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The intro for this app needs a re-do-- its too self-referential. You are fighting the back button on this one -- you need to prove that you're interesting and useful to someone in 5 seconds flat.

The text on this page is too much about Squeelr origins and not enough about what problem it solves.

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Thanks for the feedback. I agree, I linked to the wrong page. Is this one better? http://www.squeelr.com/about.html

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Yes, this page makes more sense. Now I understand better. But I am not sure users will like anonymity. The whole idea of microblogging appears to be that it is ephemeral. Who would bother to delete a post. And paying for this type of service appears to be self-defeating. Good luck.

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I still had no idea what it was or why I'd want it after the first paragraph. If you have to end the first paragraph with "keep reading", you should rewrite the first paragraph.

Ideally, someone says, "OMFG I want this!" after reading the headline. If I'm two paragraphs in and wondering why I'm investing my attention here... that's bad!

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