Google Docs busts out folders

Google’s online interface has always been a hate it or love it type of situation. They’ve taken a completely unorthodox approach to organization, choosing to bypass traditional folder trees in favor of a labeling and search system. Some people love it more than Tony Soprano loves women, while some hate it about as much as Coca-Cola hates Pepsi. In a move that is sure to appease the non-believers, and bring some new users into the "fold," Google has just announced that they will be adding folders to their Docs & Spreadsheets application. An answer to a prayer? Perhaps.The entire app has gone under the knife, but the other changes are purely cosmetic. Labels still abound, but this way you can rely on traditional folders if you so desire. It looks great, but begs the question "What about Gmail?" I hope it comes soon, as my darn inbox is a freaking mess at the moment…

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6 Responses to “Google Docs busts out folders”

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    David says:

    Google Calendar busts out folders??? i think you mean Docs and Spreadsheets…

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    UnseenLlama says:

    Calendar? You mean Docs?

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    Brian says:

    How about editing the subject? Docs, not Calendar.

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    Joshua Karp says:

    Edited, Thanks guys!

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    victor says:

    So now I can organize. Well I still use thinkfree more often. So no big deal.

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    frank says:

    Not to be an ass but the new trend is tagging, not using folders, something Google has been quietly trying to push on its users. You might remember in the pre-Vista days when were reading all kinds of details about the new Windows file system which, coupled with Vista, was supposed to use tagging to revolutionize file organization. Outlook has been using Search Folders since 2003. What Google should do is integrate it better into Gmail to get people used to the idea.

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