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Google's next step in taking over the world
2008-07-24, 1:14 AM #1
http://knol.google.com/k/knol

Cnet article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9997426-93.html?hhTest=1&tag=cnetfd.mt

Excerpt:

[quote=Cnet article]
Google's Wikipedia competitor, Knol, was opened to the public on Wednesday morning, according to the Official Google Blog.

So-called knols are articles about specific topics written by experts on that subject.
Google is partnering with The New Yorker magazine to allow any author to add a cartoon from the magazine to their knol. Knol authors can run ads with them, as well, and receive a cut of the revenue from Google.

What makes Knol different from Wikipedia is that every knol will have an author, or group of authors, whose name is prominent.

"The big difference is authorship is highlighted," Cedric Dupont, Knol product manager, said in an interview with CNET News. "In the long term we hope that encyclopedias, such as Wikipedia, would use knols as references... If Knol is successful, it will help Wikipedia."[/quote]
一个大西瓜
2008-07-24, 1:20 AM #2
Articles by actual experts collected in a handy database? I'll take it.
Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.
2008-07-24, 5:32 AM #3
http://knol.google.com/k/knol/system/errors/KnolNotPublished#

Weird, articles can go "unpublished" if the authors aren't getting good vibes.

Also, is there a "standard" of writing in knol? There seems to be articles written in various different ways and formats, which can get annoying to the eyes.
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2008-07-24, 5:35 AM #4
**** yeah, an article on toilet clogs.

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