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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The plan of Google and Wikipedia opposition service "Knol" clearly - - the new axis such that author name is clearly written in each article is struck

The United States Google December 13th, the online encyclopedia new sight "Knol" to which the user can contribute the article (displays unit of knowledge) made the plan which is started clear. Unlike existing online encyclopedia "Wikipedia", with Knol author name is stated in the article, just the author has responsibility in compilation of article contents.

"The idea which becomes the key to Knol project is to push out the author to the front", that, the engineering charge vise President of Google, the man bar (Udi Manber) the personexpressedwith "Unlike the book and the news story and scientific dissertation and the like, Web evolved without the norm that establishing it clearly writes author name. Knol concerning the topic of specification (the word, Knol when it is name of this project, simultaneously, means also the individual Web page where the commentary of each topic is published), in kind of those which you think that the person who is searched for the first time concerning certain topic first would like to read would like to keep doing ", (the same person)

According to Google, as for Knol presently, there is a test stage of invitation person limitation. As for the same company, as for purpose of this project, you expressed that science and medical science and the geography, stopping to offer, information of the wide topic such as history and amusement it is. As for Manber, as for Google it added that compilation is not added to Knol altogether.

"We, the author applying your own reliance, have expected that the article which writes opinion and opinion gets together", that the same person. "Can write anyone the article freely. When plural Knol are drawn up concerning the same topic, it probably will be many. Competition of idea is good thing. When the test completes, Knol is opened completely, reaches the point where it can participate freely. Simply, you cannot expect that it becomes something whose all Knol quality are high, "

According to Manber, when the author agrees to the announcement publication to his own Knol, as for Google, you say that distributes "the considerable part of earnings" of that announcement to the author. In addition, with Knol, also the Web 2.0 tool to which the user can submit the comment and question, compilation and additional contents is offered.

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