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07-25-2008, 06:03 PM
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| www.demonised.com    Join Date: May 2007 Location: London (UK)
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        | There's a few sites using the word "knol.." in the domain - I wonder if google is allowing certain types of names/sites - the ones I checked out, had no advertising on them though. knolstuff.com knolus.com 
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07-25-2008, 06:13 PM
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| NamePros Member  Join Date: May 2003
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| Its about time, I was wondering what was taking them so long to get into this market.
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07-25-2008, 07:01 PM
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| NamePros Expert  Join Date: May 2005 Location: www.chrome.us
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  | we'll quickly find out how "true" the google SE listings are. Wikipedia has YEARS of service, backlinks and content ahead of Knol. If any topic shows up higher ranked than a Wikipedia listing, i seriously question the validity of Google as a SE. M. |
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07-25-2008, 09:45 PM
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| NamePros Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington State USA
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| Well, I just hope that steam-cleaning outfit gets properly compensated for their domain if in fact Google goes after it... It would be a shame to see them muscle it away from a legitimate business operating a legitimate website with their name. ~Jose
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07-26-2008, 04:42 AM
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| NamePros Regular  Join Date: Jan 2008
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| I like it! will the knolmania begin again? 
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07-30-2008, 12:37 PM
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| Mr. LLLL Man  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GA, USA
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There is nothing wrong with what they are doing. If you don't like it, just don't visit them. Everybody wins.
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07-30-2008, 06:19 PM
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07-31-2008, 01:54 AM
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| Stand out from the crowd  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: .nl
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| Interesting, according to a Dutch article today, Google offered the Knol.com owners XXX,XXX. But they declined the offer and are looking for a X,XXX,XXX offer. http://www.nu.nl/news/1680794/50/Sto..._zijn_nek.html |
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????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=495934 Add to that, Knol allow adsense revenue share which I think will attract a lot of people. 
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08-23-2008, 01:13 PM
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| NamePros Expert   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Esse quam videri
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    | Knol has nothing on Wikipedia - sorry, Google... It's full of stock photography advertisement-looking medical articles, and otherwise mundane and boring "articles" that sound like a 15 year old wrote them (Here's a real "winner" - http://knol.google.com/k/tom-wood/ho...4kos0wzfur/11# - say what you want about Wikipedia...). Bah - wouldn't have minded Google choosing a word that I owned the .com for, but otherwise this feels like a 1/2-arsed attempt by the Goog. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=495934 -Allan 
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08-24-2008, 01:44 AM
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| NamePros Regular  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dundee, Scotland
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A severe conflict of interest and yes, it will certainly be interesting to watch.
Wikipedia has tapped into what it is that makes the Internet great, it is a pioneer amongst pioneers. Any attempt made by Google to replicate the success of Wiki will have to be based on something other than mere commercial self-interest, IMO. In trying to compete with Wikipedia you are not competing merely with another profit-orientated service, you are competing against "the people". For that reason alone, the odds are stacked well and truly against Knol competing against Wikipedia. Whether it can be a success in its own right is another question. n.b. hang on in there, Mr. Knol!
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