E-Business Library > KNOL - a unit of knowledge from Google

KM Consultinghttp://km-consulting.blogspot.com/2008/07/knol-unit-of-knowledge-from-google.html [KM Consulting] I am now far more motivated, enthused and committed to continually extending and improving KNOL articles and contribute more, starting with some links to more inclusive approaches to knowledge management, new perspectives on knowledge asset management, the inevitable drive to more open source knowledge, and the impact of rapidly emerging knowledge tools to support new and disruptively innovative knowledge processes, that will take us all to the next level of knowledge management. The Semantic Web 3.0 is just one example of this.

Some related posts from Technorati and Google.

[Go 2 blogging] Google’s Answer To Wikipedia, Knol, Launches (TechWeb): if it be not that it's troubling to think that Google reserves the right to transfer information about a U.S. user of Knol to another country. important legal process in foreign countries isn't necessarily compatible with the free speech rights enjoyed by U.S. citizens.

Latest News[Latest News] Google launches online encyclopaedia to counter Wikipedia: Juergen Galler, Google’’s director of product management said: “The internet is huge, but still a lot of expert knowledge remains untapped. Knol provides a way for people to share their expertise with others - and get credit for their contribution.”

Brian Steel's Soapboxhttp://briansteel.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/fluctuating-specifications-for-online-encyclopedias/ [Brian Steel's Soapbox] Fluctuating Specifications for Online Encyclopedias: Also to be taken into consideration in a survey of online encyclopedias are the offerings of those organisations which (in accordance with Jimmy Wales’s expressed philosophy and wishes) have copied Wikipedia, or parts of it, to their own websites, some of which permit further editing by visitors. Since each site downloads the copies at different times, they enshrine versions of Wikipedia articles which may subsequently undergo significant amendments.

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