Blogger vs. Live Center - Live Reporting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Blogger
Score 4.1 out of 10
N/A
Blogger is a blog-publishing service that allows private or multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Generally, the blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com.N/A
Live Center - Live Reporting
Score 7.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Live Center is a customizable live-blogging solution that enables journalists to deliver up-to-the second live news coverage, such as sports events, elections, breaking news, weather and other streaming or time-critical news. The solution offers a mobile-friendly editor, allowing reporters to work from their desk or right from the heart of the action. With Live Center, journalists are able to create content and pull in social media posts, capture videos and upload them directly to…
$99
per month
Pricing
BloggerLive Center - Live Reporting
Editions & Modules
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Basic
$99
per month
Premium
$559
per month
Enterprise
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Unlimited live blogs /month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BloggerLive Center - Live Reporting
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNo set-up fee, no costs per user. Change plan any time.
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Community Pulse
BloggerLive Center - Live Reporting
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Medium
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
BloggerLive Center - Live Reporting
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(16 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BloggerLive Center - Live Reporting
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
It's well-suited for helping you reinforce SEO for another site. It's OK for creating a real quick blog if you or a client needs something fast that does not demand a great visual design or a lot of visual content. If you want to create a super sharp-looking blog with a lot of visual content, WordPress will outperform Blogger by about 16 zillion to 1. Like, it's not even at all close. I would never use Blogger as my company's website. That would almost automatically consign your site to a very lonely existence.
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Norkon
As we have to show the highlights of our blogs in the main page of our website. We choose Live Center as here it is very easy to embed those blogs in the home page. Also, this embeding thing was done by content creator so we don't have to reach to developer always.
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Pros
Google
  • It's very easy to start using
  • It's perfect if I want to write articles easily and share it
  • Easy to connect to AdSense and make money out of it
  • Can connect domain name easily
  • Can be customized easily if I know HTML and CSS only too
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Norkon
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Cons
Google
  • Blogger is not set up as well for all social media platforms.
  • The Google+ social media platform was a flop and because of that, it can be harder to gain traction on Blogger as it was created to pair with Google+.
  • Although the site is completely free the domain requires a purchase if you want to have it not say blogger in your URL.
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Norkon
  • The flow of comments could be improved.
  • The ability to turn off auto updates on a live blog doesn't exist.
  • Could add more reporting functionality.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
I love the additional income and how great my blogs have turned out. It's given me ideas for others to build their blogs and has attained new clients for me. I make money using AdSense, how little or how much I want to make is up to me promoting my Blog.
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Norkon
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Usability
Google
Blogger has a simple layout with descriptive instructions when you first sign up. It can be intimidating at first but is easy to learn through simple navigation and a little trial and error
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Norkon
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Support Rating
Google
Google doesn't support anything that's free. Anything. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a help number for a free Google app where you could pick up a phone and get a credible voice on the other end. Unless you're actually paying Google for a service you don't exist.
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Norkon
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Implementation Rating
Google
Have a plan written out for yourself, you can always make changes as you go. It's more difficult to build a Blog if one doesn't even know what the Blog is going to be about. It's best to plan what your Blog is going to be about and what your audience is going to be and what you want to accomplish before you start building.
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Norkon
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Alternatives Considered
Google
I've selected Blogger due to its simple user interface and open source feature. I can make my pages within a few minutes and add them to my website quickly, unlike other software, Iike Wix or WordPress, which is more advanced and requires pre-learning to make efficient use of them. With Blogger, I can start my blog building directly without any prior knowledge and coding.
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Norkon
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Return on Investment
Google
  • Before using Blogger, we were sending out information to agents via email and they would either delete them or just not find them. Now since we keep all the information in one place, it has cut down repetitive questions and has given our agents a voice as to what is working for them and what is not.
  • We don't have any hard numbers, but we have heard back from our agents that the blog posts help them and not have to rely on contacting support stuff as often to find answers to simple questions.
  • The only negative impact felt so far is with a few select agents leaving negative feedback to blog due to personal issues they have with policies within the company.
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Norkon
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ScreenShots

Live Center - Live Reporting Screenshots

Screenshot of Mobile-friendly editor which dynamically renders to different screen sizes.Screenshot of Interface with real-time preview of posts.Screenshot of Customizable design allowing for a blended live blog design with the rest of a site.Screenshot of Ability for users to create custom post types and post elements to enhance their live coverageScreenshot of Flexible integration avaialble - choose between Iframe, JS, API, or AMP enables emnbedsScreenshot of Sport scoreboards with user-expandable elements available for sports live blogging