diff --git a/pandora/app/views.py b/pandora/app/views.py
index a5a79914..c4c090a6 100644
--- a/pandora/app/views.py
+++ b/pandora/app/views.py
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ from oxdjango.shortcuts import json_response, render_to_json_response, get_objec
 
 import models
 
+from backend.views import html_snapshot
+
 def intro(request):
     context = RequestContext(request, {'settings':settings})
     return render_to_response('intro.html', context)
 
 def index(request):
     context = RequestContext(request, {'settings':settings})
+    if request.GET.get('_escaped_fragment_', None):
+        return html_snapshot(request)
     return render_to_response('index.html', context)
 
 def timeline(request):
diff --git a/pandora/backend/views.py b/pandora/backend/views.py
index 46963fbc..a8060e7e 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/views.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/views.py
@@ -578,3 +578,14 @@ def video(request, id, profile):
     content_type = path.endswith('.mp4') and 'video/mp4' or 'video/webm'
     return HttpFileResponse(path, content_type=content_type)
 
+
+'''
+    ajax html snapshots
+    http://code.google.com/web/ajaxcrawling/docs/html-snapshot.html    
+'''
+def html_snapshot(request):
+    fragment = unquote(request.GET['_escaped_fragment_'])
+    url = request.build_absolute_uri('/ra')
+    url = 'http://'+settings.URL
+    response = HttpResponse('sorry, server side rendering for %s!#%s not yet implemented'%(url, fragment))
+    return response