Google Knol - Units of Knowledge

Well Google has done it, again. Google Knol was made available to the public yesterday and has already gained my interest. As defined on the Offiicial Google Blog, "Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by people who know about those subjects."

These Knols are attributed to the author who can put together a profile to verify his or her authority. "The key principle behind Knol is authorship. Every knol will have an author (or group of authors) who put their name behind their content. It's their knol, their voice, their opinion. We expect that there will be multiple knols on the same subject, and we think that is good. "

I anticipate that attributed authorship will not only make Google Knol more authoritative than other wikis, but it will also facilitate productive discussions about the topic at hand.

People love writing about what they know. So, it is my guess that knols are going to be created like mad, in the next few weeks. I would love to hear about your experiences with Google Knol. Have you found interesting knols to read? Have you contributed an article? Post a comment and let us know!

I plan to submit a knol or two myself. Stay tuned and I will let you know how it works out! As always, thanks for reading and I will blog to you soon!