The national gateway
Explore the 50 State Surfaces
Fifty state addresses, one application and one shared set of Business Records. The address a visitor arrives on decides which state they see — the records themselves are never copied from state to state.
The map of the network
Every tile is a live state surface with its own address, its own counties and cities, and its own metadata.
Alphabetical directory
50 of 50 states
The Alabama Surface
thealabamasurface.com
Discover Alabama through one connected local information surface.
The Alaska Surface
thealaskasurface.com
Discover Alaska through one connected local information surface.
The Arizona Surface
thearizonasurface.com
Discover Arizona through one connected local information surface.
The Arkansas Surface
thearkansassurface.com
Discover Arkansas through one connected local information surface.
The California Surface
thecaliforniasurface.com
Discover California through one connected local information surface.
The Colorado Surface
thecoloradosurface.com
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The Connecticut Surface
theconnecticutsurface.com
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The Delaware Surface
thedelawaresurface.com
Discover Delaware through one connected local information surface.
The Florida Surface
thefloridasurface.com
Discover Florida through one connected local information surface.
The Georgia Surface
thegeorgiasurface.com
Discover Georgia through one connected local information surface.
The Hawaii Surface
thehawaiisurface.com
Discover Hawaii through one connected local information surface.
The Idaho Surface
theidahosurface.com
Discover Idaho through one connected local information surface.
The Illinois Surface
theillinoissurface.com
Discover Illinois through one connected local information surface.
The Indiana Surface
theindianasurface.com
Discover Indiana through one connected local information surface.
The Iowa Surface
theiowasurface.com
Discover Iowa through one connected local information surface.
The Kansas Surface
thekansassurface.com
Discover Kansas through one connected local information surface.
The Kentucky Surface
thekentuckysurface.com
Discover Kentucky through one connected local information surface.
The Louisiana Surface
thelouisianasurface.com
Discover Louisiana through one connected local information surface.
The Maine Surface
themainesurface.com
Discover Maine through one connected local information surface.
The Maryland Surface
themarylandsurface.com
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The Massachusetts Surface
themassachusettssurface.com
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The Michigan Surface
themichigansurface.com
Discover Michigan through one connected local information surface.
The Minnesota Surface
theminnesotasurface.com
Discover Minnesota through one connected local information surface.
The Mississippi Surface
themississippisurface.com
Discover Mississippi through one connected local information surface.
The Missouri Surface
themissourisurface.com
Discover Missouri through one connected local information surface.
The Montana Surface
themontanasurface.com
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The Nebraska Surface
thenebraskasurface.com
Discover Nebraska through one connected local information surface.
The Nevada Surface
thenevadasurface.com
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The New Hampshire Surface
thenewhampshiresurface.com
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The New Jersey Surface
thenewjerseysurface.com
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The New Mexico Surface
thenewmexicosurface.com
Discover New Mexico through one connected local information surface.
The New York Surface
thenewyorksurface.com
Discover New York through one connected local information surface.
The North Carolina Surface
thenorthcarolinasurface.com
Discover North Carolina through one connected local information surface.
The North Dakota Surface
thenorthdakotasurface.com
Discover North Dakota through one connected local information surface.
The Ohio Surface
theohiosurface.com
Discover Ohio through one connected local information surface.
The Oklahoma Surface
theoklahomasurface.com
Discover Oklahoma through one connected local information surface.
The Oregon Surface
theoregonsurface.com
Discover Oregon through one connected local information surface.
The Pennsylvania Surface
thepennsylvaniasurface.com
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The Rhode Island Surface
therhodeislandsurface.com
Discover Rhode Island through one connected local information surface.
The South Carolina Surface
thesouthcarolinasurface.com
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The South Dakota Surface
thesouthdakotasurface.com
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The Tennessee Surface
thetennesseesurface.com
Discover Tennessee through one connected local information surface.
The Texas Surface
thetexassurface.com
Discover Texas through one connected local information surface.
The Utah Surface
theutahsurface.com
Discover Utah through one connected local information surface.
The Vermont Surface
thevermontsurface.com
Discover Vermont through one connected local information surface.
The Virginia Surface
thevirginiasurface.com
Discover Virginia through one connected local information surface.
The Washington Surface
thewashingtonsurface.com
Discover Washington through one connected local information surface.
The West Virginia Surface
thewestvirginiasurface.com
Discover West Virginia through one connected local information surface.
The Wisconsin Surface
thewisconsinsurface.com
Discover Wisconsin through one connected local information surface.
The Wyoming Surface
thewyomingsurface.com
Discover Wyoming through one connected local information surface.
How the network is structured
- 1The Local InternetThe whole connected architecture
- 2The Local SurfacesEvery discovery surface in the network
- 3The USA SurfacesThe national gateway
- 450 State SurfacesOne domain for every state
- 5CountiesEvery county inside the state
- 6Cities and communitiesWhere people actually live
- 7CategoriesHow people look for what they need
- 8Businesses, places, organizationsThe entities themselves
- 9Business RecordsOne authoritative record per business
One record, many surfaces
A business keeps one authoritative Business Record. It is presented wherever it qualifies — and nowhere does a second copy of the business exist.
State surface
The state the business operates in
County and city
The communities it actually serves
Category
How people search for what it does
Information
Articles and guides that reference it
Featured
Selected, never paid placement
Savings
Offers the business publishes itself
Reviews
Attached to the record, not a copy of it
Happenings
Events it hosts or takes part in