The Day After: Looking At How Well Knol Pages Rank On Google

We've been assured that just because content sits on Google's Knol site, it won't gain any ranking authority from being part of the Knol domain. OK, so a day after Knol has launched, how's that holding up? I found 1/3 of the pages listed on the Knol home page that I tested ranked in the top results ...

Jul. 24, 2008 at 2:02pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

The Google Challengers: 2008 Edition

... mileage, especially when you helped establish Wikipedia, a threat Google takes so seriously that it may launch its own Wikipedia-style site, Google Knol. Now Wikia Search is at hand. A private "pre-alpha" test started in late December, an invite-only thing I still find odd for a service that ...
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Jan. 3, 2008 at 8:40am Eastern by Danny Sullivan

Google Knol: Competitors Respond & Time To Limit The Aggregators?

Last week, our Google Knol - Google's Play To Aggregate Knowledge Pages article covered the Wikipedia-like Google Knol product that Google is testing and may release in a few months. In that article, I noted how Knol was aimed squarely at services like Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers, Mahalo, and Squidoo ...

Dec. 17, 2007 at 10:49am Eastern by Danny Sullivan

Google's Knol Launches: Like Wikipedia, With Moderation

After six months of testing, Google has formally rolled out Knol, a service designed to let people create pages of knowledge on any topic they choose. While Google says Knol is not designed to compete with Wikipedia -- and there are good arguments to back this up -- I still think the easiest way to ...

Jul. 23, 2008 at 1:36pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

Google Knol - Google's Play To Aggregate Knowledge Pages

... Google's testing its own service to let people build a repository of knowledge. In fact, knowledge forms the core of the service's name: Google Knol. Screenshot of Google Knol page (feel free to use this and those below, just link to this story, please) Google Knol is designed to allow anyone to create ...
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Dec. 13, 2007 at 9:34pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 21, 2008

... in the industry. Representing more than 150 Yellow Pages publishers, we are. Search News From Around The Web: Applications & Portal Features Knol not one of Google's "urgent" projects?, Googling Google Associate Email Addresses With Your Google Account, Google Blogoscoped Making Google ...

Jan. 21, 2008 at 3:46pm Eastern by Barry Schwartz

Who's Ranking For Knol? Hello, Wikipedia!

Ah, sweet irony. Yesterday I spent some time raising concerns about knowledge aggregation sites like Wikipedia and the forthcoming Google Knol potentially ranking tops for every search conducted. Today, what's in the top results for Knol? Yep -- a new Wikipedia page on the topic! The page was created ...

Dec. 18, 2007 at 7:48am Eastern by Danny Sullivan

SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 24, 2008

... referred to as keywords or keyword phrases. And some concepts require a little more clarification. For example,. The Day After: Looking At How Well Knol Pages Rank On Google We've been assured that just because content sits on Google's Knol site, it won't gain any ranking authority from being part of ...
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Jul. 24, 2008 at 7:08pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 28, 2008

... July 27, 2008, Search Engine Roundtable Recent Hot Items From Sphinn, Our Social News Sharing Site: Optimize a Site Without Touching the Code Google Knol - Google's Latest Attack on Copyright Ultimate Guide To SEM Pt. II 15 Opinions on a Google-Digg Deal: From Sphinn’s Finest SEO&rsquo ...
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Jul. 28, 2008 at 5:06pm Eastern by Barry Schwartz

SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 14, 2007

... . Each year when we look back at top searches, we get to see what searchers are up to and take measure the strides in human development. Google Knol - Google's Play To Aggregate Knowledge Pages Move over Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers, Mahalo, and Squidoo. Maybe. That's because Google's testing its own service ...

Dec. 14, 2007 at 2:15pm Eastern by Barry Schwartz