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blog@USF » 2005 » July

blog@USF is a weblog ("blog" for short) hosting system for users with email accounts on mail.usf.edu. It's easy to setup and easy to use. Just click on "Create a blog" to get started!

blog@USF features:

  • Based on WordPress.
  • Includes a digital photo album manager based on Gallery
  • Includes FeedReader -- a web-based RSS/Atom news aggregator
  • Uses your USF NetID and password. One username and password to access your blog, Email, and MyUSF
  • Integration with the del.icio.us online bookmarks manager. Store your bookmarks in del.icio.us and display them on your blog!
  • Integration with Flickr, an online digital photo management system. You can use your blog as a photo album or set it up to use Flickr.
  • Comment Spam filtering with Spam Karma 2
  • Easy HTML markup using Texturize and/or Markdown

blog@USF makes it simple to:


Thu 14 Jul 2005

New Features: ShortStat and Blogs of the Day

Posted by Eric Pierce under General
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ShortStat

Have you ever wondered if anyone was actually reading your blog? If people are leaving comments on your posts, do you wonder how they found you? Well, with the new ShortStat plugin, you can answer these questions and get lots of other interesting information about the people who visit your site. To access your ShortStat page:

  • Login to the Admin interface of your blog
  • Click on the “ShortStat” tab

Blogs of the Day (BOTD)

The blog aggregator lets you see what other people are saying at USF and lets the rest of USF see what you’re writing. We want to expand that idea to the world outside of USF. Enter Blogs of the Day. BOTD is a directory of new and popular blog articles. It tracks each participating site’s traffic (unique page views) and highlights the most popular articles in ordered lists. Basically, BOTD lets the world outside of USF know what’s going on at blog@USF and it lets you compare the traffic that you’re getting on your blog to many other blogs.