[LINK] Wikipedia clone

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Google launches a Wikipedia clone

 http://knol.google.com   (note, still in beta-version)

The service, dubbed "knol" in reference to a unit of knowledge, had been
limited to an invitation-only audience of contributors and readers for the
past seven months. Now, anyone with a Google login will be able to submit
an article .. Google views knol as a "supplement" to Wikipedia.

Knol is starting out with several hundred entries. The initial topics 
covered include an overview of constipation by a University of San 
Francisco associate professor of gastroenterology and backpacking advice 
from one of Google's own software engineers.

Unlike Wikipedia, knol requires the authors to identify themselves to help 
the audience assess the source's credibility. Google doesn't intend to 
screen the submissions for accuracy and instead will rely on its search 
formulas to highlight the articles that readers believe are credible.


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