WEEK 5-WEB OFFICE TOOLS

Is this the future of all software products?
Yes--because software such as Google docs promotes collaboration among different parts of an
organization, as well as connecting people from different parts of the world.
I'm thinking how valuable for me to be able to brainstorm with a colleague, restructure a
paragraph, make changes, save the version, hit refresh, and rework the article until we
have it right. This type of writing together would tighten attention and lessen the amount
of time needed to write an article or document. Turnaround time would be significantly
improved--no more rationalizations that slow traditional multiauthored pieces.
It is also much easier to make changes directly onscreen in a way that everyone can see.
Also, this type of software is great for working at home--a nice advantage since corporate
systems can be extremely slow to access remotely. And some systems ban sending word
documents as attachments to a web-based e-mail.
Also, Google docs ensures that you retain access to documents even after you leave an organization.
I suspect that the really big gains in collaborative and social software will be made in the future: not in teams who are on opposite sides of a continent, but by those teams whose members work closely in different departments of an organization.