1. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions for implementing a method for a computing system displaying information from one or more linked web pages and without requiring user commitment to download the one or more linked web pages, and wherein the method comprises: accessing and displaying a current web page that includes a displayed and selectable link to a corresponding linked web page; accessing summary information associated with the corresponding linked web page, wherein the summary information comprises at least one of a paragraph header or metadata extracted from the linked web page and that is stored separately from the linked web page and the current web page for display with the current web page in response to a cursor hovering over the displayed link; receiving user input that causes the cursor to hover over the displayed link; and in response to receiving the user input that causes the cursor to hover over the displayed link, displaying the summary information within an informational region that is displayed simultaneously with the display of the current web page.