Comments on: Google Competing with Wikipedia?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:19:12 +0000

I agree with Lashiec that the revenue sharing could end up being a huge incentive for people to write thorough quality articles. I think that’s a smart move by Google, and I can’t wait to see this get opened up to the world.

By: Knol, el rival de la Wikipedia por parte de Google

Knol, el rival de la Wikipedia por parte de Google — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:01:04 +0000

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By: Lance Winslow

Lance Winslow — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:28:56 +0000

I think this “grassy knoll” idea might really take off. It should not be a surprise that Google has decided to take this shot to help provide better information to the World. I think it should be very successful and worthy of my time to participate as a provider of information to the World.

By: Lashiec

Lashiec — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:27:44 +0000

The focus on the authors makes me think this is more like the “Professional” version of the Wikipedia, and as such it’ll probably compete against Citizendium, which prides on peer reviewed content and, of course, against ‘real’ encyclopedias like Britannica or Encarta (hint, hint )

The revenue sharing option for the authors is another difference, as Wikipedia is essentially for non-profit, and practically everyone editing things there is doing it under the anonimity a nick provides.

I think if it succeeds, it will live together with the Wikipedia, but I don’t like the consecuences some of the possibilities of the new service (and Google’s own practices) could represent.

By: Joe Ledvina

Joe Ledvina — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:18:58 +0000

“Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”

With a mission that broad, the main goal is almost “to do everything and be everywhere at the same time”.

I wonder how long it’s been since the search engine garnered the majority (or even a plurality) of Google’s focus and resources. Certainly several years.