Google attacked over Knol’s spam potential

Google attacked over Knol’s spam potential

Google’s new Knol system has come under fire for making itself open to spammers seeking to push their products up the search engine’s rankings – in effect with the blessing of the company, which has previously sought to exclude them from its listings.

Knol, which was announced in December but only opened for wider use last month, is already being targeted by people who have realised that its characteristics are a godsend to spammers. Leggi tutto