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<li>SSL is now available. You can use <ahref="https://www.newsblur.com"><strong>https</strong> ://www.newsblur.com</a> if that’s your thing.</li>
<li>Stripe.js integration means you can use a credit card to pay for a premium account.</li>
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<p>In order to integrate <ahref="http://www.stripe.com">Stripe.js</a> into NewsBlur, I had to add SSL support, which was not the easiest task. Generating signing requests, signing certifications, and providing additional security is no basic task.</p>
<p>Since you’re reading this, it would be a safe assumption that you have already gone premium. To which, firstly, I thank you. And secondly, if you’re invested in the success of a product, you want to watch it grow. But that means you also will not have a chance to see the new payment form, so here’s the new premium upsell:</p>
<p>I’m extraordinarily pleased with how much easier this was relative to setting up PayPal about a year ago for recurring payments. Thanks to Stripe.js for being such a hassle-free payment provider.</p>
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