could share and comment on stories. The groups may have related to a certain topic. Members of clubs did not need to be Ongo subscribers. Ongo editors also highlighted stories on Twitter and Facebook. The site had posted over 1 million stories since launching. Funding and partnerships In September 2010, the Gannett Company, Inc., The New York Times Company and The Washington Post Company each invested $4 million initial financing in Ongo, making for a total of $12 million. Representatives from the three companies sat on Ongo's board of directors. Publications Ongo offered readers over 50 publication options to choose from. The New York Times and Financial Times both offered limited content on Ongo. With the New York Times Picks, users could access the top 20 stories of the day (10 picked by the newspaper and 10 by Ongo editors). The Financial Times offered subscribers 20 stories per week, all hand-picked by Ongo staff. Other publications, such as The Boston Globe, provided "top story" versions for as well as full editions of the paper. Listed below are all publication options. The New York Times Picks USA Today The Washington Post The Associated Press Financial Times Selected Content ProPublica Anchorage Daily News The Baltimore Sun The Boston Globe The Boston Globe Editors Choice Charlotte Observer Chicago Tribune The Cincinnati Enquirer The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) Daily Press The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) The Des Moines Register Detroit Free Press The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Gadsden Times The Gainesville Sun The Guardian The Guardian International Hartford Courant Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina) Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC) The Houma Courier The Indianapolis Star The Kansas City Star The Ledger (Lakeland, FL) Los Angeles Times The Miami Herald The Morning Call The News Chief (Winter Haven, FL) Ocala Star-Banner Orlando Sentinel Orlando Sentinel Top Stories Petaluma Argus-Courier Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA) Raleigh News & Observer Reuters Top Stories Reuters Full Edition The Sacramento Bee Sarasota Herald-Tribune Slate Star-News (Wilmington, NC) Sun Sentinel Sun Sentinel Top Stories The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) The Daily Comet (Thibodaux, LA) The Tuscaloosa News Devices Ongo's iPad app was initially released in January 2011 and last updated in June of that same year. The app was free to download and also offered a free one-day pass for non-subscribers. Ongo offered a mobile version of the site for smart phone users. In an interview published by smart phone app