Thing 9: Collaboration

While having difficulty being able to edit the sample, I have used Google Doc and done some collaborating online. I find it to be very useful when dealing with "voices" that are known. Unless you can "hear" that person saying the words that they have typed, it is difficult to truly understand their total intent, making interaction through writing one dimensional. Too often intent is misunderstood, words are poorly chosen, explanations are too brief. That said, this is an excellent tool for those who are distance-challenged, which was the intent of email and more. Bringing people together in cyberspace who cannot get together in real space. The downfall of working with techie people is the idea that the tool is the answer, rather than the collaboration being key.