Here's a how-to notice for any other Google Docs virgins like me out there: After entering your data you simply select “File > Save and close” in the embedded Excel menu. Makes sense but not immediately obvious when one is editing an online doc that others may well be viewing &/or editing simultaneously.

I like the “random” factor that will be at work here – it will be a “forced” way for us to step outside of our normal online comfort zones, as you implied. And for those of us too busy already, maybe it will help us focus on doing more important stuff rather than getting caught up in monitoring timelines and livefeeds, etc just because they're there. I've had a break from Twitter entirely for the last week or so, and guess what – I didn't miss it one bit!

And as a spin off I'd put up some better content!

Here's a how-to notice for any other Google Docs virgins like me out there: After entering your data you simply select “File > Save and close” in the embedded Excel menu. Makes sense but not immediately obvious when one is editing an online doc that others may well be viewing &/or editing simultaneously.

I like the “random” factor that will be at work here – it will be a “forced” way for us to step outside of our normal online comfort zones, as you implied. And for those of us too busy already, maybe it will help us focus on doing more important stuff rather than getting caught up in monitoring timelines and livefeeds, etc just because they're there. I've had a break from Twitter entirely for the last week or so, and guess what – I didn't miss it one bit!

And as a spin off I'd put up some better content!