Comments on: Google Knol: The Future of Spam http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:31:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Google attacked over Knol’s spam potentialhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-124259 Google attacked over Knol’s spam potential Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:47:54 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-124259 [...] Bailey, editor of the Plagiarism Today blog, notes that a YouTube video already explains to other spammers how to use Knol to push their [...] [...] Bailey, editor of the Plagiarism Today blog, notes that a YouTube video already explains to other spammers how to use Knol to push their [...]

]]> By: Why Google Knol Has Failed - PlagiarismTodayhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-123289 Why Google Knol Has Failed - PlagiarismToday Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:16:40 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-123289 [...] may be too early to say with 100% certainty that Google Knol has utterly failed. The site has been out just shy of two months and has actually attracted a great deal of [...] [...] may be too early to say with 100% certainty that Google Knol has utterly failed. The site has been out just shy of two months and has actually attracted a great deal of [...]

]]> By: Knol Spam: Two Weeks Later - PlagiarismTodayhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-120754 Knol Spam: Two Weeks Later - PlagiarismToday Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:31:13 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-120754 [...] A little bit over two weeks ago I, as well as many others, expressed concern Google Knol would become a haven for Web spam. [...] [...] A little bit over two weeks ago I, as well as many others, expressed concern Google Knol would become a haven for Web spam. [...]

]]> By: Jonathan Baileyhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-129113 Jonathan Bailey Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:16:55 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-129113 I think you may have illustrated a great problem with Knol. I just visited the site and immediately found several spam articles. Apparently, the spammers have an easier time posting than those who are putting up their own material. <br><br>The counter-punch though is that google may have detected your Knols as being duplicate content and removed them for that. However, I would like to think that you'd get an explanation.<br><br>I'll be doing more on this very soon. I think you may have illustrated a great problem with Knol. I just visited the site and immediately found several spam articles. Apparently, the spammers have an easier time posting than those who are putting up their own material.

The counter-punch though is that google may have detected your Knols as being duplicate content and removed them for that. However, I would like to think that you'd get an explanation.

I'll be doing more on this very soon.

]]> By: Jon Hopwoodhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-129112 Jon Hopwood Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:58:19 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-129112 I added over 60 knols based on articles I have written for the Internet Movie Database and other sites, which I have retained rights to. Google Knol "Flagged" my entire output, without explanation, without informing me, and without any recourse. Combined with the unbelievable buggy nature of Google Knol (it is like using a wordprecessor back in the mid-1980s -- it crashes constantly), all I can describe my experience with Google Knol as is NIGHTMARE. I added over 60 knols based on articles I have written for the Internet Movie Database and other sites, which I have retained rights to. Google Knol “Flagged” my entire output, without explanation, without informing me, and without any recourse. Combined with the unbelievable buggy nature of Google Knol (it is like using a wordprecessor back in the mid-1980s — it crashes constantly), all I can describe my experience with Google Knol as is NIGHTMARE.

]]> By: Jonathan Baileyhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-128032 Jonathan Bailey Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:16:55 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-128032 I think you may have illustrated a great problem with Knol. I just visited the site and immediately found several spam articles. Apparently, the spammers have an easier time posting than those who are putting up their own material. <br><br>The counter-punch though is that google may have detected your Knols as being duplicate content and removed them for that. However, I would like to think that you'd get an explanation.<br><br>I'll be doing more on this very soon. I think you may have illustrated a great problem with Knol. I just visited the site and immediately found several spam articles. Apparently, the spammers have an easier time posting than those who are putting up their own material.

The counter-punch though is that google may have detected your Knols as being duplicate content and removed them for that. However, I would like to think that you'd get an explanation.

I'll be doing more on this very soon.

]]> By: Jonathan Baileyhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-121597 Jonathan Bailey Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:16:55 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-121597 I think you may have illustrated a great problem with Knol. I just visited the site and immediately found several spam articles. Apparently, the spammers have an easier time posting than those who are putting up their own material. <br><br>The counter-punch though is that google may have detected your Knols as being duplicate content and removed them for that. However, I would like to think that you'd get an explanation.<br><br>I'll be doing more on this very soon. I think you may have illustrated a great problem with Knol. I just visited the site and immediately found several spam articles. Apparently, the spammers have an easier time posting than those who are putting up their own material.

The counter-punch though is that google may have detected your Knols as being duplicate content and removed them for that. However, I would like to think that you’d get an explanation.

I’ll be doing more on this very soon.

]]> By: Jon Hopwoodhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-121596 Jon Hopwood Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:58:19 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-121596 I added over 60 knols based on articles I have written for the Internet Movie Database and other sites, which I have retained rights to. Google Knol "Flagged" my entire output, without explanation, without informing me, and without any recourse. Combined with the unbelievable buggy nature of Google Knol (it is like using a wordprecessor back in the mid-1980s -- it crashes constantly), all I can describe my experience with Google Knol as is NIGHTMARE. I added over 60 knols based on articles I have written for the Internet Movie Database and other sites, which I have retained rights to. Google Knol “Flagged” my entire output, without explanation, without informing me, and without any recourse. Combined with the unbelievable buggy nature of Google Knol (it is like using a wordprecessor back in the mid-1980s — it crashes constantly), all I can describe my experience with Google Knol as is NIGHTMARE.

]]> By: Jonathan Baileyhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-121593 Jonathan Bailey Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-121593 I think that fact was in the original draft but got omitted in editing. I knew that (and was quite disappointed since I have a bunch of links in there) but it was also a recent change. Also, no word on if it actually reduced spam or not.<br><br>Good point about its usefulness, I don't get it either. Since most Knols can't be edited by others, it isn't a wiki and, at that point, is just another place to post text and images. Very true and big whup. <br><br>So now we've established it is useless and a future spam haven.<br><br>What a great move by Google! I think that fact was in the original draft but got omitted in editing. I knew that (and was quite disappointed since I have a bunch of links in there) but it was also a recent change. Also, no word on if it actually reduced spam or not.

Good point about its usefulness, I don’t get it either. Since most Knols can’t be edited by others, it isn’t a wiki and, at that point, is just another place to post text and images. Very true and big whup.

So now we’ve established it is useless and a future spam haven.

What a great move by Google!

]]> By: Voyagerfan5761http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/07/30/google-knol-the-future-of-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-121592 Voyagerfan5761 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:26:30 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=1418#comment-121592 A minor point: Wikipedia also marks external links as rel="nofollow". Whether you didn't know that or just elected to leave it out, I thought I'd mention it.<br><br>As for Knol, I never really saw how it's useful. It's just another place to publish things, which can easily be done on Blogger, Google Page Creator (or its successor, Google Sites), etc. Is it the centralized repository idea that is a draw? Hmm... A minor point: Wikipedia also marks external links as rel=”nofollow”. Whether you didn’t know that or just elected to leave it out, I thought I’d mention it.

As for Knol, I never really saw how it’s useful. It’s just another place to publish things, which can easily be done on Blogger, Google Page Creator (or its successor, Google Sites), etc. Is it the centralized repository idea that is a draw? Hmm…

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