Google Knol is on!
Google has now opened their Google Knol to public. Anyone with a Google ID can now submit their own Knols (Articles).
The service was limited to a private group of individuals since the last couple of months. Google is now all set to make it a potent challenger to Wikipedia.
Article submitters would be [...]
Microsoft is indeed acquiring Powerset!
Software giant Microsoft has now confirmed that they are acquiring the search engine technology company Powerset.
We already have heard the rumors about such a deal and it is now confirmed.
Microsoft said in a blog post: “We’re excited to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Powerset, a San Francisco-based search [...]
Wikia Search opens up to unregistered web users
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has announced that their open source search engine Wikia is now open to all.
Until now, only registered members on the service had the ability to provide feedback to search results helping in improving the quality of the engine.
Now, any web user can participate in [...]
Larousse takes on Wikipedia in France
Wikipedia has a new rival now at least in France.
Publishing house Larousse has announced the launch of their online French language encyclopedia.
This service is offering free access to their dictionary and is open to web users to submit content.
The company said that the user submitted content would be identified [...]
Powerset launches Wikipedia search engine
Powerset is one of the new search engine companies which aim to provide a different aspect to online searching.
The service provides result based on conversational phrasing searches instead of keyword searches made by other search engines.
The company said that their engine breaks down the meaning of words and sentences into related [...]
Wikipedia to get a print edition in Germany
German publishing giant Bertelsmann has announced that they would be launching a print edition of Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is one of the most popular online destinations to look for information on anything. It is open for editing to anyone who has information to share with others.
Bertelsmann Lexicon Institute said in [...]
Wikia would be open to public January 7
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has revealed that they would make available Wikia to public next month.
He said in a statement that Wikia Search project has now assembled the basic technologies for a search engine.
The engine would now use feedback from the technology enthusiasts to improve the quality [...]
Google reveals potential Wikipedia challenger Knol
Google has revealed in a blog post that they are working on a new Internet encyclopedia project codenamed Knol.
The company said that this project would include content submitted by experts in their fields.
This could possibly become a challenger to the non-profit Wikipedia project which is hugely popular amongst the [...]
Wikipedia cleared in a lawsuit in France
Wikipedia has been cleared in a lawsuit which was originally filed in France. The Judge ruled that the free online open source encyclopedia cannot be held responsible for what web users write on it.
The Wikipedia was sued by three French nationals over an article on the service which said [...]
Wikipedia puts restrictions on creating new articles
Wikipedia has to be one of the best examples of open source online projects. It is a web-based encyclopedia that allows anyone to contribute articles. However, the openness and independence it gives to any web user is now creating problems for the project. Anyone can visit the site, edit [...]
