Difference between revisions of "Knol"
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{{Infobox project | {{Infobox project | ||
| | | logo = Knol-128.png | ||
| image = Knol es 1304521664151.png | | image = Knol es 1304521664151.png | ||
| URL = {{url|1=http://knol.google.com/k}} | | URL = {{url|1=http://knol.google.com/k}} | ||
| project_status = {{ | | project_status = {{offline}} since 2012-05-01 | ||
| archiving_status = {{ | | archiving_status = {{partiallysaved}} (on WBM?) | ||
| irc= klol | |||
| irc_network = EFnet | |||
| irc_abandoned = true | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Knol''' | '''Knol''' was a portal for user-written article in many topics. It was described as a rival to [[Wikipedia]]. ({{url|http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9997426-93.html|Google's Wikipedia rival, Knol, goes public}}) | ||
== Milestones == | |||
* 2009-01-16: {{url|http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/100000th-knol-published.html|100,000th knol published}} | |||
== Announcement == | == Announcement == | ||
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Knol will be moving to Annotum on May 1, 2012<br/> | Knol will be moving to Annotum on May 1, 2012<br/> | ||
Knol will be discontinued as a service, but we've worked with Solvitor and Crowd Favorite to create Annotum, an open-source platform based upon WordPress that allows you to continue authoring and publishing scholarly articles. You can migrate your knols to WordPress and continue your work with Annotum. After May 1, you will no longer be able to create, view, enter or edit knols, but you will be able to export your knols to WordPress.com and download them to file through October 1st, 2012.</blockquote> | Knol will be discontinued as a service, but we've worked with Solvitor and Crowd Favorite to create Annotum, an open-source platform based upon WordPress that allows you to continue authoring and publishing scholarly articles. You can migrate your knols to WordPress and continue your work with Annotum. After May 1, you will no longer be able to create, view, enter or edit knols, but you will be able to export your knols to WordPress.com and download them to file through October 1st, 2012.</blockquote> | ||
== Some random Knols == | |||
* http://knol.google.com/k/best-knol-of-the-month#Hall_of_the_Best_Knols_2009 | |||
== Lists of knols == | |||
Using categories and language parameters: | |||
* http://knol.google.com/k/knol/Search?q=incategory%3Asociety&hl=en | |||
* http://knol.google.com/k/knol/Search?q=incategory%3Asociedad&hl=es | |||
* http://knol.google.com/k/knol/Search?&start=0&num=50&q=incategory%3Asociedad&locale=es (max results per page is 50) | |||
== Stuff to know == | |||
WebCite doesn't archive images in knol articles (if uploaded to knol site). Images hosted in external sites and hotlinked in knol articles are archived correctly. | |||
The Wayback Machine has a good portion of Knol [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://knol.google.com/ archived]. | |||
== Metadata == | |||
* 700,000+ knols metadata http://db.tt/GNrEh61y (inaccessible as of Nov 2021) | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Knol/Twitter account]] grab | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 22 November 2021
Knol | |
URL | http://knol.google.com/k[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] |
Status | Offline since 2012-05-01 |
Archiving status | Partially saved (on WBM?) |
Archiving type | Unknown |
IRC channel | #archiveteam-bs (on hackint) (formerly #klol (on EFnet)) |
Knol was a portal for user-written article in many topics. It was described as a rival to Wikipedia. (Google's Wikipedia rival, Knol, goes public[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb])
Milestones
- 2009-01-16: 100,000th knol published[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
Announcement
Closure announced on the official Google Blog[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]:
Knol will be moving to Annotum on May 1, 2012
Knol will be discontinued as a service, but we've worked with Solvitor and Crowd Favorite to create Annotum, an open-source platform based upon WordPress that allows you to continue authoring and publishing scholarly articles. You can migrate your knols to WordPress and continue your work with Annotum. After May 1, you will no longer be able to create, view, enter or edit knols, but you will be able to export your knols to WordPress.com and download them to file through October 1st, 2012.
Some random Knols
Lists of knols
Using categories and language parameters:
- http://knol.google.com/k/knol/Search?q=incategory%3Asociety&hl=en
- http://knol.google.com/k/knol/Search?q=incategory%3Asociedad&hl=es
- http://knol.google.com/k/knol/Search?&start=0&num=50&q=incategory%3Asociedad&locale=es (max results per page is 50)
Stuff to know
WebCite doesn't archive images in knol articles (if uploaded to knol site). Images hosted in external sites and hotlinked in knol articles are archived correctly.
The Wayback Machine has a good portion of Knol archived.
Metadata
- 700,000+ knols metadata http://db.tt/GNrEh61y (inaccessible as of Nov 2021)
See also
- Knol/Twitter account grab