Comments on: Google Takes on Wikipedia with Knol http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/ One of the leading Technology Blogs in India. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vibram fivefingers http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2275 vibram fivefingers Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:26:53 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2275 Mark S. is definitely on the right track. If you want to get a professional looking email address, Id recommend buying your name domain name, like or <br><a href="http://www.discount-air-jordan.com/air-jordan-16.5.html" rel="nofollow">air jordan 16.5</a><br> If its common it might be difficult to get, however, be creative and you can usually find something. Mark S. is definitely on the right track. If you want to get a professional looking email address, Id recommend buying your name domain name, like or
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]]> By: Mathan http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2274 Mathan Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:19:14 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2274 It's a good idea that is very usefull for all........... It’s a good idea that is very usefull for all………..

]]> By: em http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2273 em Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:37:50 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2273 -»"Don't diss evil..." -»”Don’t diss evil…”

]]> By: George http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2272 George Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:32:55 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2272 Google is the new devil of the software industry. This is clearly just more google hegemony. Whatever happened to 'Don't be evil'? Google is the new devil of the software industry. This is clearly just more google hegemony. Whatever happened to ‘Don’t be evil’?

]]> By: David Gerard http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2271 David Gerard Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:29:38 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2271 The PNG example (http://www.google.com/images/blogs/knol_lg.png) shows a CC-by-3.0 tag. As far as I'm concerned as a Wikipedian, that's a BIG WIN for Wikipedia and what we do - making free content *normal and expected*. If they require contributions to be under a proper free content licence, then I'm a BIG FAN of this endeavour. I've already suggested on foundation-l that if Google commits to a proper free content licence for all Knol content, that WMF should publicly encourage the move. Same reason Citizendium succeeding would be a big win for what we do - it's not competition, it's expanding the pool of unencumbered knowledge. If they allow multiple competing articles on a given subject, I'm not so sure that's a win for the reader. There's a Wikipedia fork called Wikinfo.org (run by Fred Bauder, a highly respected Wikipedian who's been on the site since it was called wikipedia.com) which also does this and has almost no traction. I think the Neutral Point Of View policy - as difficult as it is in practice - is our most important innovation, far more so than letting anyone edit the site. People don't come to an encyclopedia for ten articles, they come for one that provides an overview of the ten. That's what an encyclopedia is for - the ten-second or sixty-second or five-minute quick backgrounder. (I'm speaking here in terms of ideals of encyclopedia writing, and am painfully aware of how often we fail to reach it, but that is the compass we work to.) The PNG example (http://www.google.com/images/blogs/knol_lg.png) shows a CC-by-3.0 tag. As far as I’m concerned as a Wikipedian, that’s a BIG WIN for Wikipedia and what we do – making free content *normal and expected*. If they require contributions to be under a proper free content licence, then I’m a BIG FAN of this endeavour. I’ve already suggested on foundation-l that if Google commits to a proper free content licence for all Knol content, that WMF should publicly encourage the move.

Same reason Citizendium succeeding would be a big win for what we do – it’s not competition, it’s expanding the pool of unencumbered knowledge.

If they allow multiple competing articles on a given subject, I’m not so sure that’s a win for the reader. There’s a Wikipedia fork called Wikinfo.org (run by Fred Bauder, a highly respected Wikipedian who’s been on the site since it was called wikipedia.com) which also does this and has almost no traction. I think the Neutral Point Of View policy – as difficult as it is in practice – is our most important innovation, far more so than letting anyone edit the site. People don’t come to an encyclopedia for ten articles, they come for one that provides an overview of the ten. That’s what an encyclopedia is for – the ten-second or sixty-second or five-minute quick backgrounder. (I’m speaking here in terms of ideals of encyclopedia writing, and am painfully aware of how often we fail to reach it, but that is the compass we work to.)

]]> By: Mark http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2270 Mark Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:12:24 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/google-takes-on-wikipedia-with-knol/#comment-2270 Whatever this does with Wikipedia is unclear as of yet, but this clearly is the death blow to Citizendium. Whatever this does with Wikipedia is unclear as of yet, but this clearly is the death blow to Citizendium.

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