Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
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Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
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Re: Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
#2It seems like 9 women can now make a baby in a month.
Re: Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
#3Can we rename this site to Google News? With all the Google submissions, it's obvious this site has become another advertising arm of the company. In fact, Google employees post on sites like this, so one can't help but wonder how much astroturfing goes on to keep buzz going for the company's products.
Re: Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
#4This is a pretty cool concept. Collaboratively writing a book using Google Docs. I could see a similar effort happening when new versions of Rails or other technologies come out. Currently there are usually 200+ different blogs that all write about small things that are different but a general user has to go hunting to find all the new info.
Re: Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
#5It seems like 9 women can now make a baby in a month.
Followed by 9 paternity suits against the same guy.
Re: Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
#6Is this just a hype title, or did they do something different to what people are doing all the time using wikis?
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#7Related: Many cool collaborative Google Docs/Spreadsheets have begun here on Hacker News. It regularly impresses me when I glance at my Docs list and see them constantly updated/floating to the top (recent timestamps), getting more orderly and valuable over time.
Examples:
* The Web Design doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Ym6LTR9hLBGI0cM0mMU_BDE...
* The HN Contractors spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlD_6iE...
Re: Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
#8Is this just a hype title, or did they do something different to what people are doing all the time using wikis?
Many people can edit at the same time in Docs, which is one difference vs a wiki.
Re: Google+, or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time
#9Related: Many cool collaborative Google Docs/Spreadsheets have begun here on Hacker News. It regularly impresses me when I glance at my Docs list and see them constantly updated/floating to the top (recent timestamps), getting more orderly and valuable over time. Examples: * The Web Design doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Ym6LTR9hLBGI0cM0mMU_BDE... * The HN Contractors spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.googl…
Can you add more or make a separate post with them? It would be very useful.
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