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Medpedia launch official but Knol has got game

It seems that, so far, Knol is both wider and deeper than Medpedia. So why is Medpedia getting all the publicity? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Game, Heart, Knol, Medpedia, Wiki, Corporate Communications, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Productivity, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-02-17

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

Will Wikipedia ever be legitimate?

Probably not.As long as any twit can put their "two cents" in on a subject...it will never be legit.It's legitimate in that it's a good place to startWikipedia works best when being used for "non-legitimate" uses, meaning someone wants to find out something in general but don't want to research...

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Bing's search boost continues, but will the gains hold?

Bing's search boost continues, but will the gains hold?All I can say isThis only bodes well for consumers. No matter which search you use, any search page gaining tracktion over another only forces the ones losing tracktion to do thngs better, or fall to obscurity.I normally use Google myself,...

Tags: Wiki, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Google's April Fools roundup!

Like ever year, Google took part in another round of entertaining April Fools hoaxes. No real products were launched this year like what happened several years ago when Gmail was launched. At that time, people thought it was a hoax since it was invite-only, and it sounded way...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Picasa, E-mail, Channel Management, E-mail Providers, Corporate Communications, Cloud Computing, Online Communications, Marketing, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-04-01

News to know: RIM, Facebook TOS, Apple-Adobe, Android

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Andrew Nusca: SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdating Sam Diaz: Facebook's TOS debacle: Be upset...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Facebook, Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Mobile, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-02-18

News to know: IE 8; TI; VMware; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Christopher Dawson: Convertible Classmate, take 2 Jason Perlow: Linux dead at hands of Windows 7? Horse puckey! ...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Cloud Computing, Phone, Texas Instruments Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, E-mail, Wiki, Linux, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-27

A Google Knol is worth a thousand Wikipedia’s

A Google Knol is worth a thousand Wikipedia’sKnol blocked at the officeDon't ask me why, but while I can use Wikipedia at the office, Knol.google.com is blocked at the office. I'm probably not going to go through the trouble at this time of white-listing it because I don't have a...

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

Discussion threads 2009-01-26

A Google Knol is worth a thousand Wikipedia's

Whoever thought Wikipedia could be replaced? Students, say goodbye to unreliable Wikipedia, and open your eyes to a world full of knol-edge. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Google Inc., Google Knol, Wikipedia, Wiki, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-26

Google's future: Predictions for 2009

At the end of each year, the blogosphere is flooded with predictions for the next. It's time for a sneak peak into 2009 for one of the most exciting, and unpredictable, companies in existence -- Google. There are a few things that are almost certain to...

Tags: Google Inc., Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-12-25

Your guide to disabling SearchWiki

Your guide to disabling SearchWikii didn't like this featureI used it but couldn't find it of any use. And now i am reading your post and it tells a lot..The other feature that I find it of less use if Knol. I don't know actually what Google is trying to...

Tags: SEARCH, SearchWiki

Discussion threads 2008-11-29

Google kills Lively

Google kills Lively2nd life was a totally overhyped thing too tbhIf you take virtual worlds like WoW and Eve and the likes.There is stuff to do. Yes, repetitive however it may be. There are adventures, monsters, pirates and dangerous and safe places.If you look at 2nd life... there is absolute...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

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