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Ask HN: Idea management

8 points by vnagpal 12y ago

Hi there , i am looking for a portal or app which can be used for idea management/ wiki, here is the functionality that i would need. * 5-10 people should be able to collaborate. * anyone should be able to tag and it should be searchable * we should be able to link the research with the particular idea please feel free to suggest anything that you think might be useful. Thanks :)

n17r4m 12y ago
Might be a bit on the heavyweight side, but TikiWiki ( http://tiki.org http://tiki.org ) might be a good fit for this.
Immortalin 12y ago
Try Drupal
postatic 12y ago
There are a few options I suppose. - Google doc - hacker pad - Evernote If you would like to consider an alternative, I run a site called Postatic (http://postatic.com http://postatic.com). It's a site that let you create online communities (think of it as 'creating your own hackernews' But you can also make it 'private' so that only invited and approved people can access the site, which makes it ideal for your situation. It might not be 100% perfect for your purpose but would love to have you check it out if you have some time. Happy to answer any questions!
- amarcus 12y ago
  Suggestion: Get rid of the Hacker News reference in your header. I think that most people who don't know about HN will run away when they see "Hacker" in the title. You are limiting your audience. If you must, it might be best to use Reddit instead. Or maybe rotate between the names of different websites that are similar. Honestly, I would recommend focusing more on "Community" rather than the "We are the X for Y"
  - postatic 12y ago
    Suggestion noted, but please understand that we've done (and still are doing) our fair bit of experiments on what works for whom. For example, when we want to tell HN users of Postatic, the most effective way we found was to tell them that they can create their own HN site. I guess for Reddit users, it would be better to target it as "create your own Reddit". "Community" is good, but there are a plenty of sites that use that word and we also need to stand our. So right now, we're displaying what's been working the best according to the data - surely it'll evolve.
    - Jeremy1026 12y ago
      Maybe check for the referrer, then if it matches a list of known communities, HackerNews, Reddit, Facebook, etc. have it automatically change to "Create Your Own <REFERRER>", otherwise just use community?
rtcoms 12y ago
I would suggest - Google Keep. Now Google Keep notes can be share with other people
jtfairbank 12y ago
Trello
navalsaini 12y ago
I dont know any you can linkup research with. If you are looking to explore. (1) http://www.convflow.com http://www.convflow.com (i worked on an earlier version) I am a big fan of idea management / collaboration softwares too. More information. Some others I recently started using are (1) http://www.thoughtback.com http://www.thoughtback.com (useful alone) (2) https://app.thoughtplan.com https://app.thoughtplan.com (useful alone) (3) http://www.hipchat.com http://www.hipchat.com (prefer simpler design) or http://www.slack.com http://www.slack.com (prefer awesome design)
ashleyp 12y ago
Is what Evernote is for

8 points by vnagpal 12y ago

n17r4m 12y ago

Might be a bit on the heavyweight side, but TikiWiki ( http://tiki.org http://tiki.org ) might be a good fit for this.

Immortalin 12y ago

Try Drupal

postatic 12y ago

There are a few options I suppose. - Google doc - hacker pad - Evernote If you would like to consider an alternative, I run a site called Postatic (http://postatic.com http://postatic.com). It's a site that let you create online communities (think of it as 'creating your own hackernews' But you can also make it 'private' so that only invited and approved people can access the site, which makes it ideal for your situation. It might not be 100% perfect for your purpose but would love to have you check it out if you have some time. Happy to answer any questions!

amarcus 12y ago
Suggestion: Get rid of the Hacker News reference in your header. I think that most people who don't know about HN will run away when they see "Hacker" in the title. You are limiting your audience. If you must, it might be best to use Reddit instead. Or maybe rotate between the names of different websites that are similar. Honestly, I would recommend focusing more on "Community" rather than the "We are the X for Y"
- postatic 12y ago
  Suggestion noted, but please understand that we've done (and still are doing) our fair bit of experiments on what works for whom. For example, when we want to tell HN users of Postatic, the most effective way we found was to tell them that they can create their own HN site. I guess for Reddit users, it would be better to target it as "create your own Reddit". "Community" is good, but there are a plenty of sites that use that word and we also need to stand our. So right now, we're displaying what's been working the best according to the data - surely it'll evolve.
  - Jeremy1026 12y ago
    Maybe check for the referrer, then if it matches a list of known communities, HackerNews, Reddit, Facebook, etc. have it automatically change to "Create Your Own <REFERRER>", otherwise just use community?

rtcoms 12y ago

I would suggest - Google Keep. Now Google Keep notes can be share with other people

jtfairbank 12y ago

Trello

navalsaini 12y ago

I dont know any you can linkup research with. If you are looking to explore. (1) http://www.convflow.com http://www.convflow.com (i worked on an earlier version) I am a big fan of idea management / collaboration softwares too. More information. Some others I recently started using are (1) http://www.thoughtback.com http://www.thoughtback.com (useful alone) (2) https://app.thoughtplan.com https://app.thoughtplan.com (useful alone) (3) http://www.hipchat.com http://www.hipchat.com (prefer simpler design) or http://www.slack.com http://www.slack.com (prefer awesome design)

ashleyp 12y ago

Is what Evernote is for