Comments on: Google unveils Knol, its accountable take on Wikipedia — with ads

By: edhardy622

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By: Google calls for debates to spur Knol usage » VentureBeat

Google calls for debates to spur Knol usage » VentureBeat — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:41:15 +0000

[...] Google is trying to make Knol more accountable than Wikipedia by requiring things such as user accounts if you want to write an article, a person might feel [...]

By: Google Launched Knol Wikipedia Style

Google Launched Knol Wikipedia Style — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:28:43 +0000

[...] Google unveils Knol, its accountable take on Wikipedia [...]

By: Reactions to Knol Launch From Around the Web

Reactions to Knol Launch From Around the Web — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:02:26 +0000

[...] many, MG Siegler is concerned about Google playing fair with knols in search results: “What if Google highlights knols in someway different from other results? Look at what it [...]

By: tlimongello

tlimongello — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:31:19 +0000

I guess we'll have to get working to revive the deleted wikipedia profile for the FailWhale on Knol and Twine, maybe wikimedia….

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikip...

Tom

By: knol

knol — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:19:10 +0000

[...] Google unveils Knol, its accountable take on WikipediaSo what’s the difference between Wikipedia and Knol? The main one is authorship. Whereas Wikipedia entries can be created and edited by anyone with only an IP address being tracked, Knols will have authors with actual names that will be … – [...]

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:18:31 +0000

yeah normally i'd agree, but those google search rankings can be tricky things and they certainly determine a lot of traffic

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:17:46 +0000

yeah people are throwing around squidoo and mahalo as well for comparisons, i think the spirit of the project is clearly going for wikipedia though.

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:16:45 +0000

ha ha, i agree with that. I'm honestly not even sure the correct pronunciation. I've seen both “nole” and “knowl”

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:16:25 +0000

It will be interesting to see how it fairs with Wikipedia.. we think overall – it doesn't quite stand a chance but then again, it's Google – you never quite know.

By: hypermark

hypermark — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:28:05 +0000

Personally, this feels like a potential competitor to About.com, which has proven to be a really nice business for NYT.

By: Stu

Stu — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:13:24 +0000

== The name “knol” is “a nice, very simple word to remember, and it’s part of knowledge,” Manber tells Wired. ==

Honestly I think it's a pretty bad name. Does it rhyme with mole or moll? I'm assuming that the K is silent, but that's another thing that will hurt its uptake of recognition. And with little recognition, you can't talk about it without spelling the word out so your listener knows what you're talking about. Meh. And try saying “nahl” a few times, I start feeling like I”m going to accidentally swallow my tongue.

By: novaspivack

novaspivack — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:45:28 +0000

Thanks — I don't know if I can accept such adulation, but Twine is certainly worth looking at for anyone interested in collective intelligence on the Web.

By: Butler Lampson

Butler Lampson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:26:51 +0000

None of this shit is semantic, so wiki sucks, knol sucks. If you want to see something real in action, the first real progress in computer science in the last 30 years, see www.radarnetworks.com

By: Knol is no Wiki | Techkeyla

Knol is no Wiki | Techkeyla — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:13:13 +0000

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