Google announced their Knol service in the summer of 2008.Google Knol is much like Squidoo or Hubpages where you can write information pages and share what you know with others, and other members can leave comments and feedback on your Knols as well.Knols are indexed in search engines and well written Knols become popular just like any other blog posts.
It is easy to get started and if you are looking for an additional income stream, you can display Adsense ads on your Knols as well. This is yet another way to share your thoughts, build links back to your site and as a bonus you get a new income stream.
Here is more information and a short video about Google Knol:
Google Knol Still Alive & Fixed, But Questions Linger About Its Future
Google has fixed a bug that temporarily made Knol look like a ghost town this week. And, without exactly providing a ringing endorsement of its article writing.
Publish Date: 01/20/2011 0:01
http://searchengineland.com/google-knol-still-alive-fixed-but-questions-linger-about-its-future-61732
Google's Knol Seems To Be Unit Of Knowledge People Don't Use #SEWatch
Problems at Knol – Google’s Open Encylopedia – had people discussing the site more than usual yesterday. Google Operating System – an unofficial blog covering news about Google – found the site had problems and suggested it was being …
Publish Date: 01/20/2011 22:41
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/110120-154150
Online Book Marketing – Google Knol – Part 1
www.therichauthor.com How authors can market their books on Google’s Knol service.