Definitions:
- Knol - A unit of knowledge - A knol is an authoritative article about a specific topic.
- http://knol.google.com
- Featured knol on Aug 3, 2008: Photograph Composition - an Introduction - Photography tutorial - Yanik Chauvin
Some sample knols on Aug 3, 2008:
Plain old bag o' knols - Who needs a search engine? Ctrl+F
- Sidney Schechtel by Hari Krishna
- Tuberculosis by Charles Daley
- Toilet Training by Larissa Hirsch
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJD) by Noshir Mehta
- The Metabolic Syndrome by Elena Citkowitz
- Autism by Bryna Siegel
- Toilet clogs by The Family Handyman Magazine
- HIV-associated cancers by Warren Phipps
- SAFE SEX by Hunter Handsfield
- Mouth Guards by Noshir Mehta
- Bronchitis by Ralph Gonzales
- Joint Aspiration and Injection by Jonathan Graf
- Knol Terms of Service by Knol Help
- Hepatitis A by Norah Terrault
- Steve Pantilat, MD by Steve Pantilat - (Who else could write such an authoritative article about Dr. Steve Pantilat?)
- Eclipse by Jay Pasachoff
- Genital Herpes by Monica Gandhi
- scabies by Lindy Fox
- Breathing Red Wine: Don't Bother by Craig Goldwyn
- GMAT by Robert Eller
- Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) by David Daikh
- Urinary tract obstruction by Marshall Stoller
- Wood trim by The Family Handyman Magazine
- Peptic ulcer Disease by Lawrence Friedman
- Infective Endocarditis by Elyse Foster
- Ovarian Cancer by Pedro Ramirez
- Kidney stones by Marshall Stoller
- Constipation by Uri Ladabaum
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- Prostate Cancer by Chuck Ryan
- Ischemic Stroke by S. Andrew Josephson
- Female Sexual Function and Dysfunction by Tom Lue
- Osteoarthritis by David Felson
- Lung Transplantion by Steven Hays
- Hodgkin Lymphoma by Joseph Connors
- Tooth Pain by Noshir Mehta
- Family Planning with Hormonal Contraception by Philip Darney
- Alzheimer's Disease by Lara Heflin
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis by David Hackam
- Specific Information about the Four Major Leukemias by Frederick R. Appelbaum, MD
- Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis by Harold Collard
- Acute Renal Failure by Christopher Keller, MD
- Decreased Hearing by Peter Weber
- Vertigo by Ronald Labuguen
- Myeloproliferative Disorders by Neil Shah
- Migraine: Mechanisms and Management by Richard Kraig
- Cardiac Stress Testing by Eli Botvinick
- Low Back Pain by Roger Chou
- Scientific and Medical Writing by Amy Markowitz
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The Onion had their own knol about knol: Infographic - July 30, 2008 | Issue 44•31
Google Launches Wikipedia Competitor
Last week, Google made public its beta encyclopedia site, Knol, which unlike Wikipedia features articles written by a named author and only permits selective outsider participation. What are other ways in which Knol differs from Wikipedia?
- Knol will not give the people at Encyclopaedia Britannica the sinking feeling that they have completely wasted their lives
- Possible spoilers in articles will be announced by the 220-decibel Spoiler Siren
- Knol will not be published in Polish
- Site is boringly factual
- Will include a picture for the "Colonel" Tom Parker entry
- Author of Knol much more tired than millions of authors of Wikipedia
- Whenever Knol is wrong, Google has pledged to rearrange facts in the world to make it right