Google knols a lot. Get it?
I never said this blog would be pun-free.
Google launched its answer to Wikipedia on Wednesday, Knol. “Authoritative” sources write articles and names are included. But it’s not passive, as comments and feedback are encouraged.
It’s still very much in a beta stage, as most searches come up empty handed… unless you’re looking for medical advice. At the moment, Knol is chock full of details to instill horror for any hypochondriac.
Want more information? Here’s the Wikipedia entry on Knol. Heh.
I was playing around with Knol last night, I figured get in at ground level or you miss your chance.
Well, if you’re canadian, you can’t become a “verified” author (can’t verify through Credit card or phone number)
and both my articles have been deleted since last night. Very disappointing. Did they think I was spamming?
Wow. Hopefully it’s something that will be fixed soon. Strange that it wouldn’t even work via a phone number. I’ve had issues buying things with a Canadian credit card.
Anyone else experiencing issues?
Quick! Start up a Canadian counterpart! Knoul.ca?
Did you email them?
I just checked out the form to verify identity by phone and it only has a dropdown for USA. And they state in their “Name Verification FAQ” that verification is only available to US accounts: http://knol.google.com/k/-/name-verification-faq/
I think they should be a little more upfront about it (front page?), but I don’t get why it’s limited to the US.
@Christopher
They probably don’t want to purchase the database of data, or maybe our Canadian government doesn’t want to participate in the verification program by sharing our credit card and telephone data (yay!)
Although I recall I was able to verify a Google Business Center account (for Google maps ads) just fine??