Google Site May Challenge Wikipedia
 

Google is testing an Internet site for sharing knowledge about any subject under the sun, one that could eventually compete with Wikipedia.

Google's "knol" project started earlier this week.

cool...:thumbsup

everyone prepare for search term placement -1

hate those sites, i never use em, but i wonder how many school reports do?

good timing!

The First Knol, the Angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.
Knol, Knol, Knol, Knol
Born is the King of Israel!

http://www.crn.com/software/204803693

Wikipedia Founder To Google "Bring Knol On!"

wikipedia has already branded itself way beyond anything google will make from now on..

if google would of done this right when wikipedia was first being branded it might of caught on but wikipedia is a household name now just like google is

google isn't any different from microsoft anymore. go wikipedia!

I don't know. At one time we probably said the exact same thing about Lycos and Alta Vista.

And considering Google can give its own project premium placements... I wouldn't count them out.

heh, but they can "steal" half or more of their search engine traffic, ouch

:thumbsup ...and yet people still ask me "Why do you need all those Google accounts?"

I think this will be very successful for Google. They are a household name beyond wikipedia(i like wikipedia also) but google will catch up and improve on wikipedia- watch!!

Yeap.
Results would look something like that
1. youtube
2. knol
3. some other google garbidge
4. some other google garbidge
5. some other google garbidge
6. wiki
7. Last SEO guy standing

You people do realize that Google is not trying to compete with wikipedia, right? The product is totally different.

And think about it for a second, if Knol starts ranking good in Google, how exactly is it a bad thing for webmasters?

Think about that one.

knolxxx.com anyone?

Learn more here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knol

;-)

knol sounds totally stupid


on the other hand, google can tweak their algo a bit, and wikipedia is history :1orglaugh