Yesterday, Google introduced their latest social media heavy-hitter: Knol, a free, user-generated information database that puts an emphasis on the user (and a bit of social networking). As of now, the service is still in testing, and only a few users have been invited to try it out, but buzz is already building around what many are describing as a more author-focused Wikipedia. The name “knol” stands for “a unit of knowledge”; users who have expertise in certain fields are encouraged to share their “knols” with those in the site’s community. From the Official Google Blog:
Knols will include strong community [...]




