One feature of the enhanced MindMeister Geistesblitz enhancements that I missed during the last upgrade is the ability to send topics to your default map, or create an entirely new map, via e-mail. This could be a great tool for businesspeople who want to capture ideas, but are only traveling with a Blackberry or other mobile device that supports e-mail or SMS. Read on for more details about this cool service!

The developer of web-based mind mapping application Bubbl.us recently posted an update to their blog, which indicates they are getting close to releasing Bubbl.us 2.0. If you recall, Bubbl.us was one of the very first web-based mind map apps about two years ago, but since then it has lagged behind as competing Web 2.0 tools have […]

During the last year and a half, a number of web-based tools for mind mapping have evolved quickly into competent business applications. Several of them are now approaching the functionality of desktop mind mapping software. I’ve been planning to create a comparison chart that details how the offerings of each of the major developers of […]

According to a report on Web 2.0 blog Mashable.com, Mead Corporation recently launched a new web-based mind mapping tool for students called MeadMap. The technology for MeadMap is provided by Comapping, which entered into a strategic relationship with Mead to provide a web-based visual mapping tool for the education market. The interface looks just like […]

After several months of silence, Stefan Schuster, the developer of Mind42, recently posted an update to his blog about this web-based mind mapping application. After working his way through some server issues, he has returned to developing new features for Mind42, which he hopes to move out of beta testing in the near future. New […]

Developer Codemart GmbH announced the launch of MindMeister 2.0 yesterday. MindMeister has been one of the most popular web-based mind mapping tools since its introduction in 2007. This new version of the application includes many new features, plus a new Team Edition. Here’s a summary of what’s new in MindMeister 2.0: Task support: Topics can […]

Mind mapping has been evolving very slowly, with no real breakthroughs in recent years, according to Mark Salamango, CEO of SpinScape, the developer of a powerful new web-based visual mapping tool that is now in private beta testing. He thinks it’s about time for Mind Mapping 2.0, a new era in visual mapping characterized by […]

Mindmeister, a leading supplier of web-based mind mapping services, has announced an integration with atoolo, an online suite of web-based productivity tools. This enables atoolo users to utilize the popular web-based mind mapping application as part of their atoolo desktop – which includes word processing, spreadsheet, project support, notes, instant messaging, address book and 1 […]

MindMeister recently announced the availability of several new "Geistesblitz" widgets that enable users to quickly insert ideas into a MindMeister map. Initially, the developer of the popular web-based mind mapping tool offered widgets for the Mac OS Dashboard and Windows Vista, but recently added them for the following platforms: Yahoo Widgets iGoogle iPhone MindMeister also […]