Live whiteboard collaboration with Scriblink
Looking for a quick way to pass along ideas with a few other folks? Check out Scriblink, a new site for whiteboarding and conference calling. Setup is dead simple--just load the page and give the service your name to get going. There's a half-page workspace to sketch and write down ideas, a full color pallet to differentiate each user, and an undo button that will let you get rid of every addition you've made. There's also built-in multi-user chat on the right-hand side. If you feel like talking, the service can set up a free conference line (using FreeConferenceCall.com) to dial in to, although this is in no way integrated into the shared workspace.
In case you feel like saving your work, just give it your e-mail address, and the site will give you a permalink to access it whenever you feel like it--although Scriblink doesn't have to hold on to your workspace forever. It promises two months minimum, but if it's important, you'd be wise to save a copy locally or e-mail to yourself.
Scriblink does have a few limitations. You can only have up to five people in a workspace at once, and the actual differentiation of who added what is limited to the color pallet, which means if users change their color and you weren't paying attention, you won't know who made the edit. I'd also like to see the service let you save your workplace as a JPEG or PDF file for easy archiving. If you're a small business looking for a more robust and scalable collaboration application, I'd recommend Octopz (review), Vyew (review) or Yugma (review).
Draw and chat on the same page with Scriblink--a free whiteboard collaboration application.
(Credit: CNET Networks)
Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and services. E-mail Josh, or follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Josh. 
I went to the competitor links at the bottom of the article and they all seemed to be services you have to register and pay for... :(
This is Jonah from Yugma. Saw your post and wanted to let you know that the Yugma Free Service is absolutely Free Forever and you can invite up to 10 people to join in anytime you wish. Yugma has many annotation tools that are simple and easy to use (including whiteboard). After signing up, you'll also get the Yugma Premium features for 15 Days.
FYI, we just launched Yugma Skype Edition. If you are a Skype user, you should check it out.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at info@yugma.com.
Best regards,
Jonah Cagley
I'm very impressed. Fast and easy. And works very nicely with Skype.
I went to the competitor links at the bottom of the article and they all seemed to be services you have to register and pay for... :(
This is Jonah from Yugma. Saw your post and wanted to let you know that the Yugma Free Service is absolutely Free Forever and you can invite up to 10 people to join in anytime you wish. Yugma has many annotation tools that are simple and easy to use (including whiteboard). After signing up, you'll also get the Yugma Premium features for 15 Days.
FYI, we just launched Yugma Skype Edition. If you are a Skype user, you should check it out.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at info@yugma.com.
Best regards,
Jonah Cagley
I'm very impressed. Fast and easy. And works very nicely with Skype.
- by programlar January 5, 2008 4:40 PM PST
- I liked this website for a couple of reasons. The first is its ease-of-use. The site is simple to use, and no registration is required so its easy to get started. I also enjoyed the interface - it's beautifully designed and has most of the features you would ever need..
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