Time to Say Bye-Bye to Google Knol?

Posted by Alan Vo on August 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

It’s been a little over a year since Google launched Google Knol. Now it appears the service may not make it to its 2nd birthday.

As spotted by TechCrunch, traffic to the site peaked in February and has been on a downward slide since then.

It’s not the first time that we’ve seen questions asked about the futile contuation of Google Knol. In fact, it was just this past January that SAI asked why Google didn’t kill off Knol along with all the other dead weight.

It seems that even Knol users have become disenchanted with the service–resorting to using Knol as Craigslist classifieds alternative.

What about you? Are you still using Google Knol? Having any success?

Filed under seo · Tagged with Bye Bye, Classifieds, Craigslist, Downward Slide, Google, Knol, Success, Traffic

Land Grab: Google Expands Real Estate Listings

Posted by Alan Vo on July 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

MLS, Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, Craigslist, fellow real estate listings sites, newspapers and other classified ad providers … please meet your new neighbor: Google.com. Google has expanded its real estate listings and added extra search functionality for users to find property listings in Google Maps.

A Google Maps search for “seattle real estate” looks mostly like it [...]

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