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 # Netlify + FaunaDB
 
-Example of using FaunaDB with [Netlify functions](https://www.netlify.com/docs/functions/)
+Example of using [FaunaDB](https://fauna.com/) with [Netlify functions](https://www.netlify.com/docs/functions/)
 
 Deploy this app with one-click via this link:
 
 <!-- Markdown snippet -->
 [![Deploy to Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/img/deploy/button.svg)](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/netlify/netlify-faunadb-example)
 
-## About
+## About this application
 
-![faunadb netlify](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/532272/42067494-5c4c2b94-7afb-11e8-91b4-0bef66d85584.png)
+This application is using [React](https://reactjs.org/) for the frontend, [Netlify Functions](https://www.netlify.com/docs/functions/) for API calls, and [FaunaDB](https://fauna.com/) as the backing database.
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+![faunadb netlify](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/532272/42067494-5c4c2b94-7afb-11e8-91b4-0bef66d85584.png) 
 
 ## Install