Seven Awesome Online Collaboration Tools
2010 June 5
Inexpensive and versatile online collaboration tools are prime examples of the potential benefits of online storage, cloud computing, and the internet. There are many such tools out there; some are targeted at niches such as students, doctors, etc. This is a list of the top ten productivity enhancing collaboration tools of use to the student, teacher, office-goer, home-worker, anyone!! These tools are very easy on the pocket and rich in functionality.
- Show Document – A net meeting platform that takes care of all your collaboration needs. You and your team-mates can share documents, work simultaneously on documents, browse Google Maps together, access the meeting using a mobile phone, share Youtube video clips and do much more.
- Twiddla – Pitched as a tool for co-browsing and a host of fun activities, Twiddla offers a 30-day free trial for users to test its features. After this it is $14/month for a professional package and an impressive $189/month for a Universal package. Conference calls, unlimited storage, screen capture, even co-branded meetings, you name it and Twiddla has it. As good as any on-premise collaboration solution can get.
- Mind Meister – Take mind-mapping and brainstorming to a new level with Mind Meister. You also get iPhone access and SSL encryption so that your precious ideas remain well within their intended domain.
- Zoho – Easily the most exhaustive office productivity suite online. Online presentations, document management, CRM, wikis, planners, chat modules, application tracking, web conferencing, and much more here. The best part is that a lot of it is free.
- ReviewBasics – A novel concept and a great one for writers. You put up your content and invite reviews. Find out how best to tweak and kaizen your work, be it words, images, PowerPoint presentations, videos or PDF files. At present all accounts are free with a 25MB storage space offer.
- Wrike – Inexpensive but comprehensive project management software; considered by many to be the best one out there online. It can help small and mid-sized businesses save an impressive amount. A no-risk 30-day trial is offered to let interested parties first assess the product and the level of service. The tools let you manage more than 50 projects at a time; you can manage projects in a streamlined and efficient manner. Avail work-breakdown structures to obtain a holistic view of the project.
- Wiggio – Wiggio is a free online project management applications suite suitable for small offices, charities, schools, churches, etc. Its basically a bare-bones version of Wrike.
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Did you get a chance to look at HyperOffice? Its one of the oldest and most comprehensive tools around.
For web conferences you should try http://www.showdocument.com ,
Great for online teaching and collaborating. I use it for working on my designs with other in my field.
Its free and pretty simple – you just upload your file and invite others to view it together.
- Laura W.
Wrike is indeed an awesome tool! Your description is right to the point. Rich functionality + easy adoption
@admin: Thank you for including Wrike in you list!
@Rona: Thank you for using Wrike! We’ve happy that you like our software.