Demand Media Buys CoverItLive.com Live Blogging System

2011 March 3
by Michael H. Berkens

Demand Media has just acquired CoverItLive.com an extensive tool one can use for liveblogging live events or other real-time stuff such as earnings calls and  press conferences.

CoverItLive powered live blogs for the Oscar ceremonies on People, TMZ, Entertainment Weekly, Variety and Mashable uses it as well.

Chairman and CEO of Demand Media Richard Rosenblatt said of the acquisition: “CoveritLive really reflects our mission as a company – publishing what the world wants to know and share. Consumers around the world are tuning in by the millions to participate in live events powered by CoveritLive, collectively spending over a billion minutes on the platform each month.”

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

8 Responses leave one →
  1. 2011 March 3

    used coveritlive a few days ago and it works well. Don’t know how much they paid for it though.

  2. 2011 March 4

    Apple buys FaceTime . com for an undisclosed price

    macgeneration.com/news/voir/191132/apple-achete-facetime.com

  3. 2011 March 4

    They should also consider Name.ly with jingles like Sincere.ly and thatis.me…

  4. 2011 March 4
    domainian permalink

    Profitable from day one no doubt

  5. 2011 March 4
    peters permalink

    Mike,

    Your Right of the Dot article was sensational….the gtld rollouts, domainer vs. registry vs registrar, the money stream…

    why did that article vanish :-) ?

    Peters

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