One of the great things about Google spreadsheets is how easy it is to set up a web form to capture information really quickly. At this time of year, an ideal use it to plan what each person wants to eat at your Christmas lunch or party. Here is a more general example of a survey. It took me 3 minutes to build the form, and about 10 minutes to build the charts that display the results.
Try it out live:
Fill out the survey http://goo.gl/u5niz
See the results http://goo.gl/3cXps
