Google unveils Knol, a Wikipedia/media competitor
Matt Sokoloff July 23rd, 2008
Today Google announced that they are opening Knol (short for Knowledge). The Wikipedia like site allows users to create articles about anything. The twist is, they allow the author of the article to manage the updates. That means various articles on the same topic but a different perspective.
Some bloggers are saying that Knol is a direct challenge to media companies. Danny over at Journalistopia has a good summary of bloggers thoughts on Knol.
2 Comments Add your own
1. Rulette Gamble | July 23rd, 2008 at 9:46 pm
The twist is a mathematically perfect game. He described The twist. A few of media companies even offer the favorable en the spam filter option.
2. Anonymous | July 28th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Wikipedia is already a wonderful joke. Why do it again?
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