Idea Drop – Leading Idea Management Software
http://ideadrop.co/

With Idea Drop, they are reimagining the future of innovation management. Their mission is to make ideas more open, collaborative and transparent. Idea Drop was founded in 2014. Back then, they ran a digital creative agency and became frustrated with the existing cloud-based tools on the market to capture, curate and action ideas from our team. We set off to create powerful idea software that would help organizations seamlessly integrate an innovation strategy into their workplace and effectively implement idea crowdsourcing from their staff. Backed by a team of great investors, we have built a lightweight, beautiful and intuitive tool that teams and businesses everywhere love. Capture and action the best ideas from your people. Use the brightest ideas from your people to grow your business faster. Forget complex spreadsheets, dated intranets and long-winded annual surveys – Idea Drop is smart and intuitive idea management software. Give your team a beautiful, enterprise-ready experience that they’ll love. Idea Drop runs on web, iOS and Android. This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Start Up Resources for the Entrepreneur 2018 white paper.

Updated> Financial Sources 2018 Subject Tracer™ Information Blog White Paper Link Dataset Compilation
http://www.FinancialSources.info/

The above is the associated white paper link dataset compilation of the Financial Sources 2018 Subject Tracer™ Information Blog by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. It is a 38 page .pdf document 286KB. [Updated including all links validated and new links added on February 20, 2018] Other white papers are available by clicking here.

Crowdicity – Idea Management Software
https://crowdicity.com/

They believe that buried deep within every organization and community there are ideas – or the spark of them – that never see the light of day. At Crowdicity, they make the software that ignites this potential and lets it shine. Discover and action the best ideas and insights from anyone whose experience can help your organization do things better. Crowdicity: Where Innovation Happens!! Features include: 1) Discover Great Ideas – Set challenges, capture ideas, collaborate, vote, review, and select the most valuable outputs; 2) Grow a Smart Crowd – Get the right input from the right people: employees, customers, partners – whoever they are; and 3) Easy Setup and Launch – Get up and running in minutes without any technical knowledge required and integrate with your existing systems. This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Start Up Resources for the Entrepreneur 2018 white paper.

Point – Use Point To Send and Discuss Webpages with Friends
http://www.getpoint.co/

Use Point To Send and Discuss Webpages with Friends. Features include: a) The quickest way to send a link – With Point, you can send a link without leaving the page or app you are in; b) Everyone’s on the same page – Point sits alongside what you’re sharing, allowing you to easily quote the best parts; c) All your links in one place – Point saves everything you send or receive in your inbox – accessible from our browser extension and iPhone app; and d) You don’t need friends on Point – While Point works best with a few close friends, it also works fabulously with email contacts. This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Start Up Resources for the Entrepreneur 2018 white paper.

Updated> Online Social Networking 2018
http://www.OnlineSocialNetworking.info/

Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation white paper titled “Online Social Networking 2018” is a 41 page research paper listing many resources both new and existing that will help anyone who is attempting to find information and knowledge research about online social networks available on the Internet. It is freely available as a .pdf file (319KB)at the above link from the Virtual Private Library™ and authored by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. It was updated February 19, 2018. Other white papers are available by clicking here.

DIY – Development Impact and You – Practical Tools To Trigger and Support Social Innovation
http://diytoolkit.org/

This is a toolkit on how to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver better results. It’s quick to use, simple to apply, and designed to help busy people working in development. The tools are not coming out of thin air. It draws on a study of many hundreds of tools currently being used – here we have included only the ones which practitioners found most useful. Many of them are well documented and have been widely used in other sectors. In that sense this toolkit is standing on the shoulders of giants, and THEY are happy to acknowledge that. All the tool descriptions include a key reference, so it is easy to trace back their origins and dive deeper into other publications about their application. The DIY Toolkit has been especially designed for development practitioners to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver better results. This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Start Up Resources for the Entrepreneur 2018 white paper.

SimpleMind – Cross Platform Mind Mapping Tools
https://simplemind.eu/

Analyze your thoughts and structure them with SimpleMind. The unique free lay-out allows you to organize your ideas exactly how you want it. Features include: 1) Multiple Mind Maps on one page; 2) Horizontal, Vertical, Top-down and List Auto layout, perfect for brainstorming; AND 3) Virtually unlimited page size and number of elements. A picture is worth a thousand words, add images to your Mind Map! A)Add images or photos; B) Add video recordings to topics (available on tablets and phones); AND C) Add voice memo’s (available on tablets and phones). This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Start Up Resources for the Entrepreneur 2018 white paper.

March 2018 Zillman Column – Searching the Internet 2018 – The Primer
http://columns.virtualprivatelibrary.net/Searching_Internet_2018_Primer_Mar18_column.pdf
http://www.zillmancolumns.com/

The March 2018 Zillman Column features Searching the Internet 2018 – The Primer by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.; Executive Director of the Virtual Private Library. This is a comprehensive listing of search tools including search engines, directories, subject guides and index resources and sites available on the Internet. The below list of sources is taken from my Subject Tracer™ White Paper titled Searching the Internet 2018 – The Primer and is constantly updated with Subject Tracer™ bots at the following URLs: http://www.SearchingTheInternet.info/. These resources and sources will help you to discover the many pathways available through the Internet to find the latest search tools. As this site is constantly updated it would be to your benefit to bookmark and return to the above URL frequently to download the latest freely available current search resources and sources. Download this excellent freely available 21 page 387KB pdf column today. This is another MUST have column to discover the latest search resources to give you the information you need in today’s ever changing and fast paced 2018 New Economy business and academic world!!

The Original Five Second Test
https://fivesecondtest.com/

Optimize the clarity of your designs by measuring first impressions. Features: 1) Upload a design to test – Five second tests can be used to test home page designs, landing pages, logos, brochures and marketing material. Wherever first impressions count, use a five second test; 2) Ask people what they recall – They show your design to people for five seconds. When the time is up they’re asked questions about what they remembered; and 3) See how people responded – They list all the of the responses in full, and generate a word cloud of commonly occurring keywords to give you an insight into people’s first impressions. This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Start Up Resources for the Entrepreneur 2018 white paper.

Untorch – Automated Referral Program for Email Signups
https://untorch.com/

You: a) Create a reward for those who share; and b) Copy and paste our widget on your site. Untorch: 1) Creates an email; 2) Provides each signup with a unique url to share capture form; 3) Keeps track of referrals; 4) Follows up through emails, notifying users each time someone signs up with their link; and 5) Provides you the emails and referral info. Pricing as it should be .. one flat fee per campaign per year and pay only after you have tried it out and are satisfied!! This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Start Up Resources for the Entrepreneur 2018 white paper.