Today I typed "knol.google" into the search engine and guest what I got "Oops we can't find the web page you're looking for". Now I wanted to give you the "www." and the ".com" with the knol.google but this blogger automatically converts it to the url address. And if google is as slow as they seem to be, the url is still not converting to the knol website. If you want to find out about google knol, type "knol" into the search engine.
I've reviewed knol ( a unit of knowledge) and so far I'm not impressed. Site doesn't have topic categories and not a varied array of articles. This may change with more contributors. As for now, I can't the difference between this site and a article publishing site.
Google knols can make money with adsense ads on their pages. Wikipedia doesn't run any type of ads; they do, however request donations. It seems that Google will be making a profit from the author's work. Adsense ads placed on what is suppose to be Google's answer to an online encyclopedia is a little too commerical for my taste. Because of my opinion, I don't consider Google knol to be an encyclopedia. It's just another way to make money writing long extensive articles on what would be considered a person's field of expertise. Nothing more, nothing less!
The knol author (owner) can invite co-authors to assist in the article writing, and editing. The uninvited writers can offer suggestions on the knol topic. These individuals working together, according to Google, are the author's team. You would think that as a team, everyone would have a vote in what to edit or change in a knol. This is not the case, the author is the ruling authority on what is added, deleted or changed. Well, how about the profits from the adsense ads? Why the author receives the profits and the other team members receive nothing. Let's not forget that the author is the owner of a knol.
If you want to use a knol as a sales page, forget it. Google prohibits direct product selling. Your knol has to give relevant content and not written just for adsense ads. You can promote your business and/or your product on a knol.
I have seen some knols that have taken their articles directly from their site. If Google knol has no problem with this, why should I? I guess duplicate content is okay for a Google site.
Is Google knol an online encyclopedia site or an article publishing site? It's too early to answer that question. While you are waiting for an answer, check out the site. It may be another money making opportunity.
