Knol, Google’s Version Of Wikipedia But With Moderation
Yes the news is true , Finally Google launched Knol project which Google talk about it alot before ,and we was very encouraged to see this project alive.
It was announced on December 13/2007 and was opened in beta to the public on July 23/2008 with a few hundred articles
So what is Knol ?
Knol is a Google project which includes articles on topics ranging from “scientific concepts, to medical information, from geographical and historical, to entertainment, from product information, to how-to-fix-it instructions,” .
“With Knol, we are introducing a new method for authors to work together that we call ‘moderated collaboration,’” Cedric Dupont, a Google product manager, and Michael McNally, a Google software engineer, wrote in a blog post.
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So What is the different between Knol and Wikipedia ?!!
To answer this Question i should indicate knol features and you are the judge:
With knol … users will be able to submit comments, rate, or write a review of a knol. And not a company to shy away from a monetization opportunity, Google will provide knol authors the option to include AdSense ads alongside their knols.
“If an author chooses to include ads, Google will provide the author with a revenue share from the proceeds of those ad placements,” according to the blog post.
Google also struck a deal with The New Yorker magazine to let people add one cartoon from the magazine per knol.
Knol, however, is not necessarily tied to Google Q&A, the company’s rumored resurrection of the now defunct Google Answers.
When asked about ties between Knol and Google Q&A back in December when the Knol private beta was first announced, a spokeswoman said that “there is no association between Knol and the service you are referring to.”
Summary of the article about Knol :
- Google Knol is designed to allow anyone to create a page on any topic, which others can comment on, rate, and contribute to if the primary author allows.
- Knol is essentially a cross between Wikipedia and About.com.
Related Links To Know More About Knol :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knol
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/knol-is-open-to-everyone.html
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