bubbl.us

bubbl.us is......

Brainstorming, mind mapping, idea generation, conceptualizing application. Whatever you call it, it is basically the same thing. You are trying to get some ideas together to get some non-linear thinking going on. The most productive way is to use the balloon strategy. This is a an online application. You do not need to download any software to use it

Diagrams on paper are cool, but diagrams on the internet are cooler. This is where Bubbl.us comes into play.Bubbl.us is a mind-mapping product aimed towards literally anyone who needs help organizing their thoughts or any untidy information. Powered by Flash, Bubbl.us makes it easy for anyone to quickly start planning and sorting out their ideas through the use of linked text bubbles. Each bubble of information is connected to its preceding parent bubble and color coordinated accordingly for hierarchy sake. Using the mouse wheel or the side tool bar allows for easy zooming in and out of your mind-maps. Also added to the tool bar is workspace positioning and setup styles, however most will find that holding the left mouse button and dragging is a much more convenient way of moving around the work area.

You begin with a parent bubble. Pressing Tab creates another bubble in the same color and level of hierarchy as the bubble you tabbed from. Pressing Enter in a bubble will create a new level of hierarchy with a different colored bubble. Naturally, levels of the bubble tree are connected with lines and are movable around the workspace while remaining connected to each other. Each bubble also has an “Unpin” function. This resets all bubbles that you might have moved back under its appropriate parent. Bubbl.us also has an amusing deletion confirmation for each bubble you wish to omit. Once you press the X in the corner of a bubble a counter will begin counting down from three to zero as the line connecting the bubble to its parent acts as a lit fuse. Once it reaches zero the bubble will blow up in a cloud of fire. Neat.

Saving and loading is simple and fast. The navigation found on the right of the website is neatly made and holds all your current projects. Multiple brainstorming projects can be saved to folders in the side bar and loaded again at any time. Of course you’re also able to rename any of your projects using the side menu. Directly above the side menu is the link to edit your account information if necessary as well. A printing function has also been implemented so that your newly mapped out ideas can be printed out whenever you wish. They have included options for printing to the minimum height and width of your bubble tree, or simply a full screen print. Simply zoom out/in to what you feel is presentable, then print. There’s no hassle.

features

It uses combination of technology such as AJAX, Flash and Prototype. Here are some highlights features:

• Web based, create colorful mind maps online
• Collaboration, share and work with friends
• Embed your mind map in your blog or website
• Sharing, Email and print your mind map
• Save your mind map as an image

information

Founded	2006 - Milwaukee, WI

Company Overview	Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online. Why use bubbl.us? Because you can: - Create colorful mind maps online - Share and work with friends - Embed your mind map in your blog or website - Email and print your mind map - Save your mind map as an image
Mission	Make brainstorming easier - fewer clicks and buttons means less distraction from your task.

website link: https://bubbl.us/

web

bubbl.us is perfect for people in need of inspiration for projects that require creative thinking or for topic fishing. It is an online application in a bubble mind map format. This application is perfect for people thinking of ideas and wanting to keep it organized and momentous without having the need of the paper and pen.

We give this a 4/5 for people fishing for ideas. It's clean looking at user-friendly as it is very interactive. No comment but "Awesome".