Knol Author Foundation

For the advancement of knols worldwide

The Knol Author Foundation is dedicated to utilizing Knol platform, Google technology and other web recourses in order to promote international collaboration of intellectuals, writers and scientists around the globe. Our aim is to engage and encourage open participation in all fields of science, history and culture.


 
Mission: The Knol Author Foundation is dedicated to utilizing Knol platform, Google technology and other web resources in order to promote international collaboration of intellectuals, writers and scientists around the globe. Our aim is to engage and encourage open participation in all fields of wisdom, science, history and culture.

The Knol Author Foundation is not affiliated with or officially endorsed by Google.

Established 2009/01/09
 
Founding Members

 

India
USA
USA
Germany
Germany
Spain
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


   Knol Foundation in different languages

Pages with an existing director have a picture posted. If interested in become a director of one of the language pages please email the foundation. knolfoundation@gmail.com

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If interested in become a director of one of the language pages please email the foundation.
 
 
 

Aims and Objectives

                                              
  1. Utilize Knol platform, Google technology and other web recourses to promote free and open exchange of ideas between intellectuals, writers, scientists, researchers, professors, teachers and students. 
  2. Encourage authors to write quality online content in all fields of science, philosophy, history and culture with respect to human values and open participation
  3. Spread awareness about Knol platform in members of educational communities (universities, colleges, schools, research foundations) and invite new authors to contribute and share their expertise. 
  4. Encourage worldwide collaboration of authors in national and international level 
  5. Promote online participation in decision making processes with respect to the principles of democracy and open public access
  6. Explore new ideas in all fields of science and promote potential applications to human welfare. For this purpose we seek for original ideas, theories and practices against hunger, illness, war, crime, racism, environment instability and other national or international potential problems. 
  7. Organize national and international discussions in topics that indicate the crucial role of human values in modern societies. 
  8. Endorse authors derived from different countries, social cultures or ethnic groups to write in their native language and promote their own history, literature and culture. Our aim is to promote the wide perspective of different civilizations and different traditions around the world. 
  9. Provide funds for knowledge creating activities (funding research) 
  10. Provide education and support to new authors in Knol writing, online marketing and understanding of copyright laws. 
  11. Organize Knol competitions
 

Programs:

 
1. Meetings foundation board (on line, physical)
2. Meeting foundation members (on line physical)
3. Meeting with Google knol team (on line, physical)
4. Author membership drive.
5. Knol writing to promote foundation and its objective
6. Press releases
7. Press conferences
8. Author conferences
9. Study projects - on copy right laws, marketing issues 
10. Organizing knol competitions
 
 
 
 
Members

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Author Rank

I am happy to share the information with members of the knol author foundation that my author rank in now number one in the category of individual English language authors.

Also I am happy to see many foundation members post 100 knols and have good page view numbers to their knol portfolio. I hope many of them will have 100,000 page views this year.

Last edited Nov 6, 2009 4:56 PM
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Quetion

Good Day

As you requested, I created two bio Knoll in English and Georgian language and fill out in some day. I have create new account in Knol - "georgiansknols" and i am translating this Knol into Georgian Language I need something more to do?. When you can decide about my membership?

Thanks in advance

Last edited Sep 7, 2009 2:44 AM
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Untitled

Good Day
I recently wrote a letter that I want to be a member of your fund and oversee the Georgian language. But no not yet received a response. Could you explain the procedure and Inform me when you can decide about my membership

Last edited Sep 3, 2009 8:00 AM
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Knol Directory

A knol directory of interesting knols is being developed by me. This attempt is showing topics in which we lack knols and there is an opportunity for authors to write knols.

Main Directory of Interesting Knols
http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-kvss/knol-directory-of-interesting-knols/2utb2lsm2k7a/1308#

You can include your knols that have 500 page views in the appropriate sub-directory.

Last edited Sep 2, 2009 8:24 AM
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A Knol with Possibility for Debate

I am presently developing a knol

Capitalist Morality versus Socialist Morality
http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-kvss/capitalist-morality-versus-socialist/2utb2lsm2k7a/1234#view

The knol offers possibility for debate as well as for quoting relevant authors to bring out the position of philosophers, economists and politicians. I invite all knol author foundation members and other knol authors to participate.

Last edited Jun 1, 2009 9:13 AM
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Questions about the Foundation

I'm the autor of the "french directory" ( http://knol.google.com/k/patrice-bouyrat/accueil-francophone/1gulr55fq72uo/8 ) which is include in the "french network" and today i discover the knol foundation.

1. I don't understand why did you create a foundation.
Knol is a profit service provide by Google, so why create a non-profit organisation which use a commercial webservice? Can you explain why, how this is possible?
2. I can't say I'm not interesting with the foundation, but I don't NEED to be a member to create my french knol portal, et provide knol in french. And, why do I need to be a member with a formular? So, what kind of help do the foundation can bring to me?
3. How does the fondation works? I mean, technicaly: hierarchy, legaly, etc....Can you explain?

thanks

Last edited Jul 21, 2009 1:45 AM
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Only one entry per knoller is considered; so more knols do not increare the chances of winning.


Dear Krishan:
The bottom line of the knol administration is for us to write more and more knols. This current contest is not like a lottery where the more knols you enter the more chances you have to succeed. We can enter as many knols as we want but only one knol will be considered. The Dummies book publishers are looking for quality too. So the best quality knol will win. They may base the awards on popularity but there I alone have a disadvantage; remember my knols were taken off the contest for quite a while so my page views have fallen.
Notice that most of my own knols are mostly based on the one theme: To show readers 'How to know, understand and become their true self.' So how to knols suite me very well.
My page views is still low but every little bit helps and perhaps thanks to you it has not gone down.

Last edited Apr 6, 2009 2:44 AM
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Knol's Terms of Service

I wonder if the "Knol Author Foundation" has any concerns regarding Knol's Terms of Service. Several users have raised issues regarding the Terms of Service (TOS), specifically about the apparent contradiction between Section 5 and Section 8 (see this for an example: http://knol.google.com/k/mark-vanderpool/review-of-knol-terms-of-service/si57lahl1w25/38#).

I understand that Google needs a licence to display user content, but the problem is that this licence doesn't expire after the user removes the content submitted, as it happens on other websites that live on user submitted content. I ask them here about this http://knol.google.com/k/knol/knol/Help#comment-knol.b2b0am, but didn't reply.

Last edited Apr 2, 2009 3:52 PM
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