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 ### API Overview
 
-Tent uses [JSON](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON) over HTTP.
+Tent is a social layer over HTTP using [JSON](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON).
 
 Requests are authenticated with [HMAC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash-based_message_authentication_code)
 signatures, and apps use [OAuth 2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OAuth) to access