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                 <h3>Why Read Means and not other readers?</h3>
 
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                     Having a difficult time following blogs? Can't organize your subscriptions because you read via email? Your only
                     option is to read from a rss reader, but for some reason it doesn't feel right and others cannot explain why so they say
                     "RSS is dead." It's not dead, it just hasn't been updated.
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                     Marco Arment, creator of Instapaper, said it best, "RSS [reader] is easy
                     to abuse." Rss readers were created when blogs were personal, and since then they haven't adapted to the
                     changing blogosphere that has become mainstream and bigger than ever. It's easy to follow a blog with 30 journalists, and then wake up
                     with 300 unread articles and only a few of them were interesting. People get overwhelmed and never return.
                     That is the essential problem Read Means was built to solve.
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                     <h4>The main difference between Read Means and other rss readers is that you follow blog writers, not blogs.</h4>
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                     This approach dramatically changes
                     the way we read online for the better. Not only does it solve the problem described above, but we also become better critical readers
                     which allow us to follow writers we truly love.
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                     By following a writer, you ask yourself, "Who is this person and why should I follow him or her?"
                     Unfortunately, this question is sometimes impossible to answer. If you're lucky, you might find the writer's about page, but that
                     alone is not enough. Writers need to present themselves in an interactive way: Videos!
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                     <h4>Writers, upload a sweet and short 30 second video and share it with the world.</h4>
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                     We need to hear the writer's voice. We need writers to open up and tell the world why people
                     should follow your blog.
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                     Not only are videos an excellent way for introduction, but from personal experience, knowing the writer's personality sets the mood,
                     tone of voice and humor making the reading experience more meaningful and interesting.
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                     Read Means will allow readers to search for new writers by category. This will be a great way for readers to find great writers that
                     share similar interests. There's currently no way of doing this, but with the help from blog writers and readers, it can happen!
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                     Spread the word and start a movement to make the reading experience better for all of us.
                     Sign up at the top of this page and like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, +1 us on Google+.
                     If you're a blog writer, make sure to verify your blog and set up a profile with Read Means.
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                     Thank you,
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                     Julio Cabrera
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