Sharing Data for Fun and Business

I have been thinking about sharing data via the web and noticed that many folks struggle with presenting the data in a structured manner. Given the spreadsheet is the "standard" method for sharing and structuring data I wanted to find a way to integrate spreadsheets into a web page to make it easier for people share structured data.

Below is spreadsheet (obviously a work in progress) of some of the tools I use or would like to use, created in Google Docs. Using the sharing features of Google Docs, I select "Publish as a web page" and then after selecting what parts of the spreadsheet I want published, select "HTML to embed in a page"

Copying and pasting the HTML in this blog or your own web page and you have an integrated live spreadsheet. You can update (or allow others to update) the spreadsheet as changes occur and the readers of your blog will be fully current on the information you want to share.

Try this out for your family, your business or the organization you work with and start sharing today.