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Okay, just a quick rundown for new readers: Staying in touch with Seattlest is all about choice. You've got your RSS feed (full stories on four separate channels), or you can follow us via our automated headline feed on Twitter. We've just upgraded our mobile version for extra iPhone optimization, and we've also got a Seattlest fan page on Facebook, which lets us post our Seattlest feed for all you Facebook addicts out there--and invite you to Seattlest Happy Hours. Lastly, if you're one of the ten people who own a Kindle, you can subscribe to Seattlest at the Kindle Store for just $1.99. more ›

We only know one person who owns a Kindle, so we often forget to mention you can subscribe to Seattlest at the Kindle Store for just $1.99. more ›

• Hella Bus is back with the rap from unexpected sources, this time flowing from the verbally gifted mind of Mark Trahant, the editorial page editor of the P-I ("until tomorrow," Hella Bus sadly notes).
• Seattle Transit Blog has an opinionated piece on solving Metro's budget gap, with two suggestions that have elicited dozens of comments.
• Seattle 911 is talking about the case of the untaxed cigarettes in Stilliguamish.

You know what's exciting? We finally remembered to check the Seattlest Twitter account stats and 488 people are listening in. It's actually an easy way to keep track of headlines, if you're into that sort of thing. Twitter, we mean, not headlines. Everyone loves headlines! Also, last month we were hoping to break 3,000 RSS subscribers, and now there's 3,500 of you listening in that way. All we did was ask! Remember, RSS gives you options. If you're on Facebook, come on over to the Seattlest Facebook group, and you'll get special invitations to our happy hour meet-ups. What else? You've bookmarked us, right? Got us on your phone? Okay then. more ›

Speaking of membership drives, every so often we head over to the shadowy area of Seattlest HQ where the beancounters with green eyeshades are number-crunching. They tell us our Seattlest RSS subscribers are up four percent this month, but we think we can beat that number. Subscribe today! It's free, after all. And while we're at it: kids, you can follow us on Twitter or on your mobile device. We also proudly introduce a pilot program where Seattlest David comes by your home and reads his "Seahawks vs. Cooking Dish" exploits aloud, any time of the day or night. But that is not free. Contact us for details. more ›

So 2,400 of you are reading this via your RSS feed, and congratulations! You can skip the rest of this post. What a time-saver that RSS is. For those of you who haven't tried it out, all you need to experience the digest-y gloriousness of RSS is a feed reader. There's all kinds. We use Google Reader, which also integrates with our Google home page--Yahoo! has similar functionality. And then there's Newsgator and Bloglines, in addition to add-ons to Firefox. more ›

Sure, you can read this extraordinary site every single day on your internet-connected computer (or iPhone, Blackberry, etc.) for free. But if you've made the investment in a certain electronic reading device, you can now subscribe to Seattlest on your Kindle, and ensure you will have no reason to turn on your computer ever again. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming. more ›