EtherPad is a collaborative, real-time text editor designed to make working together on written documents slick and easy. With etherpad it’s possible for two (or more) people to work together and see instantaneous alterations to the document as you work. Although Google docs features document collaboration, the changes are not instant and working on a document can feel a little like working on an early version of Word. Etherpad does things differently and this latest feature of theirs is a perfect example of how.

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