Anyone can edit a spreadsheet… but why?

Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Alec

I’m having trouble wrapping my mind around what it means to combine a spreadsheet with a wiki. Yesterday, Google announced a new feature on Google Spreadsheets called “anyone can edit”. Create a model, pop it up on the web, and let people start editing… even anonymously.

Crowd-sourcing complex formulae? Fact checking numbers?

What am I missing? What are the user scenarios for mass collaboration on a spreadsheet?