Components
NewsBlur is an application that grants users the ability to have their own personal readers, share stories and read their feed subscriptions
Proposal
i suggest that the option of telling friends about the app be added. this option is meant to send a link were this app can be downloaded to such friend. it should be done in such a way if clicked, a new window which will ask you how you wish to complete the action will pop up, here all the massaging app installed on your phone will be listed and then you will be able to select the one you wish to send the link with
Mockups / Examples
Benefits
this will make more people know about this app and when that is done, the number of the users will increase and thus making this app to compete favorably among app that render similar service.
also it will mean more news as many people will be updating/adding there own news.
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