Writely: Great Collaborative Tool

I have used Writely now several times for document collaboration. And I like it. I like it a lot. Here is the basic scenario. A virtual team, with members interspersed throughout the world and belonging to different organizations, needs to collaborate on a document. Until now we have passed around Microsoft Word documents as an attachment. Aargh! With Writely I just begin a document and give other team members access. Here are some key features: works as an AJAX browser application, allowing for a cool WYSIWG interface; supports version control if you need to revert to an earlier version; you can invite colleagues through email notification; supports saving the document in .pdf, .rtf and .doc (MS Word) formats; follows the "lightness of being" philosophy of application functionality by keeping things simple and lightweight; Writely is in beta version and it's not clear what the fees will be. But I recommend checking it out.

Arcoiris [Rainbow]    Originally uploaded by annais.