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Information Technology News Google's answer to Wikipedia goes live
Information Technology News Google's answer to Wikipedia goes live | Google's answer to Wikipedia goes live |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Thursday, 24 July 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 Another difference between Knol and Wikipedia is that authors can choose to include AdSense ads in their knols as a way of receiving financial rather than just psychic rewards for their efforts.Featured Whitepaper
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Other knols provide information about subjects as diverse as wine, domestic projects (be warned that good advice in one jurisdiction may not be applicable elsewhere), software and cinema. It isn't necessary for either Knol or Wikipedia to 'beat' the other - both can play a part. There are some kinds of information - eg, medicine - where you really want to know that you can trust the providers. That means they need to be recognised by their peers. Other material - such as plot synopses of Star Trek episodes or information about pro sports teams - isn't so serious, and because the knowledge is so widely distributed it isn't so important that any particular entry is 100 percent accurate right from the start. As Google vice president of engineering Udi Manber put it when Knol was first announced in December 2007, "Books have authors' names right on the cover, news articles have bylines, scientific articles always have authors - but somehow the web evolved without a strong standard to keep authors names highlighted. We believe that knowing who wrote what will significantly help users make better use of web content." Fancy yourself as an expert? Then knol what you know, and share your expertise with the world. |
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