Google Docs Could Eventually Replace Basic Web Forms

Google has announced a new feature within their Google Docs application today and I am impressed. Currently the spreadsheet application they offer allows you to share the entire sheet for others to edit. But what if you want someone to just add rows of data as they would in a database? Google is now offering a simple forms plugin for the spreadsheets the reminds back to the old days of vbasic into a Paradox database.

With this new addition, you need to email the form out to anyone with an email address. It won't be long before you can put the form onto your Web site or blog I am certain. The new data is added to the Google Docs spreadsheet which keeps the data organized and current. It could be a replacement for a basic php/mysql combo since you can work with the spreadsheet as if you were in Microsoft Excel.

This could be the most useful feature in Google Docs to-date. Once the forms are embeddable on Web sites, this feature will be a game changer especially if it has an easy insert into Blogger, Wordpress, MT, Drupal, etc.