I’ve been using Writely over the past couple of days, and so far I really like it. It is extremely useful for simple files, especially blogs. I can save ideas and posts online on Writely and then come back to it when I get time. Despite this, I don’t think Google should develop Writely as a replacement for Microsoft Word. Rather they should first tightly integrate Writely into their other products like Gmail, Google Pages, Google Groups, and Blogger.
By integrating all of these services, users will be able to move from blogging, to emailing, to creating websites, to posting in forums, without needing to learn a new interface. More importantly, people would be able to use all of these services in conjunction, for example, use Writely as an editor for you emails, and email directly to post onto your blog, or onto message boards. While some of this stuff is around right now, all of them have different interfaces. Writing an email in Gmail looks nothing like writing a blog post, which looks nothing like posting on forum. Finally, by integrating all of these services, as Google improves one of them, all them will benefit, and improve the overall system.
Last but not least, if anyone wants a Writely Invite, leave a comment with your name and email and I’ll send one your way.
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