For self-study and didactic purposes I have been experimenting with methods to create webbased mindmaps. For those who are not familiar with mindmapping, WikiPedia offers a short introduction with references to relevant literature.

Now I would like to hear your comments on two options I can create.

Example 1: Flash-version exported from MindManager.

Example 2: interactive image (a so-called "imagemap") from MindNode.

My opinion may be a little biased, as I am a huge fan of the MindNode package (especially for iPhone and iPad). Nothing to disclose, by the way. My concerns about the Flash-based version (Example 1) are:

1. large filesize (slow)
2. Flash requirement (problematic on mobile devices like iPad)
3. usability concerns (try for yourself)

On the other hand, Example 2 cannot be created automatically, and therefore requires more work. It has limited ability to make notes (meaning that if I don't implement that manually, there is no ability), but to me its advantages are:

1. elegance (matter of taste, I know)
2. small filesize (fast!)
3. uses web standards (cross device compatibility)

So everything together, I have a preference for Example 2. But as it is not just for me (in that case web export would not be required), I would like to know your opinion.

Based on the first comments I can create a sequel, and maybe I should create two versions with the same content. But for now, feel free to shoot. Thanks!