Slashdot has a link to the new incarnation of Writely, as a Google product.  The new Google Docs and Spreadsheets allows you to create documents and spreadsheet, which you probably figured out, but it also allows you to upload various formats, including Excel, Word and Open Office.  It also makes it very easy to get at those documents from anywhere you can log into your Google account.
“Looks like Google has finally integrated Writely and spreadsheets into Google “Docs & Spreadsheets”. Writely.com now redirects to this new location. The design has also changed to match the look of other Google services. ”

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