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The basic idea is a no-registration-or-app-required way to make a link to an address that you can…",{"id":53,"by":11,"text":54},"2373706","To me, this is a way better link for local businesses than the usual dumping visitors on a Google Maps page for their address. They can make their business name prominent, add…",{"value":56,"source":57,"evidence":58},"Small businesses and people sharing addresses","inferred",[59,63],{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},"2373755","kaisdavis","This is a really cool idea, Zach. Props for making + launching it. I can see it's value - I do consulting work (web design \u002F marketing) with small businesses and I often spend…",{"id":53,"by":11,"text":54},{"value":65,"source":47,"evidence":66},"Offer a no-registration way to make customizable links to addresses, between Google Maps and check-in apps.",[67],{"id":50,"by":11,"text":51},[],"unknown","launched","team",{"praise":73,"objections":94,"requests":130,"questions":155,"alternatives":167},[74,83],{"value":75,"source":76,"evidence":77},"Useful for small business sites and emails","commenter",[78,79],{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},"2374246","jmatt","I like this idea. As someone who has built a number of small business websites in the past, I could see using a lg.cx link. 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