Trying to get familiar with Google Sites
I have been dealing with Microsoft Sharepoint a lot lately, so the latest team collaboration tool that Google recently released, aptly named Google Sites, is somewhat interesting, if only I would be able to use it in managing any project with a group of like-minded/geek-inclined people. Not that most of those I need to work with are not uber-techie, of course.
Similar to Sharepoint, a Sites admin can manage users and provide various levels of access to the project space. Another way by which it is similar to SP is its integration with Google Docs, Calendar, and Gmail; therefore, users who are already familiar with these applications or services should not have a hard time working with Sites as an extension of the said productivity and communication tools. Oh and one more thing, a Sites space is highly customizable.
Groups can develop their own intranet sites or publish webpages easily with Google Pages, which is integrated in the application and provides a WYSIWYG interface. A 10-gigabyte standard team package is free. Sweet! Actually, if you are familiar with the way Sharepoint works, then it should be easy for you to use Sites.
Now if only I could remember my domain account info….
