For this Discovery Exercise, I chose to explore Gliffy.com and Bubbl.us. Both sites were interesting and easy to navigate; I set up an account for each in less than a minute. The main difference that I observed in Flow Charts and Mindmaps was that flow charts are typically created with the intention of getting factual concepts across to the reader, while mindmaps are for use by the individual creating them as a tangible, concrete representation of his or her ideas. Indeed, the button I clicked to get started on my mindmap at Bubbl.us was marked, "Start Brainstorming". :)
At Gliffy.com, I created a Venn Diagram that gave a summary of similarities and differences between myself and my two roommates. This was easy to do, and the site was basically self-explanatory. At Bubbl.us, however, I found creating a brainstorming chart of Holiday 2010 plans slightly more difficult. Getting the format of the chart to do what I wanted it to (position, organization, etc.) was tedious and much more time-consuming than making the Venn Diagram had been. I chose these two sites because they looked interesting; I would most likely use Gliffy for producing a flowchart for future academic endeavors, but will probably not attempt to use Bubbl.us again.
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