Google Knol - Is this a new SEO factor

Discussion in 'Google' started by webdevuk, Jun 7, 2009.

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    Google have released a new addition to their empire . its called google Knol , it seems the same idea as wikipedia , but run by google .

    Do you think knol will be soon added to the google SEO algorithm ?

    Tom
     
    webdevuk, Jun 7, 2009 IP
  2. magda

    magda Notable Member

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    They opened it for submissions about a year ago. It's no rival to wikipedia, looks more like a third rate article site, and it's all nofollow, so has no seo value.
     
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  3. Caesar1

    Caesar1 Peon

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    Yup the traffic isn't that great either.
     
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    Bohra Prominent Member

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    Yea google knol is old doesnt seem to be very famous though
     
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    pipes Prominent Member

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    Till now i dont think ive even heard of it before.
     
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  6. webdevuk

    webdevuk Member

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    we all know it will be a big name soon .. its a wiki type system , very similar to wikipedia .
     
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  7. googlepwner

    googlepwner Peon

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    Nofollow doesnt exist anymore [almost].
     
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  8. lightlysalted

    lightlysalted Active Member

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    Yeha the traffic is quite poor from it. Google are trying to take over the internet, but I think it's god that there are other software providers out there doing their own thing. Wikipedia will be hard to beat.
     
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  9. RDNA

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    not all google's projects were successful
     
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    I never knew about this!

    So is it not any good.... you can send a link back to your site which isn't no follow.

    Is it a little bit like Orkut... quite good but no ones heard of it?
     
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    finweek Well-Known Member

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    Wikipedia is also nofollow but gives good traffic to your website
    If google Knol is the same, will be very good
     
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  12. webdevuk

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    and also , even if its no follow , google may include knol links in the SERP / SEO algorithm
     
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    bluepg Peon

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    #13
    New features, needed to research!
     
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  14. webdevuk

    webdevuk Member

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    Knol hasnt really been advertised by google , nobody seems to know about it :s
     
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    As other posters said, it has been open for some time now and has little value to be honest. Many other article sites out there you can gain good links from and i really do not see why one would use Knol currently.
     
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    Patricianian Well-Known Member

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    Don't really think it will affect our websites ranking in any way, it's only good for Google them self's ;)
     
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  17. BlackIrish

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    Dunno if it's good but I'm still gonna use it, just in case if it has any influence.
     
    BlackIrish, Jun 13, 2009 IP