Connect...
Show the connections between topics and ideas. Branch topics and new thoughts from pre-existing ones, or even from already existing web sites or published sources.
Web 2.0...
_ideas_ works together with popular open source web applications like google maps, youtube and wikipedia to deliver related content and alternate viewpoints from all over the internet.
Knowledge Frameworks...
_ideas_ can dynamically integrate with well-known learning and thinking paradigms: Knowledge Building, Six Thinking Hats, etc. Any supported scaffold can be applied to classroom or community discussions.
Multimedia...
With _ideas_ your thoughts are not tied to text: Include video, audio and images with your ideas to engage all senses and communicate.
Search...
Quickly sort through millions of discussions to find topics or individual ideas relevant to your interests or area of study. As you browse, _ideas_ automatically suggests related topics and discussions.
Insight...
Users rate, tag or comment on ideas and the community dynamically determines which ideas are most pertinent to the topic at hand.
Social Media...
Integration with Facebook, Twitter and other popular social media sites. Share your ideas with friends or invite them to participate.