Interesting thread. At VTDigger.org, collaboration sometimes saves us money (we share resources) or it gives us access to a new audience (marketing), but as for money … we hope to make $12,000 this year on distributing content (weekly news briefs, radio soundbites). That might partially pay for our part-time copyeditor’s salary and represent about 6 [...]

CoverItLive was pretty straightforward for our web designer to install. We used the liveblogging tool for the 2010 gubernatorial race in Vermont. We let readers know in advance when we would begin the live coverage. About five of us contributed content. Three people were stationed at the Republican headquarters and two of us were at the Democratic headquarters as the results started to come in. We posted any and all info as the night progressed — who was there, how the results were shaping up, what pols were saying, etc. We also posted video and photos. The cool thing was we could also highlight the work of other media outlets, citing TV stations, newspapers and radio stations as sources. Readers weighed in on a constant basis, throwing in their own tips, questions and insights.

Addendum. VTDigger.org has only used CoverItLive in an election application. I like the suggestions from JA re: more regular usage as a way to get readers involved on a more frequent basis, or using it to cover conferences. The trick there is to have a dedicated page on your site that readers are aware of, [...]

CoverItLive was pretty straightforward for our web designer to install. We used the liveblogging tool for the 2010 gubernatorial race in Vermont. We let readers know in advance when we would begin the live coverage. About five of us contributed content. Three people were stationed at the Republican headquarters and two of us were at [...]

The forum was very helpful. Thanks so much for putting it together! I wasn’t able to participate on the second two days because I was drowning on the news desk, but I plan to go back and reexamine with more care the suggestions that came together. I saw a number of tech and collaborative opportunities [...]