This document discusses Google Drive and its key characteristics as a collaboration tool for entrepreneurs. It notes that Google Drive allows users to store files in the cloud, share files, and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations with collaborators. It provides details on Google Drive's free online storage space, ability to collaborate in real-time, and popularity with over 240 monthly users in 2014. Quotes from entrepreneurs highlight how Google Drive improves collaboration and offers a cheaper alternative to other cloud-based solutions.

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Google Drive
This web 2.0 tool has been voted as
one of the most attractive ones for
entrepreneurs within the Collaboration
Category

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Google Drive (GD) Key
characteristics
• Google Drive is a Collaboration tool that
allows users to store files in the cloud, share
files, and edit documents, spreadsheets, and
presentations with collaborators.

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Google Drive (GD) Key
characteristics
• GD has the main key characteristics
– Cloud based and free of charge web tool
– Permits collaborative editing of documents,
spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms
– Offers all users an initial 15 GB of online storage
space
– Presentations created in Google Slides can be up
to 100 MB — which is about 400 slides of text.

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Google Drive (GD) Key
characteristics
• GD has the following key characteristics
– A number of external web applications from the
Chrome Web Store work with Google Drive and
are compatible with all supported browsers
– Improved keyboard shortcut accessibility, support
for zooming and high contrast mode to make
service more accessible to visually impaired users

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Google Drive (GD) Key
characteristics
• Further key characteristics of GD
– In 2014 it had 240 million monthly users
– More info in our collection of Web 2.0 tools

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Key benefits for entrepreneurs
• “Our employees are able to work more collaboratively.
Gathering information from the company’s 350 properties
was a very difficult, time-consuming process. Using tools like
Google Forms, this process is improving immensely.” Walter
Meremianin, Director Training Media Services
• “When we’re facing specific deadlines, and documents need
to be adjusted accordingly, we’re able to easily collaborate in
real time and make the necessary changes. Additionally,
Google Drive provides a file sharing platform at a fraction of
the cost of other cloud based solutions.” Darren Rentch, Clark
Realty Capital

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How to use it effectively
• Google Drive Tutorial 2015 (video)
• Google Drive – 6 features that make it
awesome (video)
• How to host website with Google Drive
(video)
• 6 tips to master Google Drive (video)