pod/perlcommunity.pod: mention blogs.perl.org and Stack Overflow

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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ which tracks and provides services for a variety of other community sites.
 
 =head2 Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
 
-Perl runs on e-mail, there is no doubt about it. The Camel book was originally
+Perl runs on e-mail; there is no doubt about it. The Camel book was originally
 written mostly over e-mail and today Perl's development is co-ordinated through
 mailing lists. The largest repository of Perl mailing lists is located at
 L<http://lists.perl.org>.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The Perl community has a rather large IRC presence. For starters, it has its
 own IRC network, L<irc://irc.perl.org>. General (not help-oriented) chat can be
 found at L<irc://irc.perl.org/#perl>. Many other more specific chats are also
 hosted on the network. Information about irc.perl.org is located on the
-network's website: L<http://www.irc.perl.org>. For a more help oriented #perl,
+network's website: L<http://www.irc.perl.org>. For a more help-oriented #perl,
 check out L<irc://irc.freenode.net/#perl>. Perl 6 development also has a
 presence in L<irc://irc.freenode.net/#perl6>. Most Perl-related channels will
 be kind enough to point you in the right direction if you ask nicely.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ with varying activity levels.
 =head2 Websites
 
 Perl websites come in a variety of forms, but they fit into two large
-categories: forums and news websites. There are many Perl related
+categories: forums and news websites. There are many Perl-related
 websites, so only a few of the community's largest are mentioned here.
 
 =head3 News sites
@@ -61,15 +61,21 @@ websites, so only a few of the community's largest are mentioned here.
 
 =item L<http://perl.com/>
 
-Run by O'Reilly Media (The publisher of L<the Camel Book|perlbook> among other
+Run by O'Reilly Media (the publisher of L<the Camel Book|perlbook>, among other
 Perl-related literature), perl.com provides current Perl news, articles, and
 resources for Perl developers as well as a directory of other useful websites.
 
+=item L<http://blogs.perl.org/>
+
+Many members of the community have a Perl-related blog on this site. If
+you'd like to join them, you can sign up for free.
+
 =item L<http://use.perl.org/>
 
-use Perl; provides a slashdot-style Perl news website covering all things Perl,
-from minutes of the meetings of the Perl 6 Design team to conference
-announcements with (ir)relevant discussion.
+use Perl; used to provide a slashdot-style news/blog website covering all
+things Perl, from minutes of the meetings of the Perl 6 Design team to
+conference announcements with (ir)relevant discussion. It no longer accepts
+updates, but you can still use the site to read old entries and comments.
 
 =back
 
@@ -83,6 +89,12 @@ PerlMonks is one of the largest Perl forums, and describes itself as "A place
 for individuals to polish, improve, and showcase their Perl skills." and "A
 community which allows everyone to grow and learn from each other."
 
+=item L<http://stackoverflow.com/>
+
+Stack Overflow is a free question-and-answer site for programmers. It's not
+focussed solely on Perl, but it does have an active group of users who do
+their best to help people with their Perl programming questions.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Groups
@@ -119,7 +131,7 @@ L<irc://irc.perl.org/#perl>.
 
 If you have never been to a hackathon, here are a few basic things you need to
 know before attending: have a working laptop and know how to use it; check out
-the involved projects before hand; have the necessary version control client;
+the involved projects beforehand; have the necessary version control client;
 and bring backup equipment (an extra LAN cable, additional power strips, etc.)
 because someone will forget.