| There's a new kid on the online block
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| | that knowing who wrote a particular web
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| named Knol and even this early in the
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| | article what will considerably aid users
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| development stage, some people are
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| | make better use of the Internet and its
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| already predicting that it could bring
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| | various content.
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| about yet another significant change to
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| | Manber also stated that another important
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| the way we share information on the
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| | goal of Knol was to cover a wide range of
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| Internet.
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| | topics, from the various sciences to
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| Knol is a new Web service being developed
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| | health concerns to history. Eventually
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| by Google that is meant to serve as a
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| | they hope to have Knol become the first
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| virtual storehouse of knowledge on the
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| | stop for research on any topic. Today it
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| Internet. With content being contributed
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| | is Wikipedia that provides that function
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| by various experts on different topics,
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| | and its web pages show up at the top of
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| it will behave much in the same way that
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| | the results page of Google and many other
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| Wikipedia does currently. In fact many
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| | search engines more often than not.
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| industry experts have made the suggestion
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| | Some in the industry have suggested that
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| that Knol is set to become a direct
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| | this latest move of Google is driven by
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| competitor to Wikipedia and other similar
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| | the unprecedented growth of web sites
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| types of web sites.
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| | that combine knowledge resources such as
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| Google is of course the go to web site as
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| | Wikepedia, and that Google feels the need
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| far as search engines go, being the most
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| | to have a strong presence in that
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| popular search engine web site today by
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| | particular area.
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| far. If Knol is as successful in drawing
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| | Wikipedia is by no means the only web
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| a widespread following as the developers
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| | site that offers that type of service.
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| hope, it could bring about the Google's
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| | Many other companies have taken slightly
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| transition from a search engine into a
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| | different approaches in functioning as
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| company that creates and publishes Web
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| | knowledge repositories on various topics
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| content.
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| | on the Internet. These services include
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| Some industry observers warn that one
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| | Squidoo, Yahoo Answers, and Mahalo.
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| problem that could potentially arise is
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| | In spite of the widespread popularity of
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| that Google's objectivity in presenting
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| | these services-as well as the existence
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| search results could be compromised.
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| | of many free tools that allow experts and
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| Knol-the name of which is derived from
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| | regular people the means by which they
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| the word "knowledge"-is being developed
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| | can share their knowledge online-Manber
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| to allow people to create Web pages on
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| | said that Google feels that it is still
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| virtually any topic. When completed, it
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| | not easy enough for the average user to
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| will include several features that will
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| | do those things.
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| allow its users the ability to perform a
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| | Interestingly, considering all the hype
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| number of tasks, such as submitting
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| | and excitement that is currently
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| comments, rating individual web pages and
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| | surrounding the news of Knol's existence,
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| suggesting changes.
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| | Google has refrained from discussing the
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| We mentioned earlier in this article that
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| | project any further than these initial
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| Knol has been compared to Wikipedia by
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| | details, and have even said that it is
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| many industry analysts. While there are
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| | still an experimental project at this
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| in fact many similarities between the two
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| | time. This means that just like many
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| web services, the main difference is that
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| | other Google tests that never saw the
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| Wikipedia allows virtually anyone to edit
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| | light of day, Knol could end up never
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| an entry while Knol only allows the
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| | even being released publicly at all.
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| author of each particular "knol,"-which
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| | As for Wikipedia, site founder Jimmy
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| is what the individual pages in the
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| | Wales has downplayed his site's
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| service will be called-to do so. This
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| | comparison with Knol, saying that while
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| means that the same topics could have
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| | Wikipedia's goal is utmost objectivity in
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| many different authors with sometimes
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| | its content, with each individual article
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| contrasting-or even competing-points of
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| | being the sum total of the collective
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| view.
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| | knowledge of its various authors, Knol's
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| Google has stated that the main thrust of
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| | model will likely result in highly
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| the Knol project was to focus attention
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| | opinionated and possible even
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| on authors who have sufficient expertise
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| | contradictory articles on even the
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| on particular topics. As vice president
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| | simplest of topics.
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| for engineering at Google Udi Manber
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| | Another important distinction is that
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| wrote in the Google corporate blog
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| | Wikipedia is a strictly non profit web
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| recently, the Internet has evolved
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| | site that does not carry any type of
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| largely without the benefit of a
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| | advertising, while Knol is a decidedly
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| standardized means to highlight the
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| | more commercial venture, with its content
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| author's name on each web article. He
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| | authors earning revenue from any Google
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| goes on to say that the company believes
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| | ads on their site.
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