About
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-This site is a
+%%site.name%% is a
[micro-blogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging) service
-based on the Free Software [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) tool. You can
-register for an account, post small (140 chars or less) text notices
-about yourself (or practically anything), and follow along as your
-friends or people you're interested in post their own notices.
+based on the Free Software [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) tool.
+
+If you [register](%%action.register%%) for an account,
+you can post small (140 chars or less) text notices
+about yourself, where you are, what you're doing, or practically
+anything you want. You can also subscribe to the notices of your
+friends, or other people you're interested in, and follow them on the
+Web or in an [RSS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS) feed.