CoverItLive
March 26th, 2008
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Paul Bradshaw looks at CoverItLive
What do they say it is?
“CoveritLive’s web based software takes your next live blog to a new level. Your commentary publishes in real time like an instant message. Our ‘one-click’ publishing lets you drop polls, videos, pictures, ads and audio clips as soon as they come to mind. Comments and questions from your readers instantly appear but you control what gets published. Try our software for your next live blog. Your readers will love it.”
What do I say it is?
A Twitter-meets-chatroom-meets-poll that you can embed on your site.
What’s great about it?
The combination of different technologies makes for a compelling mix. In particular the comments feature transforms into a chatroom of sorts. Using this to cover JEEcamp I found users were chatting to each other about the event they were following, creating a second level of coverage and discussion. It also enables multiple author coverage (we had four authors posting on separate laptops simultaneously), and more easy and flexible embedding than Twitter. The polls are a nice touch which also enables more dialogue with ‘viewers’, and you can embed video and images.
What could be better?
They are working on searchability, apparently, and have already made it possible to export onto your own site. It has also crashed previously, while embedding may not be simple for everyone (it worked on a Wordpress-hosted site). Tagging and geotagging could be added. Adding images and video could be easier - integration with a live video service such as Qik would make this incredible.
How is it going to make money?
Once they have a foothold, advertising is an obvious option. But more promising would be a ‘freemium’ model where users can pay for extra features. Most likely we’ll see a combination, with the paid-for version being ad-free as well.
Should I pay it any attention?
Very much so. Publishers will find this incredibly useful in covering live events. Entrepreneurs should pay attention to what looks like a potential profit-maker.
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42 Comments Add your own
1. Reviewed: FriendFeed and &hellip | March 26th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
[…] CoverItLive is “a Twitter-meets-chatroom-meets-poll that you can embed on your site.” […]
2. Dueces | August 5th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Is CoveritLive a freeware?
3. Paul Bradshaw | August 5th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Yes
4. C. Laeuse | August 5th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
It isn’t worth the money dude!
5. Sunil Ram | August 10th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I believe it’s a free ware:)
6. RandyBrown | August 16th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Nice Site. I am new here but will be visiting more often as you have done a good job.
Thanks
7. Ryan | August 17th, 2008 at 8:23 am
A good addition in freewares
8. Dawn | August 17th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Nice site and nice blog post:)
9. Tyrone | August 19th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Plug-in is really awesome
10. nick | September 1st, 2008 at 5:13 pm
hey, love the blog - i will try and keep up with it!! please keep more coming :)I wish I could start a blog but I don’t have much time :(Thanks, nick
11. Citizen Journalism | September 15th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I’m gonna give this a try. Looks great.
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13. You Tube Video Clips | October 11th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Graet Post! nice & helpfull
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14. Rowers | October 20th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Very interesting article.. surely it will make money dude!
15. sidc | October 21st, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Thanks for sharing , will definately try it out esp as a freeware version.
16. Internet Marketing Consultant | November 7th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Sound like a really useful plugin to embed in my site.. thanks for sharing , i will surely try this on.
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18. Website Design Midlands | November 17th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
It has really cool features, thanks a lot for sharing !
19. Peter | November 24th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Thanks.I think you have a good point.
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Its a really good software and its really lively as the name suggest, i love the feature of displaying comments as instant messages, and the theme looks really dynamic and awesome! Cheers
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How much does the software cost?
24. Steve | January 10th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Thanks for this usefull information. I hope to read more in future.
25. Web Design Los Angeles | January 17th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Hi,
Great insights.
You have nicely described.
Thanks for the post…
26. wave_cheerful | January 20th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
If there exist purport in that?
27. LinessaSay | January 30th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Thank you very much for this useful article and the comments. I love this site as it contains good materials.
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29. Beauttome | February 6th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Thanks a lot for the tips…………….!
i will keep visit your blog later again……..!
30. Adam Berry | February 8th, 2009 at 4:01 am
This is a cool blog, i’ll definately be coming back. I like the layout.
31. Cam | February 10th, 2009 at 1:27 am
Great post, thanks for sharing.
32. Prepaid Phone Wireless | February 20th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
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33. Adam Berry | February 26th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Nice post! I really like your site design. Just thought I’d drop a line, take it easy!
34. LOCC - Tha Most Gangsta | March 1st, 2009 at 5:14 pm
“CoveritLive makes it so easy, and introduces so many possibilities I didn’t … Newsweek writers have covered Entertainment and Politics with CoveritLive. …
35. Jeff Roust | March 1st, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Very nice blog. Keep it up, i’ll be following along.
36. Jeremy Louis | March 2nd, 2009 at 2:02 am
You really seem like you know what you’re talking about. Good stuff, keep it up!
37. Jeff Roust | March 4th, 2009 at 4:54 am
Very nice! You’re pretty smart, i’ll be keeping up with this blog in the future. Drop me a line on my blog sometime, Online Movie Reviews. Later.
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41. fitness programs | June 7th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Thanks for the information. Will try it and will surely let you know how it is!!!
42. Strata Manager | June 19th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Will think of it if it is a freeware….otherwise Sorry I am not interested.
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