Google Launches Knol, a Wikipedia Competitor


Updated 07/25/08 1:00 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Google Launches Knol, a Wikipedia Competitor

Google has just launched a new product called Knol, a website which contains a few hundred articles actually called "Knols." It's similar to Wikipedia in that it's open to the public and encourages "experts" on various topics to contribute their knowledge online, although it differs by making the author of the Knols sign their real names — unlike the anonymity of Wikipedia. Google will Read more