Google's "Knol" Reinvents Wikipedia

teslatug writes "Google appears to be reinventing Wikipedia with their new product that they call knol (not yet publicly available). In an attempt to gather human knowledge, Google will accept articles from users who will be credited with the article by name. If they want, they can allow ads to appear alongside the content and they will be getting a share of the profits if that's the case. Other users will be allowed to rate, edit or comment on the articles. The content does not have to be exclusive to Google but no mention is made on any license for it. Is this a better model for free information gathering?"

Comments

Re:Fractally Recreating the Internet

[Anonymous Coward]

yeah, psycho, creating controversies where none exist will surely be a consequence to make money..... or in your case the motivation will be mod points. go away. If writers and artists weren't such pansies maybe they wouldn't get trampled at every opportunity.

Re:Attribution is the key

[David Gerard]

Despite the phrase having been poisoned by fundies^WIntelligent Design advocates ... "teach the controversy" is Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy in three words.

Re:More importantly, NOT OPEN

[Anonymous Coward]

Tell that to my dick in your mouth.