Cover It Live - Live Blogging

Posted on February 29, 2008 at 7:22 am

Bloggers enjoy sharing their views and opinions with the world. Being the first to give others access to current events and discoveries will almost guarantee that their blog fame. It does not matter if it is about celebrities, sports, technology, or music. As long as you can provide the public with the news, then your blog will have a large following.

Some bloggers that cover live events end up losing valuable time. They take notes at the event and then run to the nearest computer to get the word out. Thankfully there are wonderful applications available to cut that time in half. Instead of other bloggers getting the scoop on you, you will be able to get the news out first.

Cover It Live is a totally free service that will give you the chance to interact with your subscribers while keeping them updated with the event you are reporting from. Having access to live blogging will not only put you ahead of boring bloggers, but it will also give you the chance to upgrade your blogging style.

You will not have to keep refreshing your blog posts in order to keep them current. It will easily embed into your website just like traditional flash videos do. As soon as you post your desired information, it will quickly be updated onto your website.

Adding pictures, text, and video via Cover It Live is as simple as drag and drop. There’s nothing overwhelming or complicated about it. Allowing your subscribers to ask you up to the minute questions will definitely increase your blog’s popularity. You will also be able to add voting polls for even more interactivity. If you have a blogging team, then this would be the perfect service to use. You would be able to focus on exploring the event while your team members monitor or answer questions.

Although Cover It Live looks like a widget, it definitely has more features than one. After you have finished reporting from your live event, the program will quickly convert itself into a window for easy reading. Subscribers that missed the live blogging event will have the opportunity to review recent updates and view any created voting polls.

Instead of having to post information all over again, your subscribers will have access to it on their own. This great application provides plenty of useful and robust features. Virtually any blogger would be able to gain major use from it. Not only will it save valuable time, but it is extremely cool to work with as well.

This is a guest post by Ms Yokum, a tech enthusiast and blogger.

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2 Responses to “Cover It Live - Live Blogging”

Internet Man said on : February 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

This is great! As someone who attends trade shows and other events, getting the word out quickly is essential. I really like the add-on features too. Definitely going to give this one a close look.

akishore said on : February 29th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

Internet man, Live Blogging is very cool for events, trade shows, conferences, concerts, all kinds of stuff! It’s something I’m going to try myself when I get the chance.