Google goes knolling Pandia (Dec 16)
To Pandia, Google Knol "looks like a cross between the Wikipedia and Squidoo or Helium." Some interesting observations --
"A Knol page on a particular topic may serve the same purpose. If the authors know how to write a popular presentation with skill and knowledge, a Knol web page may become the authoritative page on that topic, much in the same way as you see Wikipedia pages at the number 1 position today.
If the Knol pages also includes links to the best relevant resources on the web, Knol may also — eventually — function as a topic directory, maybe replacing the Open Directory."
Warns that independent content producers are going to have a hard time ranking well in search results above Knol, Wikipedia etc.
Posted by Gwen at December 18, 2007 03:12 AM