Official Google Docs Blog: Luddite leapfrogs with Docs

"So finally, when I convinced Cici that she should start sharing her papers on Google Docs, she got the picture. She saw that by using the most ordinary Docs feature, the ability to collaborate, I could edit her writing and she could see it happening in real-time.

Finally, I was able to say to her: 'Google Docs is how we need to do this ... you need to stop sending me those .doc files ... you need to catch up with the rest of the world.'"