Collaboration tools

Bellanet maintains a very nice wiki which provides information on a number of online collaboration tools: instant messaging, social bookmarking, RSS. blogs... and wikis! Start here. Thanks Bellanet. - [Read more]

Use this browser-based service to draw, communicate and share diagrams and flowcharts. Great for mapping out your campaign plans, explaining case-handling procedures, web page designs, even a map to your offices! And free, of course, like all the other services we list on this page. This must be our favorite Web 2.0 application. - [Read more]

Free web word processor which lets you share and collaborate your work online. Makes revising reports much easier - its simply more efficient than easier than sending each other annotated Word documents by email! - [Read more]

Use this platform to exchange ideas with and seek help from other websurfers who share your interests. Set up your topic in minutes. The following topics on human rights monitoring gives a good example of how this tool can be used. - [Read more]

Assign to-dos and tasks, post messages and gather feedback, simple scheduling, share files internally or with clients, track people's time. Free if you only need to manage a single project at a time. - [Read more]

Keep your telecom costs down with free computer-to-computer phone calls. Buy SkypeOur credits for dirt cheap calls to normal phones. Other similar services exists, but this one is the best and most widespread today. - [Read more]

You have a global network of staff who need to access email, store files in a shared location, edit documents together, share a group calendar, coordinate tasks and projects... Why not go for the online office system developed by HyperOffice, which will provide you with everything you need for a reasonable price. One month free trial - [Read more]