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> Knol was outlasted by Quora. Knol wasn't a competitor to Quora. It was meant to go after Wikipedia, Answers.com, and the various how to sites. Quora wasn't f
by adventured 8y ago
> Knol was outlasted by Quora.
Knol wasn't a competitor to Quora. It was meant to go after Wikipedia, Answers.com, and the various how to sites. Quora wasn't founded until June 2009. Knol's traffic had peaked in early 2009 and already fallen off a cliff by June 2009. By the time Quora got up to scale, knol had been long dead. By Google's own admission, they were shocked by the success of Wikipedia, which spurred their attempt with knol.
https://techcrunch.com/2008/07/23/googles-knol-the-monetizable-wikipedia/ https://techcrunch.com/2008/07/23/googles-knol-the-monetizab...
https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/11/poor-google-knol-has-gone-from-a-wikipedia-killer-to-a-craigslist-wannabe/ https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/11/poor-google-knol-has-gone-...