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Posted on July 23, 2008 by Jonathan Hensley

Quick Links for Jul 23rd

Here are some interesting links from today:

  • Share Your Expertise in Google’s Knol
    Knol has much more in common with Squidoo and HubPages than with Wikipedia. The service is centered around authors: each Knol article displays the name of its author and links to a small biography.
  • A peek into recent AdWords developments
    One of the main changes is the ability for advertisers to be more specific with their ad targeting through a combination of contextual targeting and placement targeting. As you may know, contextually targeted ads will appear on your pages if an advertiser
  • Knol is open to everyone
    A few months ago we announced that we were testing a new product called Knol. Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by people who know about those subjects. Today, we're making Knol available to everyone.
  • Google Knol Opens Its Doors, Challenges Wikipedia
    Google's Wikipedia competitor, Google Knol, officially opens its doors today. The site is already populated with several knols (definition: "an authoritative article about a specific topic"), but anyone can create their own knol as of today. The major dif
  • Apple may be eying sub-$1000 notebook market
    We believe there is an 80% chance Apple will introduce redesigned MacBooks and possibly new MacBook Pros at lower price points… Specifically, Apple may re-enter the $999 price point with the MacBook, or test the $1,799 price point with the MacBook Pro.

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