So as part of a Global Comms unit at Uni we've been asked to create a blog. The idea is we blog during a group production (i think we have to produce a podcast, series of streaming net vids or something - don't really know yet), then afterwards we write 3k words on the experience. It's a bit 'out of the box' which i think is cool - but jeez i stand by the fact that i think blogs are just for emo kids 
Anyway. I've got a fresh install of Wordpress on my webspace @ http://blog.2m2l.net. I'm quite happy with going through the menus and changing generic options, and writing posts etc.. but i'm looking for things that could set my blog apart from my colleagues. Most have them have gone for myspace or or other hosted blog - yuck!
So a couple of things. Blogroll... huh? Why are there people on there already? Do i just randomly add peoples blogs i like or is there some etiquette to it? Can i add any of you guys? (Make yourselves known!).
RSS - how do i go about getting RSS feeds on my blog? I've already got links to Wired etc.. but i think doing this would be cool.
Aut-links. Is there any way to setup a plugin (perhaps?) that scans for words like 'podcast' and automatically turns it into a link to a link to, i dunno, the Wiki definition?
Any other 'cool' things to add to my blog? Through Wordpress? I'm not much of a creative writer so anyhting that could make my blog look more 'busy' would be good! Heh.
Thanks
Anyway. I've got a fresh install of Wordpress on my webspace @ http://blog.2m2l.net. I'm quite happy with going through the menus and changing generic options, and writing posts etc.. but i'm looking for things that could set my blog apart from my colleagues. Most have them have gone for myspace or or other hosted blog - yuck!
So a couple of things. Blogroll... huh? Why are there people on there already? Do i just randomly add peoples blogs i like or is there some etiquette to it? Can i add any of you guys? (Make yourselves known!).
RSS - how do i go about getting RSS feeds on my blog? I've already got links to Wired etc.. but i think doing this would be cool.
Aut-links. Is there any way to setup a plugin (perhaps?) that scans for words like 'podcast' and automatically turns it into a link to a link to, i dunno, the Wiki definition?
Any other 'cool' things to add to my blog? Through Wordpress? I'm not much of a creative writer so anyhting that could make my blog look more 'busy' would be good! Heh.
Thanks
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) but will i need a plugin of sorts to show some feeds on my blog, from otehr sites such as Wired.com etc?