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REVIEW: COVERITLIVE

One of the strengths of digital media is the inherent flexibility of the content. The advent of comment-driven, user-ranked media websites like Digg and Slashdot illustrate a growing trend away from static, print-style “article” news and towards a more interactive and dynamic medium.

One great (and free) tool I’ve had a chance to play with that really illustrates the difference is

CoverItLive

By Demand Media

Demand Media‘s new “live blogging” platform CoverItLive. I discovered CoverItLive through, of all things, the official website of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mike Ulmer, a frequent blogger and contributor for the Leafs, uses CoverItLive to host live “blogs” during certain games, and after participating in a couple of these events I decided to roll up my sleeves and get under the hood.

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