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Gallery: Google's Knol takes on Wikipedia

Google has unveiled its own "unit of knowledge" with a competitor to Wikipedia called Knol. Google's online encyclopedia promises to lend some credence by identifying the authors. by Andy Smith

Tags: Google Inc., Google Knol, Wikipedia, Online Communications, Andy Smith, Google, Knol, wiki, encyclopedia

Image galleries 2008-07-25

Google creates a new market and wreaks havoc on another

Google creates a new market and wreaks havoc on anotherReputation has 100% American bias for nowI created a Knol today, but was unable to verify myself, as I don't live in the USA. For the moment, even though I have Gmail, amd on orkut, use Adsense and Google Reader, Google...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Inc., Knol

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Google creates a new market and wreaks havoc on another

When they first announced it, I was certain Knol was simply a way for Google steal some of the attention away from Wikia search -- and I'm still sure that's what was actually happening. Google doesn't normally pre-announce applications months in advance. After a long wait, Google finally...

Tags: Google Inc., Wikipedia, Knol, Wiki, Online Communications, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Medpedia or Knol, doc?

Anonymous prestige or money and fame? That's the choice doctors who write face today as Medpedia approaches its launch date and Google announces the launch of Knol. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Google Inc., Knol, Medpedia, Wiki, Professional Development, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Online Communications, Career, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines

Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylinesRE: Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylinesCan't wait for this service to be closed in a year like other Google services! That's assuming it even lasts that long. When your employees do nothing but play with office toys its...

Tags: Knol website, Google Inc., Knol, Wiki, Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Knol not one of Google's "urgent" projects?

Knol not one of Google's "urgent" projects?Googlepedia.comIf you do a search on "Googlepedia.com", it seems that these domains are registered on Google's Name Servers as are "Google.com" and "gmail.com"... ;-)-----------Domain Name: googlepedia.comStatus: clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibitedRegistrar: MARKMONITOR INC.Whois Server: whois.markmonitor.comReferral URL: http://www.markmonitor.comExpiration Date: 2008-03-04Creation Date: 2004-03-04Last Update Date: 2007-11-15Name Servers: ...

Tags: Google Inc., Knol, Name Servers

Discussion threads 2008-01-21

Google develops Wikipedia rival

Google develops Wikipedia rivalGoogle develops Wikipedia rivalAnother project for Google to fail at. Does this company ever do anything original? Its one blantant copy after another. Maybe thats why people are leaving their services so quickly and why their projects keep getting abandoned. It doesn't help that...

Tags: Wiki, Knol, Google Inc., Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2007-12-14

Share your knol with the world, with Google Knol

Share your knol with the world, with Google Knolno editors?Going to be interesting to see how this works out with no editors. As we saw with squido, this can easily be abused.http://www.mahalo.com/Google_KnolRE: Share your knol with the world, with Google KnolIt needs a catchier name than 'knol.'RE: Share your knol...

Tags: knol, Google Knol, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-13

Additional Resources

Google is your friend

I know there are those among us who lack my love for all things Google. Sure, it shows our kids ads, keeps track of the searches coming out of our buildings, displays naughty thumbnails that only the best of content filters can block, most kids don't look beyond the...

Tags: Google Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

News to know: Google Chrome; CAPTCHA breaking; StatusHQ

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Google to launch browser to target IE; Is Firefox a target or tag-team partner? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer? Ryan Naraine: Google Chrome, the security...

Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Google, Apple surge in customer satisfaction rating

Google, Apple surge in customer satisfaction ratingUS Postal Service scores higher than wireless carriersLarry, I blogged last year that it was telling that the USPS did better in the ACSI surveys each year than our wireless carriers - Verizon et alSad to see in 08 it is the same. But...

Tags: Product marketing, Web browsers, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Yahoo! Inc., customer satisfaction

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Might Office be where Microsoft gets socked with Chinese antitrust charges?

Might Office be where Microsoft gets socked with Chinese antitrust charges?So now removing your own product is anti-competitive???[i]limiting consumer choice by restricting the availability of Windows XP on new PCs[/i]What? Seriously... what? Was Chevrolet being anti-competitive when they stopped making the Camaro?Besides, if you believe all the anti-Vista FUD, I...

Tags: Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Is Google a media company?

The New York Times recently wrote an article headlined: "Is Google a media company?" The article was mostly about Knol, Google's Wikipedia-like service, but it wondered if this meant Google was a media company because it owns content sites such as Knol, Blogger, and Youtube. ...

Tags: Media Company, Google Inc., New York Times Co., GOOG, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-08-12

(Gallery: Google's Knol takes on Wikipedia)

(Gallery: Google's Knol takes on Wikipedia)The good, the bad, the uglyWhile I can appreciate the angle Google is taking with their Knol endeavor, I have already seen a few examples of where this new approach will have some weaknesses. I recently encountered a few articles by the same person...

Tags: Wiki, Google Knol, Wikipedia, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Wikipedia is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Wikipedia is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe proper context for Wikipedia:[b][i]"Here's what the Encyclopedia Galactica has to say about alcohol. It says that alcohol is a colourless volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life forms. The Hitch Hiker's...

Tags: Wiki, Lord, Hitch Hiker, Wikipedia, Independents Day, Galaxy

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

News to know: Microsoft; Oracle; SAP; Vista SP1 video

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft mashes up multiple natural-user-interface inputs How will Microsoft spend its multicore millions? More details emerge on the Microsoft Sphere Larry Dignan: The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputs Ryan Naraine: Evilgrade: Exploit...

Tags: Software, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Windows Vista, SAP AG, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Attack, Wiki, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Management

Blog posts 2008-07-29

Wikipedia is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

This is just a quick followup to my post on Google Knol, a slick new service from Google that lacks the breadth of Wikipedia, but seems intent on compensating in verifiable depth. Comments were mixed, ranging from agreement with my position that, pedagogically at least, Knol is already on...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Knol, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-28

Google Knol - Yup, it's a Wikipedia killer

Google Knol - Yup, it's a Wikipedia killer"American Physical Society had recently stated that this is NOT the case"You claim that the American Physical Society APS recently stated that "there is still a lot of SCIENTIFIC debate going on" regarding the causes of global warming. That is an inaccurate...

Tags: Wiki, Christopher Monckton, American Physical Society, Google Knol, Google Inc., Wikipedia-killer

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

Google Knol - Yup, it's a Wikipedia killer

Google Knol, Mountain View's answer to Wikipedia, launched last week and, while it can't yet match the volume of articles on Wikipedia, its focus on accountability and ownership makes it a better choice for students and teachers. Consider the article on asthma by John Fahy. According...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Knol, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-28

News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25