23 Jul 2008

Google Launches Knol, A Hub For Articles Written By Credible Sources

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has made a move that competes directly with Wikipedia.  The new Google product is called Knols.  Knols are articles written by credible sources. “The web contains vast amounts of information, but not everything worth knowing... (posted on 23 Jul 2008 by Pulse 2)

23 Jul 2008

Google Knol goes live - should Wikipedia worry?

By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Knol - Google’s equivalent of Wikipedia - has today finally gone live.    Should Wikipedia be quaking in their boots?  Well not quite yet.   I’m sure Jimbo Wales hasn’t broken a sweat yet and isn’t likely... (posted on 23 Jul 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

23 Jul 2008

Google Knol is Live: Wikipedia Killer?

Google Knol is live, any one can create a knol on topics they are familiar with. They announced this project in December 2007 but it is in testing at that time and is now live. Knol is something similar to Wikipedia but it is different in some aspects... (posted on 23 Jul 2008 by Technology Bites)

20 Dec 2007

Google Knol as trusted User-Generated Content?

Google Knol presents a problem — how can we trust the relevance of a search result if the web pages we’re being given are owned by Google and are being artificially elevated to the top results? It’s a dilemma many have been writing about this past... (posted on 20 Dec 2007 by Blah, Blah! Technology)

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