Good Things - Happenings in Knol
Many good things are happening in Knol.
Many good things happened on Knol.
It is closed to public access from 1 May 2012. Also, it is now not functional even though it is supposed to be open up to 1st October
Many good things are happening in Knol.
Knol is going to complete three years of public operations and start fourth year of operations on 27 July 2011. Many good things have happened and are happening. There is very good content on Knol in many subjects.
Knol Directory of Interesting Knols highlights many interesting knols in 225+ subjects, topics and countries.
Knol Directory of Interesting Knols highlights many interesting knols in 225+ subjects, topics and countries.
Many articles (600,000) in various subjects have appeared in knol.
Many distinguished persons have registered with knol as authors.
Many of them are developing a series of articles in the subjects of their expertise.
Large number of interesting and popular knols Knol Search Directory of Interesting Knols
Can we specifically identify and mention them?
I. Experts Who are Writing on Knol
Academicians
Carl Hewitt is Emeritus in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He obtained his PhD in mathematics at MIT in 1971
American interdisciplinary scientist, President and CEO of Transdyne Corporation in San Diego, California.
Professor, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, India
Course Facilitator - Entrepreneurship Education
Brisbane, Australia
Southbank Institute of Technology
Attorneys
Businessmen, Business Executives
owner of Formal-Invitations.com
Director of MyOrbit EBiz Channel, Alpha Neuron Business Decisions, and CEO of 7Avenues private equity
Todd Brabender
President of Spread The News Public Relations, Inc.
Consultants
Emanuel B. Halper is President of American Development & Consulting Corp. (a Greenvale, New York real estate consultancy) and a Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Visiting Professor at Hofstra University School of Law.
II. Subject Encyclopedias in Making
Some authors have appropriately started developing number of knols in their subject of expertise, so that an encyclopedia of that subject will evolve in due course.
Research Methodology
Legal Research
Startup finance
Psychology
Industrial Engineering and Management
Emotional Intelligence and Wisdom
IIIA. Academic Areas, Subjects and Specializations within Subjects That Appeared in Knol
Accounting
Chemistry
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Industrial Engineering
Investment Analysis
Legal
Index of legal research knols
Management
Medicine
Physics
Portfolio Management
Psychology
Research Methodolgy
Security Analysis
Security Analysis Article Directory
Sociology
IIIB. Useful Areas and Topics
Wedding related issues
Pet care
IV. New Ideas
1. Knol certification: Mr.Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. created an idea for certification of knols as authoritative articles by other authors and authors themselves (self certification).
1a. Mr. Chris Lemens created a knol to facilitate certification of law knols.
Such initiatives may help in developing quality knols and providing them to knol readers.
2. Knol Debates
3. Knol Bulletin Board
Knol bulletin board now moved Mr. Kalle Schwartz's Knols. Cooperation among Knol authors across the countries.
4. Knol question and Answer Board. Visitors can ask questions
V. New Initiatives on Knol Platform
1. Knol Debates.
2. Visitor knol-wise statistics
Now for each knol, the number of viewers is available for authors as well as visitors to see. This will help visitors to feel the popularity of a knol and author also to know the popularity of the topic. This will increase motivation of both visitors and authors.
3. Holiday craft knols
4. Knol - How to for dummies contest
VI. Knol Author Foundation
Knol Author Foundation is being organized. This foundation will facilitate collective activity of authors spread over many countries.
VI. Collaboration between Professor, Current Students and Alumni
The facilities in knol make it possible for collaboration between a professor (s), current students and alumni. Materials can be made more relevant to practice with the involvement of alumni who are in commercial organizations.
Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. is trying an initiative this semester using this provision.
VII. Bibliography Building
Bibliographies on various topics can be built with the involvement many authors. Authors can add their articles and research papers to relevant knols.
Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. has set up two concept directories.
Management concept directory
The knols included in these directories will have bibliography of research papers year-wise.
VIII. Knol Quality Badges
A good initiative. The quality badges facilitate visitors to identify very good knols. They also encourage authors to modify their knols to improve them to higher levels of quality.
IX. Performance Records
Momentum in performance for Knol
Knol Page Views and Visitors - Historical Record - K.V.S.S. Narayana Rao
August 2011
Now monthly visitors are close to 55,000 and monthly page views crossed 78,000.
Knol has traction
16.3.2011
Monthly visitors: 42,891 Historical record
Monthly Page views 61,439 Historical record
August 2011
Now monthly visitors are close to 55,000 and monthly page views crossed 78,000.
Knol has traction
16.3.2011
Monthly visitors: 42,891 Historical record
Monthly Page views 61,439 Historical record
15.2.2011
Congratulations Will Johnson
First English Language author to register more than 500 knols with 1000 page views and more. Actually there are 519 knols (15.2.2011) with 1000 page views and more.
67,490 weekly page views.
Will Johnson is also the first English Language Individual author to register weekly page views above 50,000.
Knol - Forms, Types and Varieties
67,490 weekly page views.
Will Johnson is also the first English Language Individual author to register weekly page views above 50,000.
X. Usage of Knol in Flexible Way to Create Multiple Forms
Knol - Forms, Types and Varieties
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XI. Top Knols - Thousands
Top Knols are being identified in various years and categories
Top Knols - Knol Book
Top Knols - English - July 2008
Top Knols - English - August 2008
XII. ReKnolling/ ReBlogging feature
Knols with Resharing Option - A Knol Collection
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