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:
- Publish content on the web.
- Distribute a Podcast and list it in the iTunes Podcast Directory.
- Store and share digital pictures.
- Maintain lists of links to your favorite sites, documents you intend to read or find interesting, pictures of your friends/family, etc.
- Read all the latest news from your favorite websites.
- Write reviews of movies, books, CDs and more using Structured Blogging templates.
- Syndicate your content to be read with "News Aggregator" software such as Bloglines or NewsMonster.
- Change the look and feel of your site. Personalize it any way you want!
- Create "shared categories" with colleagues/friends.
- Engage in cross-blog conversations with comments and/or "TrackBacks."
- Use your blog as the centerpiece to your online identity.
Mon 31 Oct 2005
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Your department or organization can now have their own blog@USF blog! Blog@USF provides your group with the latest web technologies and allows you to quickly and easily build a useful and informative website.
Features
- All of the features of a blog@USF blog
- Multiple blog users — all of your staff/members can post their own content
- Increased storage space — 300MB+
What can we do with a group blog?
- Post details on your department’s latest research
- Promote your group to the USF community and beyond
- Share pictures of your organization’s events
- Publish a RSS feed of the latest news from your group
Much, much more!
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Sun 23 Oct 2005
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Fri 14 Oct 2005
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We’re experiencing some hardware/software problems. I’ve moved blog@USF/myweb.usf to the backup server and everything seems to be running smoothly right now. Leave comments here if you are having trouble logging in/posting.
-Eric
Tue 11 Oct 2005
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FeedReader is now available to all blog@USF accounts!
What is FeedReader?
FeedReader is a RSS/Atom news aggregator. It saves you time by grabbing the latest info (”feeds”) from all your favorite websites and building a customized news page just for you!
Is FeedReader better than a desktop RSS reader (NetNewsWire, NewsGator, etc)?
Yes and no. Since FeedReader is web-based, you can read the latest news when you’re on the go. All that is needed is an Internet connection and a web browser. Your FeedReader news can even be used as a feed itself, so you can share your news with others. However, FeedReader does not have all of the features you’ll find in a desktop reader like NetNewsWire.
How do I get started?
- Go to http://NETID.blog.usf.edu/feeds
(example: http://epierce.blog.usf.edu/feeds )
- Click on login; Enter your NetID & password
- Click on Admin
- Add RSS feeds — If you don’t know the address of the RSS feed, you can enter the URL of the website and FeedReader will try to locate the RSS feed
- Click on Refresh
That’s it! Repeat these steps for all of the sites that you want to aggregate.
FeedReader couldn’t find the RSS feed for my favorite website, what should I do?
FeedReader does a pretty good job finding the RSS feeds, but some sites may not advertise it correctly. Go to the website and look for a RSS link on the page — it may also be labeled XML. It is also possible that the website is not publishing a RSS feed. In this case, the only thing you can do is Email the web-master for that site and request that a RSS feed be added.