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Engage your Readers |
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= Advanced features |
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| Comment Management |
CiL provides all the tools you need to quickly manage and organize reader comments during large events. Whether you're a niche blogger with a few hundred readers or a large media organization with thousands, YOU stay in control of your content. |
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Media Library/
MediaUploader |
The Media Library is a personal online storage area for media items you want to access during your event; including images, audio and video. Use the Media Uploader to upload media on-the-fly. |
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| Streaming Live Video |
Easily add live video to your live event using Ustream.TV, livestream or Qik. |
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| Full-Sized Pictures |
Embed large photos right in the Viewer Window and use the expand link to showcase images at their full size. |
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News Flash and Scoreboard
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Use these tools to display headlines, important information and up-to-the-minute scores in your Viewer Window; where your readers can ALWAYS see them. |
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| Quick Polls |
Instantly involve your readers. Quick Polls allow you to create and instantly publish as many new polls as you like. |
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On the fly Translations/
Multilingual Options |
Choose your preferred commentary language from a tool in the Viewer Window. Readers can also instantly translate your event into a variety of languages; giving you instant appeal with a wide audience. |
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| CiL Search |
Make your event searchable by including it in CiL Search. |
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| RSS Feeds |
Enable RSS to provide your readers with writer and event feeds. |
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| Standby Mode |
Put your live event into Standby Mode when you need to take long breaks. Disconnect, then come back within 48 hours to continue. A great feature for conference attendees or all day sports live events. |
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| Instant Replay |
Completed events are AUTOMATICALLY turned into fully-functioning Instant Replays. The average number of Replays watched is 50% of the Live number, so this is a great way to continue to drive readers to your site. |
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| CiL Mobile |
Writers and Producers using mobile devices with enhanced browser support, such as the iPhone and Blackberry, can now participate directly from their phones. |
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Engage other Writers
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| Twitter |
Twitter is a great way to get fresh, live content for your event. Publish up to 12 Twitter accounts and up to 6 search terms or hashtags directly into your live event. |
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| Panelists/Producers |
Invite up to 25 users to participate as Panelists or Producers, to provide additional commentary or production assistance. This is a great tool for featuring multiple writers, running QA sessions or for moderating large audiences. |
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| Third-Party Integration |
Use CoveritLive seamlessly with Twitter, WordPress, YouTube, and other third-party applications. |
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| XML Feeds |
Export your event as an XML Feed for repurposing with your systems. |
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| Always Allow |
Use Always Allow to automatically publish up to 25 readers’ comments without moderation. |
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| Enhanced Private Messaging |
Privately message your Panelists/Producers as well as your readers. This feature makes short private conversations quick and easy. |
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| ShowPrep |
Prep for a specific event before you go live. |
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Customize your Events |
Custom Branded Templates |
Seamlessly brand your live events. Viewer Window templates allow you to add custom branding and control the size and display options of the Viewer Window. |
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| Custom Skins |
Skins offer Enterprise clients a highly customized Viewer Window design, built by a CoveritLive designer. Recommended for clients who have specific design requirements for their live events. |
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| Reader Login Options |
Allows you to easily integrate existing login services (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace) with your event, or to attach your own proprietary login system using Reader API. |
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| Live Edit |
Quickly fix typos, update your title or delete unwanted reader comments before or after an event. |
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Tracking and Monetization |
Statistics |
Download reader and event statistics; including unique viewers and replay views, comments and media. Our event statistics allow great insight into your audience. |
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| Enterprise |
Create a single destination page for all your live events. Sell ad space on this high traffic page. Create and maintain a Group of CiL user accounts; a key administrative benefit to our larger media organizations. |
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| Advertising |
Place your own ads using links, flash or simple pictures with links/affiliate codes. Create special ads for your live events with links to subscriptions, or offer your current advertisers special placements during your events. |
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