WATCH out, Wikipedia: Google is now invading your turf with the announcement of its own Wikipedia-like free service.
Dubbed as “knol,” the service is currently by-invitation only to a select group of — dare I say it? — knol-edge workers heh 
Here’s a screenshot of a test knol — real author and info, but of course, the ratings, comments and other meta-data aren’t ‘coz it hasn’t been unveiled yet to ordinary Internet users like us. Check out the Official Google Blog entry for more info.
This is great news, because while I personally believe that we should empower more people with digital tools and allow all voices to be heard, we also have to make sure that these services will be used responsibly.
The goal, after all, is not just to come up with more user-generated content, but better user-generated content.
