Boy, does Google come up with corny names like "Krol" for its new Wikipedia like site that will also allow creators to share in the advertising revenue that comes from pages an expert creates and edits.
But TechCrunch's Duncan Riley questions if Google Knol is going one step Too Far?
"...I’ve long since subscribed to the “Google is my lord and savior” argument and gave up caring about privacy and other such things years ago, but Knol moves into new territory. Moves by Google into mobile phones with Android and the bid for mobile spectrum in the United States should be welcomed, because they bring new competition into a traditional market; likewise Google’s attempts to break into radio and TV advertising. Knol on the other hand brings the power of Google into a marketplace that is already rich with competition, and a marketplace where Google can use its might to crush that competition by favoring pages from Knol over others, on what is the worlds most popular search engine.
According to an "unofficial" Google Knol survey done today on TechCrunch, sentiment on Knol is almost 50 - 50 (see below) though Steve Rubel has another opinion:
"..Is Google Knol a step too far?
Very Interesting.
Posted by: fardd.com | December 15, 2007 1:46 AM | Permalink to Comment