The Hidden Web of Google Documents (And 10 Creative Ways to Use It)

Big cities have “content” in odd places: A gummy bear in a wall A love letter in a metro wagon A motivational message in a bridge Thanks to James’ new ways of storytelling, I learned the Internet, like a big city, has odd places for art too: Google Docs. They’re a corner of the internet away from social media, search engines, and AI. They form a gray web: The Doc Web. A term coined by Elan Ullendorff, originally in a Google Doc. Join the Doc Web And to practice my 10-idea list habit, here are 10 ways to adopt the Doc Web as a writer, solopreneur, or creative: #1. A book: Publish it by sharing a read-only public url. If anyone wants to download it, they can create a copy. #2. A landing page: Use headers, bold, italics, underline and include a call to action on the last page. #3. A micro-blogging platform: Tweet by adding a timestamped paragraph at the top. Share it with “commenters” permission and you’ll have replies. #4. A poll application: Want to collect questions for an AMA or Q&A…