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Google competing with publishing partners with Knol – May be Not

July 24, 2008 – 12:51 pm | By Gatt | Posted in Internet | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

There have been some discussions in blogsphere about Google trying to compete with Content producers. Knol is Google’s online article publishing service. Anybody can write article for free and earn ad revenue. Knol was recently opened for everybody after being announced last year. Many blogs have reacted strongly (Recently Problogger, Journalistopia, and earlier on Tech Crunch, Search Engine Land), on Google becoming a direct competitor to publishing partners. Is Knol in direct competition with Blogs and Media companies and is it fair? Read More »

Knol – More of Squidoo and Less of Wikipedia

July 23, 2008 – 3:46 pm | By Gatt | Posted in Internet | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Google opened Knol to everybody after announcing it last year. Knol is another free web publishing tool in which author can earn ad money. Main point Google is trying to stress here is focus on authors. Moderated collaboration is allowed and encouraged.

Most Blogs (TC, SEL) are comparing Knol with Wikipedia because of collaboration features. Knol is more like Squidoo or Hubpages. Read More »

How to choose a CMS?

May 20, 2008 – 5:51 pm | By Gatt | Posted in Enterprise apps | Also tagged , | Comments (1)

With so many CMS around, it can get really confusing to choose the CMS that best fit needs. CMS selections should be done carefully. Here are steps Organizations or individuals should take while choosing CMS. Read More »

Screenshots – Copyright Infringement or Fair Use?

January 28, 2008 – 11:32 pm | By Gatt | Posted in Internet | Also tagged , , , | Comments (1)

You are visiting a website or working on a web application. You like the website and suddenly feel that it might be a good idea to cover it in your blog. You quickly take a few screenshots and write an article on your blog. Have you done anything wrong? The answer is… May be. You might have broken copyright protection law. Read More »