Mind42
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|commercial = No
|type = Mind mapping
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|language = English
|content_license = Proprietary
|owner = IRIAN Solutions
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Mind42 is an online mind mapping application that allows users to visualize their thinking using the proven{{cite journal|pmid=12028392 | doi=10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01205.x | volume=36 | issue=5 | title=The efficacy of the 'mind map' study technique |date=May 2002 | journal=Med Educ | pages=426–31| last1=Farrand | first1=Paul | last2=Hussain | first2=Fearzana | last3=Hennessy | first3=Enid | s2cid=29278241 }} mind mapping method. The name refers to the collaborative features of the product, and is intended to be pronounced like "mind for two."{{Cite web|url=http://mind42.com/about|title = Mind42}} It has been recommended by Freelance Weekly as one of their favorite time-management and organization tools.
{{Cite web| title =Time Management Tools| publisher =Freelance Weekly| date =2010-07-14| url =http://freelanceweekly.com/2010/07/14/time-management-tools/| accessdate =2010-09-23| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20100922140309/http://freelanceweekly.com/2010/07/14/time-management-tools/| archivedate =2010-09-22}}
Features
The developer provides the full feature set of Mind42 free of charge, including:
{{cite web |url=http://mind42.com/help |title=Mind42.com - Help - Start |accessdate=2010-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725161408/http://mind42.com/help |archivedate=2010-07-25 }}
{{Cite web| title =Mind42 Help| publisher =IRIAN Solutions| url =http://mind42.com/help| accessdate =2010-09-23| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20100725161408/http://mind42.com/help| archivedate =2010-07-25}}
- Ability to insert images from URLs (i.e. images hosted at another site, such as ImageShack or Picasa Web Albums);
- URL links to external websites;
- Real-time collaboration and editing, utilizing the Google Talk gadget;
{{Cite web
|last = Brown
|first = Tiffany B.
|title = Review: The online mind map smackdown
|date = 2007-07-02
|url = http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/07/02/online-mind-map-services/
|accessdate = 2010-09-23
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101202064933/http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/07/02/online-mind-map-services/
|archivedate = 2010-12-02
}}
- Mind map size limited only by available RAM and processing power;
- The optional ability to publicly publish mind maps or keep them private;
- The ability to add notes to branches;
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| title = The online mind map smackdown
| publisher = The Mind Mapping Software Weblog
| date = 2008-05-13
| url = http://mindmapping.typepad.com/the_mind_mapping_software/2008/05/the-online-mind.html
| format = PDF
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| accessdate = 2010-09-23}}
Criticisms
Criticisms of Mind42 include the lack of offline editing ability, the lack of a mobile version and the limitation that only creators of mind maps, but not collaborators, can view and restore previous revisions of a mind map.
{{Cite web|url=http://edlab.tc.columbia.edu/index.php?q=node/4536|title=EdLab Review- Mind42|last=Garber|first=Adrienne|date=2010-06-29|publisher=EdLab|accessdate=2010-09-23}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.appappeal.com/app/mind42/ AppAppeal Review of Mind42]
- [http://www.sschuster.net/ Mind42 Developer's blog]
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