Google attacked over Knol's spam potential by Charles Arthur, The Guardian (Aug 7)
What was Google thinking when it set up Knol? It seems open to abuse by spammers, especially since there are signs that Google gives Knol articles favourable ranking.
"There are a large number of issues with the [Knol] service ranging from accountability, authenticity to credibility and general SEO concerns. What they all stem from is that Google has in essence created a toolset that's ripe for abuse, and given those with no scruples financial incentive to abuse it," noted the Mashable blog, which added that its design is "so optimistic as to the potential depravity of human behavior that it borders on ignorance."
Posted by Gwen at August 7, 2008 11:40 AM