How to use a Google Spreadsheet as a database

Re:How to use a Google Spreadsheet as a database by ngoel36 on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @03:55PM (#9259014)

I'm shocked that using something like https://github.com/gimite/google-spreadsheet-ruby to, at the very least, let Google Spreadsheets as a proxy for a bare-bones CMS hasn't been more widespread

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Re:How to use a Google Spreadsheet as a database by donpinkus on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @03:58PM (#9259049)

Yea seriously...

I thought of it since a buddy has some Tiki Bar that he wanted a site for, and I really didn't want to drop into WordPress or anything serious. Knew he could handle a spreadsheet.

Checkout http://www.tarbell.io/ - It's a CMS designed around google sheets. I think it's a bit of setup, but might be a solid solution.

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Re:How to use a Google Spreadsheet as a database by pkpp1233 on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @03:59PM (#9259058)

Yeah it's really surprising. These are my favorite examples online :):

- http://blog.apps.npr.org/2014/04/23/how-we-built-borderland-...

- http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/WillHankinson/20150323/239489...

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Re:How to use a Google Spreadsheet as a database by huskyr on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @04:56PM (#9259431)

Using Google Spreadsheets as a bare-bones CMS is a very popular option in news media, like newspapers.

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