in yellow on webpages
  • Information appears on hover

• Revenue Model:

  • Advertising-based monetization

This is essentially taking the successful Rapportive model and expanding it beyond email to the entire web browsing experience.