Knol
Sign in to saveKnol was a Google project that aimed to include user-written articles on a range of topics. The lower-case term knol, which Google defined as a "unit of knowledge", referred to an article in the project. Knol was often viewed as a rival to Wikipedia.
Key facts
- Website.name
- Knol
- Website.logo
- Knol-logo.svg
- Website.logo_size
- 180px
- Website.screenshot
- Knol screenshot.png
- Website.screenshot_size
- 250px
- Website.caption
- A knol on knee surgery
- Website.commercial
- Yes
- Website.type
- Reference
- Website.registration
- Yes
- Website.owner
- Website.author
- Website.current_status
- Closed
- Website.url
- knol.google.com (offline)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Knol screenshot.png
- Motto
- Write a knol
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- discontinuation date
- 2011-00-00
- inception
- 2007-01-01
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8 sectionsContents
- Operation
- Reception
- Competition
- Conflict of interest
- Closure
- See also
- References
- External links
Knol was a Google project that aimed to include user-written articles on a range of topics. The lower-case term knol, which Google defined as a "unit of knowledge", referred to an article in the project. Knol was often viewed as a rival to Wikipedia.
The project was led by Udi Manber, a Google vice president of engineering. It was announced on December 13, 2007, and was opened in beta version on July 23, 2008, with a few hundred articles, mostly in the health and medical field.